We have the New Blackberry 9800 Torch

We preview the newest BlackBerry touch-screen slider. We've got some hands-on time with the brand new BlackBerry Torch 9800 this morning. RIM's first-ever to feature both the full touch-screen and its trademark QWERTY keyboard also packs a bunch of other firsts, such as the brand-new BlackBerry OS 6, tons of new media and web features, and also the beefiest camera on a 'Berry yet.

 

Facelift

 

The classic BlackBerry icons happen to be slightly refreshed - but not too much. Though a wider, more contemporary font can be used and menus look more spacious, long-time 'Berry users definitely will not feel alienated. We like this even though you can interact fully via touch-screen, the menu button is still quite definitely in play, and produces as intuitive an experience as on classic BlackBerrys. The device feels quite wide within the hand, and also the QWERTY keyboard is slightly wider than that of the Blackberry Bold 9700. The keys really are a touch smaller though, but just as comfortable to type on. The 3.2-inch capacitive screen is responsive and accurate, but you can still navigate entirely by hard keys if you want.

 

There's now 4GB of memory, expandable by a microSD slot. These devices will in all probability ship with a card.

 

New, social aspect

 

The contacts book now syncs friends list with both Facebook and Twitter, and as before, all messages, including Twitter direct messages, get into a universal inbox. A new addition is Social Feeds, an app that shows your social network feeds, including messages from BlackBerry Messenger, and RSS feeds from news and podcasts. The YouTube app is preloaded.

 

Customisable  homescreens

 

Whenever we learned about the customisable homescreens, we wondered if we would get some kind of Android or Apple clone. But RIM has kept it BB style - instead of shortcut icons over a few screens, the homescreen is still blank, and you swipe up from the base of the screen to reveal a tray of programs. You can then swipe sideways to view all five homescreens: the all-programs menu, a customisable favorites menu, a media menu where media programs (but not apps, a minimum of within our pre production model) go, a frequent menu which instantly populates together with your most-used apps and many-contacted friends, along with a downloads screen for apps from BlackBerry App World.

 

Multimedia more than ever

 

At 360 x 480 pixels, the screen packs the greatest resolution on any BlackBerry yet, and video looked excellent - crisp and clear with great colors. It doesn't quite stack up to the Super AMOLED obtained in Samsung's latest handsets needless to say, and that we definitely got some glare in direct light, but it is several cuts above many devices.

 

Best Blackberry Browser

 

The brand new full HTML browser displays pages just like you'd see them on a desktop, so when you focus, will autofit text so it never runs off the page. The device doesn't support multi-touch, however, you can zoom by double-tapping. You can easily add websites to the Favorites homescreen by pressing the menu button. Incidentally, RIM bought out software company Torch Mobile for the browser - hence the name of the device.

 

Camera

 

Another first is the five-megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash and facial recognition. There's a dedicated shutter button at the side of the device which was slightly hard to depress. The shutter speed is faster than on the Blackberry Bold 9700, though not instantaneous. We'll have more details inside our full review that ought to be coming next month.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 may be called an iPhone killer, but we think it's very much its own beast - along with a RIM creation. It will launch on O2, Orange and Vodafone, with the potential of more carriers being added to the lineup.

 

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Google Chrome available on Phones

Send your overall browsing over to your Android phone

 

If you happen to flit between phone and computer frequently, or need several things out and about, you need the newly-launched Chrome to Phone app. Just as long as you've the best Android phone.

 

By 'right' phone, we mean an Android 2.2 phone, therefore your phone may be upgraded, or your provider intends to upgrade it soon to Froyo, this is certainly one for you.

 

Simply install the extension and you can 'push' content from PC to phone - click the button installed along with a website page, YouTube video, map or indeed anything online are going to be dispatched for your handset. Very helpful if you need it when you leave home or even the office.

 

Of course, the limitations of Android 2.2 mean only Google Android Nexus One and some HTC Desire owners may use it now - and only the ones that also use the Chrome browser So niche, but rather cool niche. Want to see it in action? Take a look at this video, posted online by Google.

 

 

 

 

Cheapast Mobile Phone Contract on the Market?

