The phone you're peering at above has more names than we'd care to count, but the so-called
Aries (or the
Gemini's CDMA'd sibling, if you please) may end up on Verizon as one of two things: the
BlackBerry Curve 8530 or the
BlackBerry Curve 2. The folks over at
CrackBerry managed to get their hands on a unit far before this thing has even been officially released, and of course they've given us the rundown just as the
Storm2 is stealing all of the attention over at Big Red. The WiFi-equipped handset (yeah, you read that right) was said to be "identical to the Curve 8520" with the exception of the back cover design, meaning that while solid, the device definitely felt "entry-level." The interface was said to be satisfactorily snappy, the optical trackpad was dubbed "really great" and the web browser was still thoroughly worthless. If you really need to hear more, give that read link a look.
posted Oct 26th 2009 4:35PM
RIM excels constantly on the hardware front but they really need to step up their software game! Android is getting sexier (HTC's Sense UI and the new look in Android 2.0), WinMo is getting better (especially with TouchFLO) and the iPhone, well it's got its dedicated followers. Meanwhile, BBOS is slow and clunky and blah.
Well, I think this BB watch is gonna fix everything....
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/26/inpulse-smartwatch-for-blackberry-up-for-pre-order-ships-in-feb/
Yo do have to consider that RIM revamped the BB OS not a long time ago. Compare an old 8300 Curve to the new Bold and you see the difference. I personally don't like the Neon-look, but, it was changed. It does loot better than the older one on my opinion. About Android getting sexier and sexier, think about it.
Android is the woman's body. Retailer's (cell phone manufactures) can put anything they want over that body. It can look hot on some Victoria's Secret (the secret is that she is a man) or it can look plan in some Hanes underwear. So, the sexy levels of Android are up to the manufacture's to choose. I think that makes Android pretty flexible and innovative. As 2 phones may have Android, but they would have a totally different looking OS. Diversity my friends. diversity.
Picturing Android in lingerie?
Somebody definitely has a hard on for the Droid. ;)
The trackpad UI is simply too old and awkward for modern smartphone apps.
That looks cool and unique.
Sorry, I am not good at lying online either *facepalm*
you kidding? this thing is revolutionary.
When your primary consumer are businesses, it is hard to keep changing every year. People want reliability, Businesses prefer the same model that works,that to be dealing with bugs every time.
MOAR BLAHKBEARIEZ PLZ
There is a new blackberry released every 2 weeks. I don't get it. Isn't that over saturating the market?
BB make this come out on AT&T with 3G and a non entry level balls in it,please. Whos bright idea was it to make the curve formfactor the entry level handset? What do you do if you dont like the bold keyboard and also dont like not having the most phone you could have?
Again, Blackberry and the Attack of the Clones.
Looks really nice, but not as nice as the Bold 2. Keep up the good work, RIM.
yep. a shit ton of teenage girls will own this phone, thats for sure
Indeed. A lot of the ladies in my work are looking at Blackberries because they're awesome for texting.
There is really no point in a cheap Blackberry when you can go to Wirefly or one of the others and get the high end model for nothing or next to it. For that matter Best Buy usually has much better prices than Verizon.
The BB OS is seriously archaic at this point. They should be really concerned about what Android is going to do to them. Android is probably game over for Windows Mobile too which is well deserved.
I use an iPhone myself.
Why do people always say it's the end of company X because of company Y? Damn, it's always going to be the end of BlackBerry. First it was the iPhone - so "advanced" at the time it's the end of RIM. 2 iPhone's later, RIM still standing strong. And lets be real here, the iPhone which was a commercial success, didn't do anything to RIM so I highly doubt any Android device who has yet to really hit mainstream is going to do anything to RIM.
But whatever, I'll jump on the bandwagon. RIM better step their game up, iPhone/Android/That motorola device is going to end them. Waterloo should be VERY concerned or be prepared to die.
Conformity kills.
just go buy an iphone
Dude. It's not Summer any more.
Don't call me dude.
The screen on this phone is SO beautiful!
Now i can see why people keep saying they dont like this Darren Murphy. Dude we all know the web browser on this is not like the iphone get over it. RIM has bought a webkit company and will be upping the browser in the next 6-8 months. operating system 5.0 is just around the corner, which is going to upgrade most of the older styling of the blackberry os. I dont need a phone with a dumbed down interface like the iphone. I know how to use my phone. And yes i do have both blackberry and iphone. All the Iphone is good for is Apps. my shitty Storm get better radio reception than my iphone. if i wanted a touch screen ipod i would have gotten an ipod touch and not an iphone. All the Iphone zombies calm down !!!!
I think you're letting RIM off the hook way too easily.
We're not saying it can't match the iPhones browser. It also can't match the Pre's browser, or the Android browser, or Opera Mobile, or the Zune's browser, or even Opera Mini which is a free featurephone browser.
And this is on phones that consistently cost $99-199. Oh and they have pretty much the exact same design as the ones from 2006. It's inexcusable that the devices cost that much and their functionality is so light- compare to the entire market, not just the iPhone.
Your an idiot. He was quoting the article. As in those weren't his words.
You're an idiot. He isn't quoting anything. As in those are his words.
"The web browser is OK."
First line in the paragraph about the browser. Learn to read.
I wonder if RIM will update the web browser in my lifetime?
That is such a cute dog! I'm so jealous...
This looks like an old school side scrolling Blackberry with a little splash of modernism. I love blackberries, but the new no trackballs are ugly.
It's simply not a BlackBerry if it doesn't have a trackball.
YES!
Trackballs ftw, these optical pads are a mistake.