RIM sent out a new line of BlackBerry Bolds this summer and now they’ll take care of the entry-level Curve line for consumers still interested in the BlackBerry. All of the new Curves use the new and improved BlackBerry 7 OS along with that great new web browser — though hopefully not priced like the new Bold line, which is fairly absurd if you think about it.
All of the new BB7 Curves have .43-inch depth, a 5-megapixel camera, 512MB of RAM, an 800MHz processor, NFC, and a smallish 2.44-inch 480 x 360 display. The differences include the highest-end Curve 9370, with CDMA/EVDO, Quad-Band Edge support and 1GB of storage. Second is the Curve 9360, as the GSM variant, offering Tri-Band UMTS and Quad-Band Edge, with storage of merely 512MB. Lastly, the 9350 is simply a CDMA variant destined for Verizon and/or Sprint (with the same 512MB storage), much like the 9360 is destined for AT&T and T-Mobile. Hopefully things can go well for RIM, since a decent competitor just called it quits.
If things couldn’t get worse for RIM than its falling stock, execs losing income, software flops, managerial crisis (as seen from the outside) and overall disapproval of their products, then it’s the open letter sent to BGR
Have you heard of concept phones? See how pretty they are, but no one ever makes them? Even the software the run is out of this world, and still — they’re never made. TAT (The Astonishing Tribe) is a company of said profession, even developing software systems for cars. Long financial/acquisition story cut short, RIM has bought the company. This either means your next BlackBerry will carry the most awesome looking interface of all time, or RIM will keep the company behind the scenes. Either way, it’s a good cookie to have in the jar for the upcoming QNX-based OS for RIM.
