I still have this Blackberry Bold from quite some time back. I got this from a director in my previous company. Apparently, this Blackberry Bold of his was giving some issues so he ordered a new one. He told me I could keep the “spoilt” Blackberry. So I erased it and re-loaded the operating system and voila! Good as new again!
My old issues with this Blackberry Bold is the trackball. Newer Blackberrys have the trackpad, which is much, much better. Features-wise, this Blackberry has:
- 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor (increase from 312 MHz)
- data connectivity: 3G (HDSPA + EDGE), WiFi (802.11 a/b/g)
- screen: 480 x 320 (up from 320 x 240) (size ??) with 65,000 colors
- operating system: BlackBerry OS 4.6
- redesigned keyboard
- memory: 1 GB built-in + expandable microSD up to 16 GB
- dimensions: 4.5″ H x 2.6″ W x 0.5″ D
- weight: 4.7 oz
- 2 megapixel camera + flash
- GPS functionalities
- release date: August 21, 2008
I am keeping this Blackberry for a while longer. its a great unit and who knows, I might need a Blackberry in the future!
What happens when you have lots of old Blackberry chargers with mini USB connectors but you need to charge a device with a micro USB charging port? Simple. You get a converter, like the one above. I got one for about $5 some time back and it helps me charge my Motorola Defy phone with no issues at all. The only issue I can see is the fact that when hooked up to a mini USB data cable, you cannot transfer data though it. I need to use the supplied data cable that has a micro USB on it. But this little utility is very useful when I need to charge my phone outside my house and I do not have a micro USB charger. Not a bad investment, don’t you think?
Sometimes you have to wonder if this is for real. According to this article here, David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is all for banning BBM (Blackberry Messenger) should riots break out again. Mate, don’t shoot the messenger, literally!
I was hankering for the Blackberry model in the picture above, a Blackberry 3G. I have tried many of the Blackberry devices available but somehow, this model eluded Singapore.I would have happily paid for this instead of my Motorola Defy. It has everything I want in a Blackberry…size, shape, special keypad with SureType® technology…everything. I had a Blackberry Pearl 8110 but the Achilles heel was its trackball…it kept getting dirty and tracking was off as a result.
All I can say is, not good. Apple and Android, two A’s that are forcing RIM to trim their workforce. It does not help that the Blackberry is not as user friendly apps-wise like the afore-mentioned two A’s, even though I personally love my Blackberry and will be sad to part company with it when I leave. But I do have an Android-powered Motorola Defy and hopefully that will fill the incredible wake left behind by my Blackberry
I have had this Blackberry Curve 8520 for a little more than a year now and on the 1st of August, I shall be saying goodbye to it. It is a very basic Blackberry but it did the job well and one part of me feels very reluctant to let it go because it served me so well. It does not have any advanced bells and whistles like 3G, GPS or anything but it was rock-solid stable. One does not need to plonk down money to get the most expensive Blackberry when this one does the job and does it very well. Thank you RIM for making such a hardy product…you guys rock!
Yep, that is what I read in Reuters. The article can be found here. Apparently, according to the Reuters article: “Dolby Laboratories has filed a lawsuit against Research In Motion, alleging the BlackBerry maker used Dolby’s audio compression technologies in its smartphones and PlayBook tablets without proper licenses.”
Surely RIM should have known better. Dolby is a company that has been around for years and I heard that they are making a foray into the mobile business…that is why I put that picture up above. I do not know what to say but I do know for a fact that this will be pretty interesting to follow.
We have a few of these units at work and so far, I have been hearing a litany of complaints about this particular model of Blackberry. Many of the people who upgraded to this model upgraded from the Blackberry Bold 9000 or even the Bold 9700. The first thing they complained about was the fact that the battery does not last as long as the Blackberry Bold. I checked it out and I found out that it is true. The battery in the Torch is much smaller. I do not know why they opted for a smaller battery when this is very clearly a energy-hungry device, given its touchscreen and all. Then there are the complaints about the the unit shipped to people C.O.D and D.O.A. That is Dead On Arrival in case you want to know what I am talking about. So for the next order of Blackberry upgrades, I went with the Bold series 9780. I am pretty sure that I will not have issues with that lot! All I can say is, I am not touching the Blackberry Torch with a ten-foot barge pole, given the fact that emails are very much part and parcel of my work-life
My Blackberry Curve had a bit of an issue when I tried to, or rather, was prompted to download the latest Blackberry World App Store. After installing it, it went on an endless reboot process and would not start. So what could I do?
I did the only thing I could. Got an old Blackberry Bold 9000. It worked great and has a fantastic battery. It was going well till today when the trackball totally fucked up.
In the meantime, while I was still using that old Blackberry Bold 9000, my Blackberry Curve was reloaded with a the new BB OS5 and was zipping along happily. So I took the SIM card out of the BB Bold and put it back in the BB Curve. Now comes the arduous task of re-configuring it yet again to get it back to how I like it. All I can say is, welcome back Curvy!