A £6 a month Contract.

 

 

Tesco may be ruffling a few feathers with its mobile deals lately, most famously when it stumbled on the launch of the Apple iPhone 4.However it does happily boast of being the UK's cheapest mobile phone contract. How cheap? Just £6 a month to feed your own mobile, which should be fine if you happen to be heavy texter, possibly not so great if you love to talk . You see, the offer offers 'unlimited' texts, but merely 100 minutes of talk time. However, there are more benefits - it's just a one-month agreement, so the commitment is minimal and if you shop at Tesco, well you will find Clubcard points thrown in too.

So, the young, the text-addicted and the thrifty. In the event that's you and you've already got a handset kicking around, get on over to Tesco now for a bargain.

Who's it aimed at? According to Lance Batchelor, CEO of Tesco Mobile and Tesco Telecoms: 'This deal is ideal for a younger market or any text addict out there who doesn't wish to have to fork out a large amount each month but still desires to use their mobile for their hearts content. We've seen a big increase in SIM-only mobile tariffs as savvy spenders hang onto their handsets and check around for the best tariffs available.'

 

 

 

 

Samsung Galaxy Tape released in September

Samsung Galaxy Tape released in September

 

Android OS tablet set to be unveiled at IFA trade show

 

We heard rumour that it was visiting retailers in September, a tale supported by news of an official launch next month for the Samsung Galaxy Tape or Tab. You never know - we might know the right name by then.

 

This news of the launch originates from Korean news agency JoongAng Daily. Quoting a 'high ranking official' at Samsung, the statement reads, in translated form: 'We will showcase our latest Smart TV and interchangeable lens camera models at the show. We will also showcase our tablet the first time officially.'

 

To date we've been bound to a stream of leaks about this tablet or Android tablet, which is said to be similar in looks towards the Galaxy S Android smartphone and running Android 2.2 at launch. Additionally, it has a 7-inch super AMOLED display, 16GB of storage (expandable to 32GB), a timely 1.2GHz A8 processor for speedy web browsing, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and Samsung's TouchWiz UI.

 

A previously-rumoured launch event never happened, but this rumour does have more weight and a good amount of logic too. Whether it will be on the shelves within weeks and days of that launch isn't clear - but it's a good bet to be around before Xmas.

BlackBerry Curve 3G

BlackBerry Curve 3G

 On the back of the BlackBerry Torch, RIM has unveiled yet another smartphone. Now it's an addition thus to their successful Curve range. The BlackBerry Curve 3G (model 9300), despite what its name suggests actually facilitates both 3G and HSDPA, so assume speedy web browsing and seamless streaming for your music and videos. Other BlackBerry regulars are present, including on-board GPS, Wi-Fi and BlackBerry Messenger, along with the capability to support memory cards as high as 32GB.

Being part of the BlackBerry Curve range, this dapper looking handset also sports a complete QWERTY keyboard as opposed to the greater condensed SureType variety found in the likes of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G. Although the BlackBerry Curve 3G will arrive when using the BlackBerry 5 operating-system, RIM has created it clear that the update towards the superior BlackBerry 6 is going to be available in the coming months.

There isn't any official word on pricing or carriers yet, but with the handset set to be rolled out this month it's only dependent on time.

 

Blackberry's New 9800 Torch

It's a strange world where a company like RIM could be prosperous and endangered in equal measure. Ask any corporate user which kind of phone they will use and, nine times out of ten, they'll answer RIM. Its QWERTY handsets have become the gold standard for such users, but because the lines between corporate smartphones and consumer ones is becoming increasingly blurred, BlackBerry originates under increasing pressure via Apple's iPhone and the mass of Android handsets in the marketplace. Another thing is perfect for certain, adverts featuring Bono and U2 weren't the best, but RIM hopes BlackBerry OS6 as well as the Torch 9800 are going to be.

 

We were fascinated, therefore, to view what the Torch 9800 were required to offer on and on by specs alone it's perhaps surprising that RIM has hyped the device up to its. Its 624MHz processor seems distinctly aged, as does the 480 x 360 resolution of the 3.2-inch display. However, unlike previous handsets of its ilk, the Torch has a capacitive touchscreen plus the new OS supports the total-range of multi-touch gestures.

