February 10, 2005

RIM Blackberry 7100g Launched by Cingular

Cingular will launch the RIM Blackberry 7100g next week. It will cost $249 for a 2 year contract after rebates. Specs and features include:

-GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 mhz network compatibility
-4.6x2.3x0.8 inch size
-192 hours of standby and 240 minutes of talk time
-65k color 240x260 screen
-4MB of RAM and 32 MB of flash memory
-SureType keyboard
-Bluetooth

This latest RIM smartphone has an attractive form-factor and look. It will give the Treo 650 a run for its money. However someone needs to bang PalmOne and RIM over the head and tell them 32 megabytes is not enough storage for the next-generation of smartphones.