15.05.08

Blackberry Starts The Summer with The Blackberry 9000 AKA BlackBerry Bold

Posted in General & business & Mobile Technology & Blackberry & productivity | 05:34

There have been a lot of rumours over the last few months surrounding the Blackberry 9000. They have been lots of posts on Blackberry and Technology related forums and blogs speculating as to which features the 9000 it will carry. All speculation was put to rest three days ago when RIM announced the Blackberry 9000 to the world in fine style, The Blackberry Bold its called! You can't get it much better than that! There are lots changes and improvements. It seems like to me that RIM is ensuring that they stick to their target market and tailor the 9000 to meet the needs of blackberry users even better than the previous models. One good lesson for all of us - Keep your target market/ your niche clearly in focus.
Listen to what Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion said -

 “The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design,”

That seems to pretty much sum up the BlackBerry Bold. I know you want a break down of the features in the blackberry bold so here goes.

 

 

3 G - First BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks (3-G 3rd generation network). There are no 3G networks in the Caribbean.

Appearance - From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate, to its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY* keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration.

Faster attachment download & web browsing - the support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor make short work of downloading email attachments, streaming video or rendering web pages.

More Storage  - It includes 128 MB Flash memory plus 1 GB on-board storage memory along with microSD/SDHC memory card slot which can take 8 GB cards presently and expected to take 16 GB after a system upgrade. The slot is conveniently accessible from a side door.

Data while on calls - users can even talk on the phone while sending and receiving email or accessing the web.

Edit attachments - download Word, Excel or PowerPoint files and edit them directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® suite.

Software - renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser, and works with thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications, making it easier than ever to stay connected, productive and entertained. 

Stunning Display - Half-VGA (480x320 resolution) color LCD is fused to the undersurface of the lens, making images leap out with stunning definition and clarity. Pictures are vibrant and razor sharp, while videos play smoothly and web pages, documents, presentations and messages snap with exceptional quality and contrast.

Desktop Style Web-pages -  With its newly enhanced, high performance browser and high-resolution, ultra-bright display, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone gives users an on-the-go web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction.  The trackball mimics a mouse, making it easy to navigate sites in "Page View" or "Column View" or to zoom in on specific parts of a web page, while various emulation settings allow users to choose between the full desktop-style HTML content and layout or the mobile version. Attachments can also now be downloaded from within the browser and there is support for watching streaming videos (RTSP – real-time streaming protocol).

Robust Email & Messaging -the BlackBerry Bold gives users the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution. It works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which enables advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments, as well as BlackBerry® Professional Software for small businesses. It also works with BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives users access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), and the BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users.

While it is designed to meet the extensive requirements of the business professional during the day, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone also caters to the business person’s consumer side   during evenings and weekends.

Camera - 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom.

Better Media player - It can display pictures and slideshows quickly, play movies smoothly in full screen mode, and manage an entire music collection.

Better Audio - Audio can be played over the handset’s dual speakers in rich, stereo sound, and when using wired headphones or external speakers, the media player gives the user an equalizer with 11 preset filters – like "Lounge", "Jazz" and "Hip Hop" – that boost or soften audio ranges to create the perfect ambiance.

Managing music and video -the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® as well as Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE, which makes it easy to enhance pictures and create photo albums on the computer. For users that manage their collection with iTunes®, the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application provides a simple way to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone. Support for High Speed USB 2.0 allows all files to be transferred quickly from a desktop computer to the BlackBerry Bold smartphone.

Powerful WI-FI - For even broader high-speed network coverage, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, ideal for use in enterprise or campus wireless LAN deployments, over Wi-Fi hotspots and on wireless home networks.   A new "Push Button Setup" is included, making it faster for users to connect to protected wireless networks that require a sign on process.

Integrated GPS - the BlackBerry Bold smartphone can pinpoint its exact location, supporting applications like BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based applications or services. With its improved rendering capabilities, faster download speeds and ability to support simultaneous voice and data, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone even allows users to navigate while on a call.

Phone service - It is a quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA handset that supports global roaming and features dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialing, speed dialing, conference calling and call forwarding. It also features noise cancellation technology that offsets background noise, a powerful speaker phone and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.

AVAILABILITY

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone (model number: 9000) is scheduled to be available from wireless carriers around the world beginning this summer.

For more information please visit: www.BlackBerryBold.com.

(Source : RIM)

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