Research in Motion has been in the news a lot in the last 12 months but that was then and RIM has been renamed to just BLACKBERRY, and has finally learnt its lesson — the world of smartphones is now touch-based and sport intuitive user interfaces.

Blackberry has lost ground to the new kids on the block of Apple and Android. However, the company famous for its BBM Messenger service seeks to go head on with the competition with its newly launched operating system, the BlackBerry 10 (BB10).

The BlackBerry Z10 is the first BB10 phone to hit the market; and is a smartphone which BlackBerry users are raring to get a crack at.  Continue reading →

Upon first glance the new BlackBerry Curve looks very similar to some of the older model BlackBerrys. Slightly chunky with basic looks, but that’s the beauty of this device. It’s the cheapest phone with a slightly retro in design that BlackBerry currently produce, saying that this device still runs OS 7.1 and runs it well.

The layout of the curve is similar to the bold 9790 it has spaced out keys with separate menu buttons, a 9mm headphone jack, and a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger button. Continue reading →

Sat Nav on BlackBerry is a pretty useless application as it shows your location on a static map, thus needing user input to keep moving the map to see where you are.

An application called Telmap is currently on offer for free on the BlackBerry App World.

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The new fully loaded Blackberry Bold 9790 Smartphone.

Prepare to be stunned by the Blackberry Bold 9790 smartphone. The 9790 comes with a 5MP camera that has advanced features like face detection and image stabilisation to capture a great picture every time. The high performance hybrid smartphone combines the accuracy of a QWERTY keyboard with the speed and responsiveness of a touchscreen. Elegant lines and premium finish conceal a powerful processor that delivers a truly outstanding experience.