| Updating the look of the Curve together with a sleekly styled titanium finish, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 for T-Mobile is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. In addition to its spectacular good looks--together with titanium-colored finish accented by chrome highlights--the Curve 8900 is packed together with communication and setting features. The built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) maintains together voice and data, making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues utilizing T-Mobile's Unlimited HotSpot Calling service, while the built-in GPS maintains setting-based services counting turn-by-turn navigation. 
Together with its spectacular titanium-colored finish and chrome highlights, the sleek and slender design of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone dresses it for any occasion (see big picture). Check out the Curve 8900 101 video demo. | And, of course, you'll enjoy all the communication and connectivity features you've come to expect from a Blackberry phone--counting email served up by the BlackBerry Internet Service and a full menu of messaging options (SMS, MMS, and IM). The receiver's complex multimedia abilities contain a 3.2-megapixel camera together with picture stabilization, digital zoom, flash and the capability to record video and have fun video. Other features contain a hot-swappable MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot (for cards up to 16 GB; 256 MB card integrated), Bluetooth for handsfree communication and stereo music streaming, multi-format digital audio player, unlimited any-network calling to any 5 people together with a myFaves plan, and up to 5.5 hours of speak time. T-Mobile Service Options
Together with T-Mobile HotSpot Enabled service, you'll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you speak. You can get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi--at home via your wireless router or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can in addition use the HotSpot Enabled service via much open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router for which you have access to the password from the owner. This phone is compatible together with the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard as well as the following Wi-Fi Alliance certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Configuration. Whenever you're not utilizing a Wi-Fi network, the Curve works just like a regular mobile phone, utilizing your Whenever Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan. In addition, this mobile phone operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Increased Data Rates for Global Evolution"). As a quad-band world phone, this phone maintains international roaming, extending the capability to stay connected while traveling abroad. This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is quick enough to support a wide range of complex data services (together with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), counting full image and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. This phone in addition consists of compatibility together with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which lets you to call up to five of your much common contacts--on any network, even landlines--not including utilizing any of your minutes. Study extra concerning myFaves from T-Mobile. Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers shortly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instantaneous messaging, and email. 
The Curve 8900 consists of Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, GPS navigation abilities, MicroSD extension to 16 GB, and extra (see big picture). | Staying Connected
Together with BlackBerry's push email technology, your email will locate you not including having to begin a connection. BlackBerry devices are intended to remain on and constantly connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new email arrives. In addition to the topic, you can in addition get and view attachments in a wide range of popular document formats, counting Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF. Browse the web together with the included, full-featured browser, which shortly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up together with your contacts utilizing a diversity of instantaneous message (IM) networks, counting the included Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable customers for Google Speak, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime. For corporate users, the Curve brings all the enterprise email and messaging abilities you've come to expect. It's supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (counting much popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling complex safety and IT administration inside IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise settings. Phone Features
Together with a refined design, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone maintains together your professional and personal mobile communication needs to help you enjoy a extra organized, balanced life. In addition to a sleek, trendy design, the great new smartphone consists of a large, vivid display--the highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone--as well as a 512 MHz next-generation processor for quick and responsive performance. The striking 2.4-inch, 480 x 360-pixel display (65K colors) serves up crisp pictures, topic and maps so information is easier to read, even when you're on the go. It in addition consists of a light-sensing aspect this automatically adjusts backlighting for indoor, outdoor and dark settings. Like other Curve models, the Curve 8900 consists of a trackball navigation system placed on the top of the QWERTY keypad, and it features an included spell checker together with a customizable dictionary to help preserve accuracy. You can snap vivid photos as well as video clips utilizing the 3.2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve, which in addition features a 2x digital zoom, auto focus, picture stabilization, and a flash. Transport images and videos between your smartphone and your desktop computer effortlessly utilizing the USB cable this comes together with the smartphone, or via Bluetooth technology. You can in addition capture video clips on the go, together with two resolution choices--480 x 352 pixels for saving to your PC and 176 x 144 pixels for sending via MMS messaging. In addition to recording videos, the Curve 8900 in addition maintains mobile video streaming as well as videos saved from your PC. It's compatible together with DivX, XviD (MPEG4 Advance Neat Profile), H.263, and WMV3 formats. Pay attention to your favorite music utilizing the integrated stereo earpiece, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible together with a wide diversity of document formats (.3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro) and dedicated volume controls are conveniently placed on the side of the receiver. Handsfree communication is simple thanks to the included speakerphone. This phone in addition offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0 + EDR), and consists of profiles for communication earpiece, handsfree car kits, and document transport. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. Together with the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) aspect, you can begin a call just by telling the Curve who to call from your contact list--either via the included speakerphone or utilizing an optional Bluetooth wireless earpiece. Other complex phone features contain complex sound technology this cancels out background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the capability to customize the Curve together with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones. 
Capture high-resolution photos and videos together with the 3.2-megapixel camera on the back. |  | The BlackBerry Browser on the Curve 8900 is intended to do on-the-go Internet browsing quick and fun--you can even begin a search right from the home page. Find the way sites and zoom in on content utilizing a trackball-controlled pointer, set bookmarks and view your history. In addition, the BlackBerry Browser works together with a host of other applications to do things like online purchasing and tracking information on your favorite pages easier. The easier a map is to read, the easier it is to follow. Mutually together with BlackBerry Maps, the crisp, colorful screen of the Curve 8900 is intended to do it easier to locate the setting of businesses, restaurants, concert venues, parks and extra by allowing you to check maps and get driving directions shortly and conveniently. When you're connected to the network, you can even launch maps from your address book. BlackBerry Maps is in addition intended to help do trips easier by getting route options like fastest or shortest and displaying directions visually along together with topic-based turn-by-turn instructions. Whether your instantaneous messaging (IM) account is together with Yahoo! Messenger, Google Speak, AOL Instantaneous Messenger, ICQ or Windows Exist Messenger, you can get your IM community wherever life takes you. Like the desktop versions, these programs propose features like avatars and emoticons. And, for the reason that BlackBerry applications work mutually, you can in addition begin an IM chat from your address book, call or email an IM contact while chatting or even check your calendar right from a chat. Other features contain: - Effortlessly synch together with Microsoft Outlook: Stay in synch together with your Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks in Microsoft Outlook
- Edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files: Just download attachments and begin typing. You’ll enjoy many of the same features you do on your computer--copy and paste, font size and color, even bullets and numbering and extra.
- Remote Search: If you prefer not to carry all your email on your Curve 8900 smartphone, Remote Search can be used to locate emails this are still stored on your BlackBerry Enterprise Server utilizing name, subject and other options to narrow the field.
- BlackBerry Media Sync: Sync your desktop iTunes music files together with your BlackBerry smartphone.
- Free/Busy Lookup: View your colleagues’ calendars to see who’s available at what time right from your BlackBerry smartphone.
- RSS (Really Neat Syndication) feeds support: Together with RSS, you don’t want to check important websites for updates, new content can be pushed to you automatically.
- Send and get topic and image messages (SMS and MMS)
- Bluetooth version 2.0 + EDR together with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication earpieces), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (document transport), PBA (transport contacts)
Vital Statistics
The Blackberry Curve 8900 weighs 3.9 ounces and measures 2.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches. Its 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.5 hours of speak time, and up to 360 hours (15 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. |