| As RIM delve deeper into the minds of there audience | | | | More and more young people re picking up on the |
| it seems there phones have been less focused on | | | | new Blackberry Messenger fad; a free service |
| business functionality and now lean a little more | | | | provided by any of the current Blackberry handsets |
| towards the personal user. When you look at there | | | | (including the new Curve 3G), which allows users to |
| new Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 it is clear that younger | | | | communicate with other Blackberry users. The phone |
| users and the less business conscious have been | | | | is also capable of handling other IM clients including |
| considered. | | | | Gtalk, Yahoo! Chat and WindowsLive Messenger. |
| With the phone comes integrated tools for social | | | | Owners of the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 can enjoy |
| networking, messaging and web surfing. The Curve | | | | the luxury of handling there e-mail accounts through |
| also has a digital camera and a multimedia player | | | | the phones dedicated application. Hotmail and Gmail |
| capable of picking up FM radio. | | | | accounts are among the many which the phone is |
| RIM have capitalized on the success of the previous | | | | compatible with. Users can also utilise the SNS |
| Curve models, however a sleek, chrome band frames | | | | applications for Facebook and Twitter to manage |
| the phones LCD colour screen and four-row | | | | there social network agenda's. |
| QWERTY keyboard. The optical track pad, known all | | | | The digital camera is a 2MP effort which is capable of |
| to well to Blackberry users has been re-used; it is still | | | | shooting videos and still images good enough to be |
| proving to be a responsive and reliable UI navigation | | | | uploaded to the internet, sites like Facebook and |
| tool. The display has a 320 x 240 pixel resolution and | | | | YouTube can be used to share your work. A |
| has been mounted horizontally for optimized | | | | pre-loaded video player will handle a selection of file |
| messaging and web browsing. | | | | types while a music player has be pre-loaded with |
| Exploring the Curve 3G's interface you notice the | | | | support for multiple audio formats and FM radio tuning. |
| Blackberry 5 OS has been used; it is very simple, user | | | | RIM have kitted out the Curve 3G with GPS and |
| friendly and it will be familiar to previous Blackberry | | | | Blackberry Maps, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm jack for |
| users. Simplicity seems to be a running theme | | | | headphones and a microSD slot for memory |
| throughout the phone with basic application based | | | | upgrades. |
| menus, a customizable home screen and access to | | | | The Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 is an accomplished |
| the Blackberry App World. | | | | all-rounder, though it doesn't excel in many areas it |
| Accessing the internet is possible as the Curve 3G | | | | does provide users with everything they might need |
| has been set-up with 3G, (as suggested in the name) | | | | on a day-to-day basis. |
| and Wi Fi also delivers super fast connectivity | | | | The improvements to social networking are notable |
| providing the handset is within range of a wireless | | | | and the key addition of 3G network coverage will be a |
| hotspot. | | | | big factor in the phones overall success. |