New Bold 9900 and 9930 thinnest, most powerful BlackBerries
RIM has just announced their latest BlackBerries, the Bold 9900 and 9930.
They feature the BlackBerry Keyboard, a Liquid Graphics touchscreen and the new BlackBerry 7 OS. They also purport to be the thinnest at 10.5 mm and most powerful BlackBerry smartphones with a 1.2 GHz processor. They both have a brushed stainless steel frame,a high-gloss glass-weave backplate,built-in NFC (Near Field Communications, 4G/HSPA+ wide area wireless networks. The 9900 supports HSPA+ connectivity, and the 9930 supports CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and HSPA+ global roaming on GSM/UMTS networks. The full version of Docs To Go is bundled in.
The Liquid Graphics touchscreen has 287 dpi and can run 60 frames-pe
r-second performance with instant UI action/response. A built-in compass (magnetometer) supports location-based services and augmented reality. The phones can record 720p HD video and play them back. Media Sync in the BlackBerry Desktop Software allows users to share videos from the smartphone or sync them, as well as music and photos, to their computer. The BlackBerry 7 browser is improved with a new JIT (just in time) JavaScript compiler to improve the load time speed of web pages;and supports additional HTML5 elements, such as HTML5 Video.
BlackBerry 7 now has voice-activated search, as well as BlackBerry Balance, to separate personal content from corporate content on the smartphone. BlackBerry Balance also works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.3.
The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 will be available from carriers around the world starting this summer.
BlackBerry PlayBook in town
Yes. You read it right. The BlackBerry PlayBook was in town yesterday and several demo and hand on sessions were held to herald in the newest and most anticipated BlackBerry device to the media. BlackBerry however could not give a launch date and the proposed retail pricing of the PlayBook for the Malaysian market.
The made in Taiwan PlayBook is being labeled by BlackBerry as the first professional grade tablet in terms of performance and quality. No compromise. That was the claim. We reserve judgment until we have a better look it i.e. properly reviewed.
Quick look
Perhaps more than anything else, those that have been awaiting the news of the PlayBook with bated breath, would want to know about how well the QNX Operating System works on the PlayBook. The answer seems pretty positive judging from the brief experience MW had with the demo unit. It was fluid and responsive although some of the interfaces needs the user (whom have familiarity with other tablets) to relearn some things. For example there is
