| This major update to the popular 7105t brings | | | | |
| the Blackberry experience to a whole new | | | | The Blackberry Pearl sports a 2.25-inch TFT |
| level. Here are 10 reasons to buy the RIM | | | | screen that displays 65,000 colors at a |
| Blackberry Pearl. | | | | 240x260-pixel resolution. The screen is super |
| | | | sharp, clear and is reminiscent of a |
| 1. The Camera. | | | | miniature plasma screen television. It is |
| | | | great for viewing emails and web browsing. |
| The Blackberry Pearl includes a 1.3-megapixel | | | | Also included is light-sensing technology so |
| camera that features an LED flash, 5 times | | | | the Pearl will adjust its brightness based on |
| zoom and white balance controls. This is the | | | | the conditions you are in. |
| first Blackberry to include a camera, and | | | | |
| whilst at 1.3 Megapixel it is not as advanced | | | | 6. The Pearl. |
| as others on the market, it takes a great | | | | |
| little photo and is a long overdue addition | | | | Gone is the classic Blackberry trackwheel. |
| to the Blackberry. | | | | This phone features a trackball below the |
| | | | screen (The Pearl). The Pearl is easy to use |
| 2. MP3 Player. | | | | and allows for 4 way scrolling. Its |
| | | | sensitivity can be adjusted and when pushed |
| This model includes other consumer features | | | | in, it acts as a select button. Whilst |
| including an Mp3. The Blackberry music player | | | | Blackberry users who are used to the |
| supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, | | | | trackwheel might initially experience some |
| AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also | | | | difficulties adapting to the Pearl it is very |
| compatible with Java application and game | | | | easy to adapt to. New Blackberry users will |
| downloads. You can create playlists as | | | | quickly take to it. |
| folders and shuffle and repeat songs within a | | | | |
| certain folder. It also displays some track | | | | 7. Maps |
| information, such as title, artist, and album | | | | |
| art if available. | | | | The Pearl is also the first Blackberry to |
| | | | come with a map application. Blackberry Maps |
| 3. Expandable Memory. | | | | provides local maps and allows you to get |
| | | | text-based driving directions straight to |
| Now that you can listen to your mp3's on the | | | | your Blackberry. |
| go with your Blackberry you are going to need | | | | |
| somewhere to store all your favourite songs, | | | | 8. Email. |
| not just a few of them. The blackberry Pearl | | | | |
| also sports a memory card slot. | | | | This is the feature that made the Blackberry |
| | | | so popular from the beginning. You can sync |
| This is the first blackberry to include this | | | | with your company's server with support for |
| feature. | | | | Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, or |
| | | | Novell GroupWise to deliver corporate e-mail |
| 4. Size and Design. | | | | in real time (Push email). |
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| The Blackberry Pearl is sleek and stylish | | | | You can also support up to 10 POP3 or IMAP4 |
| unlike typical business smartphones. At a | | | | e-mail accounts. |
| form size of 4.2 by 2.0 by 0.5 inches; 3.1 | | | | |
| ounces, the Pearl fits easily into a pocket | | | | The email set up wizard is very quick and |
| or handbag, and unlike previous Blackberry | | | | simple to use. |
| models it does not look over-sized and silly | | | | |
| when making calls. The Pearl is smaller than | | | | 9. Voice Dialling. |
| the Treo and Sidekick smartphones. It has a | | | | |
| glossy black and chrome finish and will | | | | The Blackberry Pearl now offers voice |
| appeal to business users and general | | | | dialling so you can set up voice commands for |
| consumers alike. | | | | your contacts and use them to dial numbers. |
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| 5. The Screen. | | | | 10. Use it with a Mac. |