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RIM Blackberry Curve 8900
Just debuted at the CES 2009, RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 with no details on pricing and availability date, it is now finally out! Considered as the company’s top offering, the Curve 8900 replaced the 8300, with a parade of improvements: a sleek design, sharp display, a faster processor, a full HTML Web browser, and a 3.2MP camera. With the integration of Wi-Fi caused the omission of 3G-support, which actually didn’t demote the handset’s greatness.
A QWERTY Blackberry is supposedly robust, not with the Curve 8900 that sports a dimension of 4.2 x 2.3 x 0.5 inches and weight of 3.8 ounces, making it the slimmest and lightest Blackberry to date. This is the dream phone and messaging device, compact and very comfortable to hold. It has a solid construction, despite made from plastic.
Design-wise, the Curve 8900 kicks ass. It borrows the BlackBerry Storm’s tapered edges and painted it in metallic hues that gave it a fresh and modern, less masculine look, making it appeal to different users. The 2.4-inch LCD supporting 65,536 colors at a 480×360-pixel resolution offers an impressive sharpness and brightness and its user interface is very aesthetically pleasing.
A navigation array, consisting of Talk and End keys, a menu shortcut, a back button, and the trackball navigator, sits below the display. The buttons are laid out sensibly simple and spacious, so using the controls and navigating the phone are easy. The layout is simple and spacious, even the side controls, so there are no problems using the controls or navigating the phone.
The keyboard is similar to the BlackBerry Bold although smaller to fit the size, meaning the keys aren’t as roomy yet are still easy to type with. Press the buttons and they will provide tactile feedback. The buttons are also well backlit in red.
Curve 8900’s operating system is the BlackBerry OS 4.6.1.114, which provides applications like DataViz’s Documents to Go Suite for editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint files and other personal information management tools like Calendar, task list, memo pad, voice recorder, calculator, password keeper, and more.
Web browsing is a feat in the Curve 8900 by offering full HTML Web browser that support RSS feeds and streaming media, including YouTube clips and presents easier browsing and navigation. There are zoom in/out functions as well. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi or T-Mobile’s EDGE network.
Voice features include quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging. It has built-in GPS and media player as well.