According to Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam, Research in Motion may be among the first manufacturers next year to offer a device on Verizon’s new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that they are rolling out later this year.
Verizon released a video of their LTE in action at a Boston Pizza shop last week and the network saw download speeds of 8.55 Mbps. A BlackBerry with that kind of speed begs for streaming video, so, it will be interesting to see if the first LTE BlackBerry will have a full touchscreen like on the BlackBerry Storm or like the new BlackBerry 9800 Slider rumored to be coming out on AT&T in June.
[Source MSNBC via BerryReview]
if the lackberry can’t do all the cool stuff that the iPhone or even Android devices can do, what is the point at making them faster? That just would make that seem like they suck more when compared to true smartphones.
Well, don’t you think making them faster would be a start towards making them do cool stuff like the iPhone and Android?
I am writing to comment on this blog as a whole. I follow Rimarkable on twitter religiously. I have sat quiet long enough on what I perceive as alot of BlackBerry negativity by some posters as well as Robb himself. RIM is taking a huge bashing lately especially when it comes to the latest and greatest “other phones” out there. While I am fully aware that there are a plethora of Johnny- come- lately devices on the market that are amazing pieces of technology. They each are remarkable in their own rite. Consumers and business people alike will adopt Android, Palm, etc and grow to love them. Each device and OS has great benefits and negatives. It is the nature of the beast. I would like to see RIM update a few things as well. THere is always room for improvement in any technology. But when it comes down to brass tax, BlackBerry is a communicating machine. It is reliable and true, outdated or not. I suppose RIM knows exactly what the “competition” is and what consumers want. They continue to produce quality and effective devices and services all the while keeping with their mission of helping businesses and consumers alike manage their lives. I know I can multitask, by texting, calling, emailing, writing notes, manage my calendar and contacts, and catching up on breaking news, and sports scores nearly simultaneously. This is done effortlessly and easily. I don’t have to click, swipe, swipe, click, shake, rattle or roll. A few clicks and roll of the ball does it all. And it works. Now, the last time I read the title of this site it is “Rimarkable”. Let’s see news and information about RIM shown in a positive light. We each make choices in what we use as our wireless device. If you want the latest and greatest Android phone, by all means go get it and enjoy it. Hell, start a Weblog called “Droidmarkable”. But this site is Rimarkable. Let’s share and enjoy how remarkable our BlackBerry’s are and let the others try out the new technology. Me? I’ll be sitting right here addicted to a tried and true companion that never fails, seldom freezes, and helps me manage my 80 hour work week while staying in touch with family and friends in style.
Please don’t let the iPhone people get you riled up. Other than browsing and media player, the Blackberry dwarfs theirs. Still dominating the Enterprise market, which it was launched to do a decade ago, RIM is doing what everyone else is doing, albeit somewhat slower, capitalizing on the expanding consumer smartphone market. But they’re doing it without sacrificing quality and security. Sure they have issues like everyone else, but the platform is by far the most stable.
As far as negativity about the lackberry goes. The device sucks when compared to the iPhone. Even most BlackBerry users think it sucks compared to iPhone. Just because more people have them doesn’t mean its better. Windows Mobile used to dominate. Palm used to dominate. Eventually we will say that the Blackberry used to dominate.
If RIM continues to hang its hat on the enterprise and keep acting like the hundreds of millions of consumers that don’t have smartphones and don’t need them for work don’t matter, then they might as well hang themselves because consumers want cool devices, not corporate devices suck when compared to cool devices.
