The first phone in the US with an e-ink keyboard that morphs between numeric, QWERTY, and other layouts. This follow-up to the dual-flip Alias also steps up to a 2 megapixel camera, large QVGA display, and support for business email and visual voicemail. Other features include EVDO data, memory card slot, and stereo Bluetooth. If you ask me, the E-ink technology is super cool enough.
The sexy Motorola Krave ZN4 for Verizon looks like a Star Trek communicator, makes a great little portable TV, and incorporates some genuinely innovative touch-screen technology. But its lack of interesting applications leaves some wanting a lot more. The problem with the Kraveis that the bar for touch-screen phones has been raised considerably recently. With the iPhone, the LG Dare (its main competitor), the Samsung Instinct, the T-Mobile G1, and the BlackBerry Storm out there, just having a touch screen isn’t enough anymore. A handset needs to offer fresh software, too. And the Krave’s software feels old—functional but stale. $149 with contract on Verizon.
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RIM’s Verizon variant of the BlackBerry 8800 series called the 8830 is one of the few world phones offered by Verizon. It’s capable of working on both CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks. The unique feature that allows it to work abroad is the SIM card slot that you use while traveling outside North America.
Besides Global capabilities, the BlackBerry 8830 features Bluetooth capabilities, a multimedia player, and trackball navigation.
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It’s not atypical of CDMA to lag behind GSM when it comes to release dates but, the wait is finally over. The Verizon BlackBerry 8130 is unofficially said to be released sometime in November. The SureType CameraBerry that looks like it can be the BlackBerry Pearl 2 will feature 1xEvDO, a 2 megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, and a standard 3.5mm headset Jack. Here at MPH, we’re not holding our breath but, we certainly can’t wait for the offical news.
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