Blackberry Phones

I'm a Android fanboy and make no doubt, but Blackberry is still king of mobile emails. Sorry hippy.
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Well, clearly not in the past 2 days. Any theories on whats gone wrong at RIM anybody? hippy? andyp? Other techiebods?

Blackberry say its a core switch failure. So it can't be anything more juicy, like Blackberry finally got hacked for the very first time?
That would be far more exciting.

whatever it was, it's really fucked up the last few days for me. Emails missed, clients pissed off etc :(

Shoulda bought a proper phone that didn't have a huge single point of failure, such as their own proprietary network.

You're a designer, right? Are you allowed to say things like "iPhones are just toys" or do you have to hand in your card?

I just got the Curve 9360 after Vodafone kept pestering me to upgrade.
As it goes, they gave me the new phone free and £68 for my old one.
I'm in profit both financially and phone-ally.
The usability and performance of this new model is very impressive, as is it's weight and slenderness.
/sell

So, Blackberry/RIM is doing pretty badly at the moment, and bleeding lost customers from its veins. Dell have decided to also pull up their Blackberry sticks, and have opted to give 25,000 of their staff Dell Venue phones, running Windows Phone 7, to all those that swap their Blackberrys for it. Some how, I don't think there will be much choice in the matter.

But maybe there might still be some hope for better days and some innovation at RIM. They have announced a tie-up with a door-lock maker, that specialises in the door-locks that most commercial buildings use. New Blackberrys will be able to swipe and open these office doors, which is advantageous for many reasons. A clever move to keep themselves still relevant in the business world.

The word on the street is that Blackberry may be launching their new Blackberry 10 OS phone possibly as early as October. I'm a Blackberry admirer, and I hope they don't die off like Palm did. I would still buy a Blackberry phone if it met modern expectations of functionality, design, and performance.

Crackberry have shown contents of an internal RIM document, so have shown their scoop to the public (here it is via GSMarena.com).

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They're also making sure that they can have as broad an appeal as possible, and not just to the security conscious business sector. So they have got Gameloft on board, possibly with as many as 11 games. Surprisingly, they are innovating on the media level also, with some impressive camera features.

Capturing that Magic Moment: A Hint of the BlackBerry 10 Camera Features - YouTube

Blackberry 10 looks whack... :/

Don't want another iPhone clone.

This is in the safety and product info leaflet that comes with a BB.

Rules out a few hot countries from their market.

"Do not use your BlackBerry smartphone in surrounding temperatures that exceed
95° F (35°C). Use above this surrounding temperature could cause your
BlackBerry smartphone to become hot, which could result in serious injury,
death, or damage to property."

Just chanced across this thread as I think my GF is keen on one

But, in relation to the point above, Blackberrys also apparently contain a water sensor - a little patch that changes colour irreversibly when the phone is subject to moisture. I have 2 friends who work in Indonesia whose blackberrys broke under completely normal usage, but blackberry refused to fix them under warranty because the moisture sensor had changed colour in the humidity.

^^^^^^^ That's quite interesting, as I also have Indonesian friends whp probably aren't aware of this at all. I shall let them know.

On the news front, the BB10 is due for release within the next 24-48 hours. I'll be interested to see how the public receive it. It does look good.

http://www.zdnet.com/blackberry-10-bringing-excitement-back-to-mobile-7000010080/

Once worth more than $100 billion, BlackBerry is being acquired for just $4.7 billion.

http://mashable.com/2013/09/23/blackberry-acquired-for-4-7-billion/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

Waste of money - having worked quite closely with them over the last couple of years I was shocked at how poorly the company was operated; terrible financial planning, no knowledge of existing commercial agreements and an attitude in meetings that I struggled to believe!

It's a shame that a lot of workers that were probably nice people are losing their jobs but it's been on the cards for a while.

