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Castalan

9:52 AM on 1 October, 2011

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A physical keyboard - how quaint :)

It's really difficult for companies who have lead a market because of a product to come to terms with the fact that times have moved on and the requirements for their products from their consumers have changed.

it happens time and time again with many companies - and RIM appear to be just as incapable of seeing it as the many other deceased companies that just couldn't face just standing back and starting their product over again.

RIM - if you're listening - dump the physical keyboard, make the touch screen nice and big and you might just come through this .... although i suspect it's already too late

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robjohn

8:13 AM on 2 October, 2011

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I've had my 9900 since it was launched on O2. I've used a BB since I reluctantly ditched old Palm devices, yonks ago. The 9900 is the best BB I've owned (having got through at least 5 models). It's a matter of taste, but I still like a well made physical keyboard for rattling out longer than a sentence emails. I was in two minds about migrating from BB to iPhone, and I am pretty sure this will be my last BB. Using, as I do, a Mac and iPad, it makes more sense to move to one integrated platform and superb technology. RIM's own email servers and data compressions have made the BB best for my needs (flawless push email on all my accounts, while roaming in Asia, at low data cost). I will be reluctant to leave BB but it looks to be inevitable. 9900 is an excellent device. I have been let down a little by how many business apps from my old BB are not yet available for the OS7 - a sign that developers don't see the platform as a priority. I once said I'd never leave Palm, then I did. Same goes today for BlackBerry I think.

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foshy

1:33 PM on 26 October, 2011

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Great phone but battery life is terrible. It wont make it through a days normal use without needing a charge mid afternoon. Didnt have that problem on the old bold. As for the comments on the keyboard being quaint?? If i wanted a blackberry with no keyboard, i would have bought the Torch 9860.

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GerryW

2:09 PM on 5 December, 2011

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Comparing a BB with an iPhone or Android product is like comparing cars to trucks, or bricklayers to plumbers: both do their jobs well enough; but if you need one, don't get the other. BBs are first and foremost business machines. I switched from my old BB to an iPhone two years ago, and immediately regretted it. I suspect iPhones are great if you're playing games all day or fiddling about on Facebook. But the fundamentals just aren't there: rotten battery life; boor audio and reception on calls; a near-inaudible email alert, even at full volume; rotten battery life;

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The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is just about the perfect upgrade for existing BlackBerry users. The keyboard's excellent, the touchscreen's great and the new software adds plenty too. However, when stacked against the Android and iPhone competition it doesn't quite do enough. A lot of this is simply down to the form factor, and the small screen that comes with it, but the current lack of apps also limits what you can do. Read full review

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By Edward Chester
Reviewed 28 September 2011
Updated 03 November 2011

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£420.00

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Design: 8/10
Features: 7/10
Performance: 8/10
Usability: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Overall: 8/10

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Stylish design
Great screen quality
Superb keyboard

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Small screen
Very limited app store

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Research In Motion

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