Blackberry 9000 Bold has been announced, has wifi, 3G, GPS, and more

Magnus · 12th May 2008, 20:07

Blackberry 9000, or Bold, has been announced by RIM (Research In Motion). Some may say it's too little too late, and it'll be interesting to see what Apple comes up with, but it seems that they've packed quite a number of features in the new 'berry:

1GB on-board memory
Quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA
5 hours of talk time, 13 days of standby time.
2MP camera which can record video, and a flash
GPS
WiFi (802.11b/g)
MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot
Half-VGA (480×320 resolution) color LCD

So then the question becomes, if the 9000 is 3G, will the unlimited Blackberry plans be unlimited 3G? If so, and the prices stay the same for the plans, that'll be amazing.

Pawan · 13th May 2008, 10:04

I've never used a blackberry, but do you know how well it sync's with the mac address book and ical?

Magnus · 13th May 2008, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pawan

I've never used a blackberry, but do you know how well it sync's with the mac address book and ical?

I've had problems using the free PocketMac but with Missing Sync it's always worked well for me. Missing Sync also syncs iPhoto and iTunes.

Magnus · 15th May 2008, 08:08

They're apparently creating a new app that will sync iTunes with Blackberry.

Pawan · 15th May 2008, 13:08

Thats great. I have always wanted to try a blackberry. While syncing do you also get all the custom fields you made in your addressbook (like say extra work fax) into the mobile (blackberry)?

I think the last time I tried this with a nokia, it would randomly at many times leave out the extra custom made fields in the addressbook.

Magnus · 15th May 2008, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pawan

Thats great. I have always wanted to try a blackberry. While syncing do you also get all the custom fields you made in your addressbook (like say extra work fax) into the mobile (blackberry)?

I think the last time I tried this with a nokia, it would randomly at many times leave out the extra custom made fields in the addressbook.

I'm pretty sure you do get them as well, but I'm not 100%. I'll try to remember to test it.

Abbas · 15th May 2008, 16:46

I've been using the Curve for a while now and although it has its shortcomings, I've gotten quite used to it. I'm definitely looking forward to Bold as well as Firmware 2.0 update for the iPhone.

Magnus · 15th May 2008, 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abbas

I've been using the Curve for a while now and although it has its shortcomings, I've gotten quite used to it. I'm definitely looking forward to Bold as well as Firmware 2.0 update for the iPhone.

I've had the Curve for a while too now and I like it. Also looking forward to the 9000, but I wonder when the associated 3G dataplan will make it here, if ever.

dandantheitman · 15th May 2008, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pawan

I've never used a blackberry, but do you know how well it sync's with the mac address book and ical?

I use the blackberry curve and before that the blackberry 8700 and I have no problems syncing it with ical, I use the free sync tool from pocketmac.Net

Dan

Pawan · 16th May 2008, 01:48

Thanks for the info Magnus and Dan.

12th May 2008, 20:07	#1 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,397	Blackberry 9000 Bold has been announced, has wifi, 3G, GPS, and more Blackberry 9000, or Bold, has been announced by RIM (Research In Motion). Some may say it's too little too late, and it'll be interesting to see what Apple comes up with, but it seems that they've packed quite a number of features in the new 'berry: 1GB on-board memory Quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA 5 hours of talk time, 13 days of standby time. 2MP camera which can record video, and a flash GPS WiFi (802.11b/g) MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot Half-VGA (480×320 resolution) color LCD So then the question becomes, if the 9000 is 3G, will the unlimited Blackberry plans be unlimited 3G? If so, and the prices stay the same for the plans, that'll be amazing.

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13th May 2008, 10:04	#2 (permalink)
Pawan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 189	I've never used a blackberry, but do you know how well it sync's with the mac address book and ical?

15th May 2008, 08:08	#4 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,397	They're apparently creating a new app that will sync iTunes with Blackberry.

15th May 2008, 13:08	#5 (permalink)
Pawan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 189	Thats great. I have always wanted to try a blackberry. While syncing do you also get all the custom fields you made in your addressbook (like say extra work fax) into the mobile (blackberry)? I think the last time I tried this with a nokia, it would randomly at many times leave out the extra custom made fields in the addressbook.

15th May 2008, 16:46	#7 (permalink)
Abbas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 120	I've been using the Curve for a while now and although it has its shortcomings, I've gotten quite used to it. I'm definitely looking forward to Bold as well as Firmware 2.0 update for the iPhone.

16th May 2008, 01:48	#10 (permalink)
Pawan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 189	Thanks for the info Magnus and Dan.