This needs to be seen, and its the reason I'm getting a Blackberry Z30. Its ability is exactly what I need. I'll have a Galaxy Note 3 to partner it, but I can see that for communication, I'll be using the Blackberry more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybhn4UbWUsE

I won't invest in the Blackberry Passport because I don't think many apps will fit its square orientation naturally. Interesting, but I don't like the shape.

http://www.emirates247.com/business/will-this-strange-new-phone-be-blackberry-s-passport-to-glory-2014-07-03-1.555253

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Wow has bb reinvented itself?

What again?

If at first you don't succeed...

But yes, having two key markets - Politicians and Nando's loyalty card holders, then losing the second leaving you with, basically, Angela Merkel, looks a little careless.

Repped.

.........Blackberry Z30..........is exactly what I need.......I can see that for communication, I'll be using the Blackberry more (than Galaxy Note 3).

This has turned out to be completely true.

Excellent OS. Extremely intuitive way of working. Very secure.

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(my) Blackberry Z30 review:

I am an Android person. I owned one of the first G1 phones, and was the first Galaxy Note user on this forum (I believe). But before I was an Android person, I did use various Blackberrys over the years. They were certainly lacking some things, but what they did, they did well (emails and security).

When the Z30 came out, I waited, read the reviews, then plumped for one. I ahven't regretted it.

Connectivity:
Fast. WiFi, Bluetooth, voice calls, selectable 2G 3G and 4G, are all excellent. Switching between connectivity functions is simplicity itself. The WiFi hotspot is created in less than 2 seconds, and has a very strong hold rate, hardly dropping any signal. Bluetooth, WiFi and 3G/4G can all be on at the same time. This is does not happen on my Android phones. Selecting data or voice can be done when you only wish for one or the other. Or turn off both, without being in Airplane mode. Airplane mod can be switched to WiFi only also. All done with the flick of an on-screen switch.

Camera:
Functional. Nothing special. Most top end phones are better. But they don't have Time-Shift. This function allows you to scroll back or forward a few fractions of a second, and replace part of an image (a face) with the same image, but slightly before or after. Its clever, but for me, its still a bit gimmicky. Its does work though.

Communication (written):
Texting or emailing has become more intuitive. The predictive text is pretty good. But still takes time to learn. Sometimes an option word will appear above a single letter/character, and if you quickly press and swipe up at the same time, that choice is selected and will replace the word you're writing. I like this alot. Of course, Blackberry back in 2004, could attach doc files, or jpgs, or mp3/mp4 to emails. This is even easier now, and it makes me scoff at the iPhone family.

Apps:
It doesn't have one particular Android game that I play, but apart from this, I find that there is definitely an adequate amount of apps to choose from. Amazon is coming on board as an app partner. This will allow many more apps, but there will surely be some sort of charge.

OS:
This OS does take some learning, but so far, it seems a work of genius. Really well thought out. I've had little to no freezing or stuttering. To close an app, you just draw your finger upwards from the bottom up to the middle of the screen. To get to the message hub, just swipe from left to right. All messages can be found there, unified. So you can reply to all from one screen.

Here is how a power user demonstrates more important functions.

http://www.daddoes.com/10459/blackberry-z30-review-update/

Two negative points (for me):

I cannot download files from the internet. I can view any and everything, but no matter what, and I've followed all the advice, from Crackberry and elsewhere, but still, no go.

The battery is fixed; non-replaceable. This is the one thing that made me wait many months before getting the Z30. I recycle all my phones, to family and so on, but this one may need a factory installed battery before I'd be happy for a loved one to use it. This is why I use Samsungs so exclusively.

Compared to an S5, better?

Its definitely not better than the S5, but for a person thats more security conscious, its just the ticket. I have the Galaxy Note 2, and will upgrade to the Note 4 next month, and I know that I will still use both phones equally.

Also, messaging is more ambitious from the Z30 than from the Galaxy range, and other Androids. I find that I am more restricted with Androids as to the files I can easily add to emails and such.

I just remembered, two negative points, and I'll add them now to the review.