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October 31, 2008

Blackberry's new models will allow the company to continue to dominate the smartphone market. - Inspired by David Pogue

Blackberry's new models have arrived. The three new phones available this fall will be the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (already released), the BlackBerry Bold 9000 (available November 4th), and the Blackberry Storm -- the release date is yet to be announced.)

The Flip is the first flip blackberry and the Storm will be the first one with a touch screen.

David Pogue, who has tested the Flip and the Bold, offers rave reviews, calling them "very, very nice indeed." Both models feature "new software loaded with useful programs… The new software offers fully formatted e-mail — fonts, bold, italic and so on — and pictures embedded right in the message. Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments open right up, ready for simple edits.

Unlike the iPhone, the Blackberrys have actual, illuminated keyboards. "A hundred ingenious shortcuts save you time. Hit Space twice to get a period, a space and a capped next word. Hit Space when you’re typing an e-mail address to get the @ symbol. Apostrophes appear in contractions automatically. And so on," writes Pogue.

He goes on to detail the phones' flaws, as well as lay out further benefits. To read his full review, click here.

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