Thank you Todd for your kind reply. And you’re absolutely right. BB is by far the most stable and secure platform. I play music all the time on my Tour and it works. I can even text, email, work my calendar, play a game, check the weather, check the sports scores, read the newspaper, etc, etc. I’m not sure what some users expect the media player to do, wash your b***s while listening to music? Anyway, in my initial post, I was cordial to the inferior phones and platforms out there. There are some amazing phones and some really amazing technological advances in cellular as well as all landmobile radio in the past 10 years. Truly amazing. There are plenty of iSuck users out there that love their phones, there are plenty that hate their phones and the wireless network they are on. ( I don’t blame them). It’s very clear that the previous iSuck poster just loves his iSuck. It’s ok. There’s nothing wrong with it. If it works for you, use it, love it. It would absolutely not work for me and it has not worked for six close personal friends and family members. They tried it and were completely miserable. Does that mean I would bash the iSuck? No! I know several people that are currently trying the Android Incredible. A few love it, a few returned it within 2 weeks and are luckily back with their trusty old BB. Does that mean that I would bash the Incredible? Nope! So, stop hating the BB. It’s a reliable stable device that works for millions and millions of CONSUMERS and BES users. As an ex- iSuck user put it, ” iPhone and iPod Touch have 180,000 apps available to download and enjoy. Too bad 170,000 of them are apps that make funny fart noises, gun shot sounds, and count how many sit- ups you can do”. My Nine year old son and eleven year old step- son have iPod Touches. I asked my boy how he likes his iPod. He told me it’s a lot of fun for playing games, but “Dad when I grow up can I have a real phone like you and get a BlackBerry?” Swelling with pride, I said “of course son, I will always make sure you have the best”.
Quick question, how does it feel having a phone that doesn’t work and lasts for only 3 hours?
Another quick question, how does it feel to use a pad that can only do one thing at a time?
How does it feel to be a douche who has to go to a mac lovers dating site because THE IPHONERULZZZZZZZZ…..
It’s ok, Steve BlowJobs will make sure you keep buying his products and upselling you on every single detail he can imagine…because it’s cool and white and plays baby musuci or indie pop star music in the background…
Send in Master Chief MOFO’s, designed to eliminate aggressive cults… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJAZ0PCS8AY
Ultimately, it is to each his or her own. Personally, I’m not a fan of the iPhone, largely because of Apple’s approach to the user experience (controlling to the point of virtual dictatorship) and the lack of multitasking had made it a no go. But I appreciate the iPhone’s design, build quality and user interface.
I’m also not a fan of Android: Apps don’t move me; it isn’t yet stable enough to be secure for my purposes; most of the phones (save for most of the non-Google models HTC manufactures) are ugly in design; and Google hasn’t mastered the art of assuring every phone is updated to the same version of the OS at the same time. But I appreciate how Android is creating one OS that can run across different kinds of hardware the same way Microsoft did for desktops and laptops with Windows.
Symbian is a tad behind the times in terms of UI, but I think it is a sweet OS for what it is. Same with WinMo; I can’t wait to see what WinPhone 7 does. And I am curious about the possibilities of Bada and other OSs waiting to be cooked up out there.
But for the day-to-day business of communicating with my employers, colleagues and business partners, BlackBerrys are just the best for my needs. I’m not a big apps guy; Poynt and UberTwitter are my basic tools while I use the Weather Channel app and Sprint Navigation religiously. I am big on e-mail integration (I have seven e-mail addresses) and instant messaging; this is where BB shines.
From where I sit, RIM needs to update the UI (it’s getting long in the tooth), add Flash (not a big video watcher, but my sites functions on Flash for their multimedia presentations) and improve the native browser (which will come with BB 6). That said, BB is the best for my needs. Not necessarily for everyone’s needs — that is up to each of us — but definitely for mine.
its so funny that iphone users seem to think that their phones are superior in everyway when in fact they are the most dumbed down phones out there but because apple makes everything simple and flashy retards with no sense for real performance can lull themselves into thinking they are even in the same class as other smart phones. wait wait u just now got mms and voice dialing capabilities that have been around for over 10 years now. come on really??? apple gives u the bare minimum to make their visual nice while masking the fact they are woefully lacking in every other category. wheres the sd card slot on ur iphone??? or the usb port??? oh thats right they dont have one. once again failing to provide standard technology. the only inovation apple can claim is theres an app for that and those apps arent even apple technology. iphone users are so annoying. the iphone isnt even a smartphone i mean no multitasking???? whats so smart about a phone u cant even listen to music while doing anything else on ur phone??