 

Another slightly surprising facet of the Torch is that's it is a slider, combining its touchscreen with the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. This really is understandable really as RIM's pedigree is in this arena, but it is hard to escape the impression how the touchscreen interface and physical keyboard are uncomfortable bedfellows, allies thrust together in the acrimonious peace. RIM has dodged one glaring oversight of the Palm Pre, however, because it has added a touchscreen keyboard to supplement the physical one.

 

Hunting more closely on the hardware design, it's evident that RIM has lost none of its design skills. Although Torch lacks the first wow factor of your Apple iPhone 4, closer inspection reveals an attractive, nicely sculpted device that exudes RIM's usual quality and attention to detail. We particularly similar to the soft-touch, lightly ridged back, which feels extremely comfortable within the hand. Equally impressive could be the smooth, solid feeling sliding action, though having less space between the bottom ridge of the screen section and the buttons below the screen could prove troublesome.

 

Another extraordinary feat is how comparatively slim the Torch is. Okay, it's not as thin as an iPhone 4 or other touchscreen only phones, but it's definitely slimmer than many slider phones and didn't feel overly porky in our hands.

 

We're not certain RIM has negotiated the many potential slider phone pitfalls, however. Such as the Palm Pre, with a population of similar portrait style slider keyboard, the recessed nature from the keyboard makes it harder to reach the keys, and also the device is less comfortable to support when typing than the Blackberry bold 9700. It's certainly a much better experience compared to Pre by dint on the Torch's superior quality keyboard, but those wedded thus to their current QWERTY BlackBerry's will more than likely the find the transition an awkward one.

 

As for the on-screen keyboard, it worked much better than we'd anticipated. By comparison to the iPhone's keyboard the keys do seem a touch narrower, and so harder to hit, but with a little time we managed a good turn of speed. Moreover, the predictive text system proved helpful very well, and it's also active when working with the physical keyboard. At the minimum it goes to prove that, when RIM does a brand new Storm or similar touchscreen only device, the new OS has an on-screen keyboard up to the task.

Blackberry Pearl 3G Review

What may well come as s shock though is how the BlackBerry Pearl 3G’s overall performance also matches the Blackberry bold 9700. It uses the same processor, has 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS, and is blindingly quickly for its size as a result: we’d go as far as to say that it zips around RIM Operating-system 5. quicker than last year’s Bold. Our longstanding issues with the BlackBerry browser and its particular insufficient tabs disappear at this small screen size too, especially since it loads page so snappily.

 

Battery life is shorter on the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, sure: with a 1150mAHr battery instead of 1500, you’ll only get a day’s use out of it as opposed to a full weekend, but that’s just enough. And not every app runs on it yet due to unusual screen ratio: useful tools like Google Maps and Sync, Facebook and Foursquare all run fine, but Evernote and PayPal, among big name applications, do not. Though the shelves of the BlackBerry App World for it are still well stocked, and every plugin we tested worked fine.

 

Since it stands, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is one of the fastest, most feature filled candy bar phones we’ve ever used: we can’t realistically see Nokia matching it which consists of upcoming Symbian S60 Nokia C5 handset. But there’s another big change, and it’s likely a deal breaker: the -9 keyboard. Existing Pearl owners will be surprised and perhaps annoyed by this, after years of practice arising to scorching WPM counts with the two-letters to a key layout that’s being made an option in the us, but not Europe.

 

We get into the BlackBerry Pearl 3G’s messaging skills in much more detail in our typing review, but suffice to convey that it can’t quite reach the same speeds. Therefore, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is for people upgrading from something like a Nokia 6700 than downgrading from a QWERTY BlackBerry like the Curve 8520, or maybe more recent Nokia E series. Although SureType is smart at learning new words, it’s still a struggle to type out properly formatted full length emails, and due to this fact you may be put off by doing that: it is a phone for people who value casual emailing friends over BlackBerry Messenger over sending crucial memos back to the office.

 

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