7 posts and columns on Curve 8900

An App With a Knack for Contacts

in The Mossberg Solution on March 16, 2010 at 3:08 pm PT

Xobni Mobile for BlackBerry app compiles contact information on the BlackBerry for anyone you’ve emailed–regardless of whether or not you saved their information in your address book.
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Giving Your Pictures Some Va Va ‘Zoom’

in The Digital Solution on January 6, 2010 at 3:24 pm PT

When basic point-and-shoot cameras aren’t enough any more, go to the next level: megazooms.
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A Downsized BlackBerry Bold With Oomph

in The Mossberg Solution on November 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

The Mossberg Solution compares the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 with two of its siblings.
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The Swiss Army Knife of Portable Videos

in The Mossberg Solution on June 30, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

RealPlayer SP grabs videos from the Web and converts and transfers them to over a dozen portable devices. While other software programs perform two or just one of these tasks, RealPlayer’s trio of talent make it like a digital Swiss army knife.
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Tracking Friends the Google Way

in The Mossberg Solution on February 3, 2009 at 9:02 pm PT

Katie reviews Latitude, a new feature of Google Maps that uses location-based technology to track its users’ movements. Latitude displays the user’s location on a map for friends to see, so they can know where the person is at all times.
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A BlackBerry That’s Easy on Your Thumbs

in The Mossberg Solution on January 27, 2009 at 5:04 pm PT

In two weeks, the latest version of the BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, arrives. This device doesn’t have a sleek touch screen or completely overhauled operating system, nor is it meant to compete with the likes of Apple’s iPhone. But it has a physical keyboard and still manages to look stylish — and that’s no small feat.
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RIM: Despite Decline in U.S., Avian Sees Hope

in News on December 30, 2008 at 11:22 am PT

After combing through Research in Motion’s Dec. 19 6-K filing, Avian Securities wireless analyst Matthew Thornton writes that the company’s prospects are still intact as it moves past its recent product delays in introducing new BlackBerrys.