Blackberry Bold Review

Whether you are looking to a smartphone for business or personal use, it's important to make certain you choose a phone that has all of the features you need, as well as built-in reliability. For those who are new to smartphones, Blackberry has been a leader in the smartphone industry, long before they were used for anything other than just business use.

RIM (the maker of all Blackberry devices) has recently announced the offering of a new smartphone called the Blackberry Bold (or the Blackberry 9000). This new phone will include many new features that have never been offered in the past on any current Blackberry device. It is important to mention that most of these new features are directed more toward the personal user than the business user, so depending on your specific needs, you will want to read the phone specifications before you buy a Blackberry Bold.

A few of the new features on the Blackberry Bold include upgraded email capabilities because of changes in screen size (around 480 x 320 pixels) that allow you to read longer emails and better support for Microsoft Office that allow you to view documents almost exactly as they appear on your desktop. Up until now Blackberry has been behind the eight-ball in working with Microsoft Office files. Instead of old technology, new RIM smartphones including the Blackberry Bold will utilize the DataViz Documents to Go, a much more stable and premium version among the Mobile Office suites. With Documents to Go you can view documents and presentations almost exactly as they would appear if you were viewing them on a desktop. This is a definite advantage for those who travel frequently and use their Blackberry to communicate with their office as well as clients. Keep in mind that in many cases you can only view Microsoft documents, you cannot change them. This model is also the first to include Blackberry 4.6, the newest version of the Blackberry operating system. The Blackberry Bold also includes a 624 MHz processor and is the first of RIM's phones to support HSDPA high speed networks, GPS and Wi-Fi.

Blackberry has always been the most well-known among the smartphones but with so many other manufacturers developing their own smartphones, it's essential for Blackberry to be able to stay competitive and include some features RIM has never included on the Blackberry but that other smartphones have been using since their releases. With the competition so stiff for smartphones, RIM has to enter into the 21st century with its offerings and provide users with more features if they are to remain competitive. The number of "firsts" that are on the Blackberry Bold shows they are on their way to remaining the most popular smartphone on the market in both the individual as well as business sectors.

Although the Blackberry Bold is not yet available everywhere, you will soon see it in mobile phone stores everywhere. It's a great phone to have if you do a lot of emailing or text message from your mobile phone since there is a full keyboard on the phone, a feature that used to be only on the Blackberry.

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