| BlackBerry have released there latest handset, the | | | | phones use is not impaired thanks to EDGE and class |
| impressive 9300 Curve 3G. Maintaining the brands | | | | 10 GPRS support. Whilst at home the experience |
| excellent messaging facilities, the phone will also appeal | | | | becomes even better thanks to WiFi, with the phone |
| to social network lovers thanks to pre installed | | | | supporting even the newest "N" speed of the |
| applications to various sites. | | | | technology. |
| The BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G has many social | | | | The BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G is unmistakeably |
| networking features that will appeal to a younger | | | | "BlackBerry" in its design. The phone measures 109 x |
| audience than what the handsets normally attract. | | | | 60 x 13.9mm. The size is perfect for incorporating the |
| Native applications on the phone include Twitter and | | | | full Qwerty keypad and you can not help but feel that |
| Facebook. A GPS receiver is included in the phone, | | | | if it was anymore, the effectiveness of this keypad |
| meaning any tweets you add can be tagged via the | | | | would be lost. At 109 grammes the phone does feel |
| location you are sending them from. This facility will | | | | very lightweight for a smartphone. The standard 2.4 |
| also be available in the UK on Facebook soon. A very | | | | inch TFT LCD screen is present, still displaying a rather |
| useful feature is the phones new inbox which not only | | | | low specification resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, |
| handles your incoming e mails but various other | | | | however images still appear clear and the screen |
| messages. Up to 10 e mail accounts can be handled | | | | does produce vivid colours. The trademark full Qwerty |
| as well as social networking messages, SMS texts | | | | keypad works as well as ever, and unlike on some |
| and instants messages via BBM. For such features to | | | | other models the keys do not move around when |
| be effective, the phone needs to be constantly | | | | pressed. An optical trackpad provides users with |
| connected, which is where the model benefits from its | | | | precise navigation via a pointer on the screen. Battery |
| new 3G connectivity. 3G networks offer the fastest | | | | life is superb, offering up to 14.5 days in standby and |
| data transfer speeds, thus giving a fast web browsing | | | | over 5.5 hours talktime thanks to a 1150mAh battery. |
| experience, and even when out of range of 3G the | | | | |