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BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Cell Phone Review
 The Pearl 8130 is a slightly updated version of the original Pearl 8100. The differences are so small, in fact, that it’s hard to call it much of an upgrade. Some of the new features include an improved browser and camera. The changes to the browser are fairly significant, and propel it pretty far up our list of proprietary browsers. The camera is now 2-Megapixels and capable of capturing video. The quality hasn’t really improved much, however, as we noticed our captures tended to suffer from horizontal bands of noise. Though both of these are improvements, neither can compete with Nokia’s offerings: their proprietary browser is the best out there, and the N95 has one of the best cameras on a cell phone.
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by Mark Brezinski
December 18, 2007
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BlackBerry Curve 8320 Review
 The BlackBerry Curve 8320 is a slightly updated version of the very successful Curve lineup of BlackBerry phones. The 8320's only major upgrade over the 8300 line is the addition of Wi-Fi, which can also be used with T-Mobile's Hotspot at Home service to make calls over Wi-Fi. The BlackBerry Curve 8320 provides very good messaging and organizational functionality on an easy-to-use and stable device, as is typical of BlackBerry devices. The addition of multimedia features on BlackBerry devices is a welcome addition, and we found the Curve's music and video playback functions to be good, but not great. The 2-megapixel camera takes good pictures for a cell phone, although it doesn't compare to high-end cameras found on some Nokia and Sony-Ericsson phones. Battery life on the Curve was also solid. Overall, the Curve is a very well rounded device. Those looking for an all-in-one phone with excellent business functionality won't be disappointed by the Curve.
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by Alfredo Padilla
October 10, 2007
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BlackBerry 8820 Cell Phone Review
 BlackBerry has come to be synonymous with business, thanks to its easy-to-learn operating system, great organizer software, and incredible e-mail client. The BlackBerry 8820 is basically an 8800 suited up with Wi-Fi capabilities. There are a few minor software upgrades, but for all intents and purposes the phones are identical. The 8820, therefore, inherits both good and bad traits. The 8820 is carried by AT&T, and costs $499.99 for an unlocked phone and $299.99 with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate.
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by Mark Brezinski
October 11, 2007
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BlackBerry Curve review
 The BlackBerry Curve, or BlackBerry 8300, represents a new target demographic for the company: the budget user. Priced at $199 post-rebate with a two-year contract, the Curve is much cheaper than most other BlackBerries; the more sophisticated 8800 is currently at $299.99 with a two-year contract. And it's even cheaper if you shop around; with the mail-in rebates some dealers and resellers are offering, we've seen it for as low as $-14. That's right: some retailers are offering the phone for free as long as you also take $14 and sign up for a 2-year contract. That's the beauty of contracts.
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by Mark Brezinski
August 10, 2007
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BlackBerry 8800 Review
 The BlackBerry 8800 is the latest iteration of RIM's incredibly successful BlackBerry lineup of enterprise focused handsets. The direct successor to the widely available 8700 series, the 8800 adds a new slim form factor, multimedia features, and it ditches the scroll wheel in favor of the trackball. Under the hood anyone who is familiar with BlackBerry OS will find themselves right at home, which isn't a bad thing considering how stable and quick the operating system is.
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by Alfredo Padilla
May 22, 2007
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Blackberry 8700 Cell Phone Review
 We reviewed the Blackberry 8703e on Sprint. 8700 series Blackberries are available on all of the other networks so you can shop around for the network provider you prefer. The 8703e, like most Blackberries, is a messaging centric device uniquely suited for enterprise environments. Push email using a Blackberry server is the killer feature for this phone, but the integration with Exchange server doesn’t hurt either. The 8703e is firmly targeted at business users. Although not as fully featured as some other phones, the Blackberry 8703e’s reputation centers on the fact that what it does, it does extremely well. Let’s see if it lives up to that reputation.
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by Alfredo Padilla
March 16, 2007
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