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RIM's new BlackBerry Bold e-mail phone, with its generous Qwerty keyboard, could prove to be Apple's biggest headache in the short term.
Right now, though, the growing range of high-end smartphones gives consumers unprecedented choice. There's Nokia's E71, the best smartphone the company has made, and the BlackBerry Bold.
Like the E71, the Bold does everything the iPhone does, minus a touch interface but plus a tactile Qwerty keyboard. BlackBerry keyboards have been cheap and plasticky, but RIM has done an excellent job with this top-end phone.
The Bold's other strong feature is its screen. It's about 33% smaller than the iPhone's display, yet has the same resolution, which means pictures are very sharp. The phone's screen has to be seen to be believed.
Because of its pedigree, the Bold is designed from the ground up to support enterprise e-mail. But RIM is also targeting the consumer market, offering tools for instant messaging and for connecting to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The device will even sync with iTunes so, when used with a memory card, it can double as an MP3 player.
Right now, though, the growing range of high-end smartphones gives consumers unprecedented choice. There's Nokia's E71, the best smartphone the company has made, and the BlackBerry Bold.
Like the E71, the Bold does everything the iPhone does, minus a touch interface but plus a tactile Qwerty keyboard. BlackBerry keyboards have been cheap and plasticky, but RIM has done an excellent job with this top-end phone.
The Bold's other strong feature is its screen. It's about 33% smaller than the iPhone's display, yet has the same resolution, which means pictures are very sharp. The phone's screen has to be seen to be believed.
Because of its pedigree, the Bold is designed from the ground up to support enterprise e-mail. But RIM is also targeting the consumer market, offering tools for instant messaging and for connecting to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The device will even sync with iTunes so, when used with a memory card, it can double as an MP3 player.