Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Verizon BlackBerry Phone with WiFi

Verizon Wireless has an annoying policy towards Wi-Fi on its smartphones. The carrier has long-held resistance to the extra wireless option on the smartphones on its line-up. This has created a demand for a Verizon BlackBerry phone with WiFi.

Fortunately, the carrier has decided to make a drastic change in its view towards WiFi on its BlackBerry smartphones. Reports indicate that Wi-Fi will be available on all Verizon BlackBerry handsets launched after the BlackBerry Tour. Yes, that's right. We will finally see a Verizon BlackBerry phone with WiFi.

if rumors are to be believed, then the first Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry for Verizon Wireless has already surfaced. Reports indicate that the BlackBerry 8530 will be the first RIM smartphone on the Verizon Wireless lineup to carry WiFi.

Here are the specs for this rumored Verizon BlackBerry phone with WiFi:
  • 320×240 resolution screen
  • 1xRTT, EV-DO
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • OS 5.0
  • Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi b,g
Now, this info has not been confirmed so I can't fully be confident that the carrier will allow the BlackBerry 8530 to tote WiFi. Nonetheless, it will be exciting to finally have the device that many users have been demanding to get.

That's it for this post on the Verizon BlackBerry phone with WiFi. Tune in to this blog for updates on this topic and other news on everything wireless.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Upcoming Sprint Phones

Sprint has already released its most high profiles. However, if you feel unready for smartphones like the Palm Pre and the BlackBerry Tour, then you don't have to worry. Sprint is planning to release more phones this year. I'm sure that you will find a suitable device among these upcoming Sprint phones.

Now some of information on these upcoming Sprint phones are based on rumors and leaks. Like most carrier's, Sprint believes that revealing its line up ids bad for business. Well, I agree. Knowing all the information on a carriers upcoming phone line-up makes life less exciting.

Now let's proceed to the upcoming Sprint phones. I will provide a brief background on each one and the latest release information.

HTC Touch Pro 2: A great smartphone that has been labeled as one of the best Windows Mobile-powered devices ever created. This upcoming Sprint phone boasts of high-end features such as a 3.6 inch touch-sensitive display with TouchFLO 3D interface, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3.2-megapixel camera.

Samsung Dash: This phone will be attractive to touchscreen users. It features a 3.2-inch touchscreen and a powerful 5 megapixel camera with video recording, auto focus and digital zoom.

Samsung Chianti; This is a simple phone but it's ideal for text messaging users. It provides a 2.6 inch landscape display, full QWERTY keyboard and a 2 megapixel camera. It will be released in August.

Samsung Ace II: This smartphone is expected to come with an accessible price. It offers a 2.6 inch landscape display, full QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 OS and a 3 megapixel camera. This upcoming Sprint phone is expected to arrive in Q3.

BlackBerry Atlas: This phone is similar to the Tour but it carries WiFi. This upcoming Sprint Smartphone sports a 2.40 inch display, full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, digital zoom and video recording. This is also coming in Q3.

These are just a few of the upcoming Sprint phones that are known. I'm sure that Sprint is hiding more surprises for its consumers.

That's it for this post./ Tune in to this blog for more mobile phone news and information.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Sprint BlackBerry Tour Review

The BlackBerry Tour just became available from Sprint yesterday and subscribers are dying to get this phone. However, this year's crop of mobile phones is excellent and there are plenty of quality mobile phone in the market. For instance, there is the Palm Pre which is also on Sprint or the iPhone 3GS form AT&T.

Consumers usually rely on reviews to help them to decide on purchasing a device. However, reviews are usually scarce on newly released devices. Fortunately, the Sprint BlackBerry Tour is no ordinary device. One can fins several websites that offer a Sprint BlackBerry Tour review well before the device even reached the market.

Let's look at the reviews dedicated to the Sprint BlackBerry Tour. Looking at the opinion of experts might help consumers make the decision to purchase this phone.

The folks at Cnet describe this device as having "winning design and fast performance" and call it as one of the "top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics." Well, those are pretty impressive accolades for this device.

However, it was also noted that the device lacks WiFi and the web browser did not meet expectations.

The folks at CrackBerry also published a Sprint BlackBerry Tour review. They described it as "Seems pretty darn good! Voice quality is excellent, speakers loud and clear, the camera and video player seem to work well" They conclude that consumers should watch for this device at launch.

The ninjas at Boy Genius also took a long look at the Sprint BlackBerry Tour. The site describes the device as "extremely professional and durable, and it’s incredibly pocketable and versatile" Yet another review that proves the worth of this new device.

Well, those glowing reviews should tell you that the Sprint BlackBerry Tour or its Verizon counterpart are at the upper echelon of the smartphone market.

That's it for this post dedicated to the Sprint BlackBerry Tour review. Tune in to this blog to get the latest news and information on mobile phones.