Smartphone
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RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday introduced the BlackBerry 8800, a new smartphone that builds on the media playing capabilities of RIM’s the BlackBerry Pearl phone. The 8800 will debut later this month in North America through AT&T, the same carrier that will carry Apple’s iPhone in June, starting at $299 with a two-year service commitment.It gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS for enhanced access to location based applications and services, including the pre-loaded BlackBerry® Maps application. A media player for your video clips and music. Expandable memory to ensure you’ve got the room you need for your media files. And a high-capacity battery to allow you to make the most of it all.
Macworld: News: RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
BlackBerry Pearl Proves Consumers Want Smartphones
Amidst all the Apple iPhone hoopla, I've been remiss to mention that Tmobile has made its most popular phone, the BlackBerry Pearl, available in a second color -- white. That most users of the popular handset use it for personal email rather than corporate email, probably had a lot to do with color addition. While the Pearl is one of the sleekest smartphones on the market, with all of the features of other BlackBerrry handsets, the choice of using one is as much a part of style and fashion for individuals as it is about function.
BlackBerry Pearl Proves Consumers Want Smartphones
iPhone: Not touchy feely
There’s an interesting tradeoff presented by the iPhone. While the phone can do more, and it’s interface is fluid, in some ways it widens the gulf between human and computer.When you touch it it doesn’t touch you back.
That may prove to be a good thing. It may prove that what we think we need we don’t really need. The tradeoffs may payoff. But we’ve certainly lost the tactile feedback humans are used to when dealing with things that are right in front of us. Now the connection is simulated. Rich textures have been replaced with androgynous glass.
iPhone: Not touchy feely - (37signals)
Wanted: Apple Mobile Device
MacWorld. The place where the hopes and expectations lie every year for an oh-so-special Apple announcement. This year my mind is set on one thing. However improbable, or senseless, all I am hoping for is an Apple mobile device. I must admit, even writing that is an interesting thing for me. I went from hating cell phones a few years ago, to begrudgingly getting one, to wanting to get a nicer one, to finally spending money on one that I might actually enjoy using (rather than a standard doorstop-model from a provider). During those last few years I’ve become more and more immersed by Apple’s programs. I use Mail, Address Book, iCal, and Safari all the time. Though they all have some rough points, they come the closest to the mark of how I like to work. They are all simple, no-frills programs.
Jason Santa Maria | Wanted: Apple Mobile Device
Why do people want the iPhone?
Well, there are a few reasons why there’s such a pent-up demand for an Apple cellphone:Cellphones today suck. Especially smartphones. It’s 2006 and a good phone — and I mean an honestly really good phone — still hasn’t been made. A new competitor — any new competitor, be it ALP or Linux or the Applephone — is highly anticipated.
People are already sick of Windows Mobile dominating the landscape. I’ve been a long time Windows Mobile user, but let’s face it, it’s pretty much the only smartphone game in town in the US. You can go Symbian, but the devices just aren’t there through carrier purchases. Palm is obviously a joke, and Linux / JUIX is nowhere to be found.
Cellphones haven’t gotten music integration right. Sure, there are enough phones with media buttons and microSD slots to go around, but that doesn’t mean they work well.
Using your phone and your Mac is often a painful and tedious experience. In fact, the same goes for using your phone and most any computer.People are curious to see how radically the cellphone can be re-envisioned, and the expect Apple to lead that charge.
Why do people want the Applephone so much? - Ryan Block
Windows For Basic Phones Is Ready
Soleus, the Windows CE based operating system for non-smartphones, reached version 1.0 today, according to developer Intrinsyc. That means it's ready to go – but no retail cell-phone manufacturer has committed to building phones with the new OS yet.Most non-smartphones right now run on proprietary operating systems, such as Motorola's P2K, used in their RAZR phones, and Nokia's Series 40. Manufacturers then layer either Java or BREW programming environments over these OSes, to allow for third-party program development. But the proliferation of different OSes and different capabilities on mobile phones makes software development very tricky.
Windows For Basic Phones Is Ready -- But Who's Buying? - Yahoo! News
The BlackBerry Pearl is the smart phone of the future
Like today's best smart phones, the pocket communication gadget of the future will be an "everything device." At a minimum, it will function as a laptop, digital camera, video-capable media player, voice recorder, handheld, speakerphone and more. But unlike today's bulky, boxy, bloated Treos, BlackBerries and Windows Mobile smart phones, future offerings will be as tiny, thin, light and sleek as the smallest of today's not-so-smart phones.Tomorrow's smart phones will be more like a Hershey bar and less like a grilled-cheese sandwich.
Don't look now, but the smart phone of the future has arrived. RIM's BlackBerry 8100, the Pearl, is the first of a radical new generation of smart phones.
