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Unlike many other manufacturers,Research In Motion® (RIM) do not release dozens of new handsets per year, so when a new model appears you can be sure that the new device is designed to bring something different to the market, be fit for purpose and impressive.

The BlackBerry Pearl 9105 smartphone is RIM’s smallest BlackBerry smartphone to date, it’s light compact and stylish. It clearly continues along the same lines as it’s successful predecessors, however, many subtle yet important features have been changed to bring it straight up-to-date. Like with all new BlackBerry smartphones, the trackball has been replaced with the more robust trackpad. The handset no longer has a half QWERTY keyboard, instead RIM have opted for an alpha-numeric keyboard which won’t alienate users wanting a traditional shaped handset whilst also wanting the benefits of a push email device. Regardless of whether you have previously used a BlackBerry device or not, it’s incredibly easy to get to grips with. An improved 2.25” TFT screen provides great resolution making good use of the email, web and app functions. The handset also has 3G and Wi-FI connectivity commonly only found on higher end handsets. The camera has been upgraded to 3.15mp with auto focus, flash and video. Impressively the processor has also been upgraded to 624 MHz, again the same as the BlackBerry Bold 9700 device.

Despite the improvements, RIM haven’t removed anything which made the original BlackBerry Pearl device so good. GPS, BlackBerry® Maps, expandable memory, document editor, all the right features are present and correct.

 
Reviewed by Matt Weale, Business Specialist – OneStream

OneStream is delighted to welcome Laura Edmonston to its team as Marketing Manager.

Laura Edmonston

Laura will be working closely with Bryan Gunn, Director of Business Development, to increase the marketing activity of the company, with a primary focus on raising awareness of the brand and the many services and products it has to offer. 

Phil Rider, Chairman of OneStream said “We are really pleased to have been able to bring Laura into our team. She readily understood the vision and commitment that we all share at OneStream and will be working on a number of initiatives to spread the message to a wider community”. Laura added “OneStream has a great story to tell, starting the year scooping ‘business to business dealer of the year’ at the Mobile News Awards, followed by the launch of a ‘working smarter in 2010’ initiative in April, I am thrilled to join the company at such an exciting time.”

 Laura will be responsible for all of the marketing and Public Relations functions within the company

For all those Vodafone customers luckily enough to be in South Africa for the World Cup, calls back home are now included in your price plan for June and July 2010

With Vodafone Passport just pay 75p connection charge per call, then chat away at your usual UK rate, which can even include your bundled minutes!