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T-Mobile Launching BlackBerry Bold 9700 on November 16

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T-Mobile just revealed it will be launching its new BlackBerry Bold 9700 this coming Monday for $200 on contract. The Bold 9700 is T-Mobile’s first 3G BlackBerry.  This sleek new BlackBerry features Wi-Fi, a built-in GPS, a 3.2 MP camera, and a 480 x360 display. The Bold is described by maker RIM as the “finest” BlackBerry to date.

Just as a reminder, here are the new Bold 9700’s specs:

  • Trackpad navigation
  • Bright, hi-resolution screen
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • 3G technology
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled
  • 256MB flash memory
  • 3.2 MP digital camera with
    video camera

Walmart Offering $100 Gift Card With BlackBerry Purchase

blackberry-webWalmart announced it will be offering a $100 gift card with any purchase of a BlackBerry device and two-year contract. In another round of pre-Black Friday deals, Walmart says this one-week offer will start on Saturday Nov. 14 and is available to its full assortment of BlackBerry devices for all four major carriers [AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint].

“We know customers are very focused on value, and we have promised each week to deliver new savings to help them stretch their dollars this holiday season,” said Greg Hall, vice president Media Services, Walmart U.S. “With our expansion of Walmart Wireless products over the last year, we look forward to providing an exciting offer on our BlackBerry assortment and give cellular customers an extra boost on holiday needs.”

Best Smartphones

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The nice thing about the mobile community is that there are so many options– carriers, handsets, apps– but sometimes all of those choices can be overwhelming.  Who to buy, what to choose, and why– So, we thought we’d help you narrow your searches. This is our list of the best smartphones of 2009. Also Check out our Best Smartphone 2009 slide show for some cellular glamor shots.

BlackBerry Storm 2 Review

Introduction

Yes, the BlackBerry Storm 2 is a vast improvement over the original BlackBerry Storm smartphone. However, that isn’t saying much because, as befitted its name, the latter handset was pretty much a disaster. Worth noting, though: The Storm 2 does have a capacitive touchscreen with software that mimics tactile resistance, unlike the clunky mechanical screen found on its predecessor. Inside, the cell phone also has more features and memory. But even if the Storm 2 steps its game up, so what? If you’re looking for a new Verizon wireless smartphone and your company doesn’t require you to own a BlackBerry, you’re much better off with one of the far superior Motorola Droid phones.

Global Smartphone Market Grew During Third Quarter

There’s been a lot of talk and ruminating in the technology industry about what segments might prove to be “recession-proof” during the current economic downturn. Initial speculation centered on the video game market as consumers were seen to be “cocooning” at home rather than opting for more expensive forms of recreation and diversion. But it looks like the smart money may have been on the smartphone market: according to research firm IDC, worldwide shipments of smartphones actually grew 4.2 percent during the third quarter of 2009 to a total of 43.3 million units.

Nokia Maemo Smartphone

inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry

InPulse Smartwatch

As you may have figured out from our guide to tech etiquette, pulling out your smartphone every time it bleeps or bloops from your pocket is downright annoying. But for the wheelers and dealers of this world, ignoring it isn’t always that simple. How are you to know whether Zynitrex Corporation is finally ready to close on that $30 million deal, or whether your chortling colleagues just tacked another hilarious Reply All wisecrack onto that e-mail thread about last weekend?

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 Debuts at the Top of the Line

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Canada’s Research In Motion has refreshed the top of its Blackberry smartphone line, announcing the new BlackBerry Bold 9700. The new 9700 adds on to its predecessor’s feature set with an optical trackpad and a thinner design. And the 9700 will be launching on both AT&T and T-Mobile in coming weeks, which should be enough to set some executives’ and business peoples’ hearts aflutter.

“The BlackBerry Bold 9700 builds on the success of the original BlackBerry Bold with new, state-of-the-art features and a smaller, lighter and highly optimized design that looks, feels, and performs great,” said RIM president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, in a statement.

BlackBerry Storm2 Takes on the iPhone with Multi-touch

BlackBerry Storm2

BlackBerry maker Reseach in Motion is hoping to expand its presence in the consumer smartphone market with the new BlackBerry Storm209550, an updated version of its Storm smartphone that features a 3.25-inch touchscreen display with multi-touch capability, along with Wi-Fi wireless networking and 2 GB of onboard data storage. The Storm2 also introduces a new “SurePress” technology which provides tactile feedback whenever at user presses the phone’s touchscreen, with an eye towards making the onscreen virtual keyboard more accurate and usable.

Apple iPhone Tops in Smartphone Satisfaction

iphoneWhile most of the technology world finds itself in decline, a few product categories are growing. Two of the most notable are the netbook and smartphone markets. J.D. Power & Associates have released three new studies of the mobile phone industry that each ranks a different type of handset or user group.

The studies include the 2009 Wireless Consumer Smartphone Customers Satisfaction Study, Vol. 2.; the 2009 Wireless Business Smartphone Satisfaction Study; and the 2009 Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study, Vol. 2. The studies rank devices on a 1000-point scale.

Smartphone App Stores Compared: iPhone, Palm Pre, Blackberry, Android and More

Best App Stores

If a building is only as good as its foundation, then a smartphone is only as good as its app store. Even as manufacturers continue to stack their handsets with YouTube support, instant messaging, and other essentials right out of the box, the features just don’t add up to the amount of capability a phone can take on in the hands of the right developers: You name it, a good smartphone can do it.

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