Several weeks ago Rim launched its sleek new Blackberry Curve. It is slim, lightweight and oh so cool! The lightest and thinnest Blackberry yet, it has been out on the market now for a couple of weeks and certainly not easy to get because of high demand (sold by AT&T/Cingular.)

The Blackberry Curve has a full QWERTY keyboard – the smallest full keyboard Blackberry ever. Spell check is a new component found in the Curve, an option to activate spell check can be done before sending out an email. The phone features advanced audio technology that cancels out background noise and echoes and will automatically increase the volume when you're in a noisy environment. It has the ability to play music and show videos and photos. The outstanding speaker system, which is very clear and has great volume, makes using the speakerphone convenient; listening to your music is also a pleasure. It is one of the first cell phones to enable Bluetooth stereo music playback; listen to your music wirelessly through lightweight Bluetooth headphones; some headsets have microphones for making calls and when a call comes in the music will stop automatically until you finish your phone call.

The camera has a two mega pixel photo resolution and a strong flash. The Curve comes with 64 megabytes of storage; however you can install a microSD memory card for more storage. Do not let the central clickable trackball throw you off – in the beginning it may seem a complication, however, after just a short time, it becomes very efficient for navigating around. A new addition to this Blackberry is the capability to download and install street maps; if you attach a GPS receiver to your Curve, you have yourself a very portable direction-finding unit.

The Blackberry 8830 is for those individuals who do not want the camera (works on Verizon network.)

Many users may find that loading Outlook may lag a little. The reason is - the larger and larger your mailbox becomes, the more time it will take for it to load. We recommend that every so often, you perform a mailbox cleanup. You can go through email messages and delete them permanently if they prove to be unnecessary. If you find that most of your emails are important and that you may need to revert back to them later in the future, we recommend creating a PST file of your emails. This is simply a matter of backing up your emails to your desktop or somewhere on your PC and then putting a copy of it onto a CD/DVD. Once this PST file is created, you can now delete all previous emails up to a certain date of your choosing. Now that your mailbox size has been decreased, the performance of your Outlook will improve and you will still have a copy of your old emails in a safe location in case you need to access them later.

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On June 27th T-Mobile launched a new service to let its users roam between cellular and Wi-Fi networks in order to make calls. Using a Nokia 6086 or Samsung T409 and a D-Link Wi-Fi router from T-Mobile (router suggested, but will work on existing unlocked Wi-Fi networks and T-Mobile HotSpots such as Starbucks and Borders) you can make a call using the Wi-Fi connection in your home or office. Even if cell coverage is very strong in your home or office, all calls are made using the Wi-Fi connection. If you begin a call in a Wi-Fi area and then leave it, the phone will automatically switch the call to the cellular network; the same is true if you make a call using the cellular network and then enter the Wi-Fi network.

How will this benefit the user? For a small flat rate of $10 a month for calling over Wi-Fi, you save minutes on your plan - it is believed that 27% of mobile wireless minutes are used from the home. Using Wi-Fi is a good alternative to weak signals in your home. The Wi-Fi advantage is beneficial if you live in an area that does not have good cellular network coverage. If you spend a lot of time in Starbucks, you can cut your wireless minute usage without paying for a Starbucks Wi-Fi access plan. The use of Wi-Fi will also help provide more bandwidth to users of the cellular network, thereby reducing the “network busy” message that may occur during times of heavy cellular usage. Biggest benefit is if you are an international traveler – if you use the phone in another country and connect to a Wi-Fi network to call your home, then it would be as if you were making a local call, however, if you call someone locally where you have traveled, then it would be an international call.

A phone will cost you $50 if you sign a two-year contract ($35 activation fee if you are a new customer, $39.99 a month for 1,000 minutes free nights and weekends) and unlimited nationwide calling over Wi-Fi is available for $10 month (no extra charge for T-Mobile Hot Spots in the US.) The cost of the router is $50, but with a mail in rebate you get the $50 back.

On June 26th the “beta” version of Microsoft’s Web-based file storage system was made available to 5,000 individuals; it will be made more widely available later this summer. This service will allow users an alternative way to access their files on the move and to share documents with anyone in the world; they can label some folders private to share with specific users or keep them public. A user can back up important files and access them from any computer with Internet access by logging in with their Windows Live ID. Users can share folders and collaborate with coworkers or classmates and determine how much control each person may have – read only, add or delete files; anyone sharing uses their own Windows Live ID. Public folders can be viewed by anyone on the Internet, but they can’t change them, just send a link, as each folder and file has its own web address.

Microsoft will soon begin selling what they call their ultimate rechargeable keyboard and mouse for Windows Vista and PC entertainment. It is the first-ever fully backlit rechargeable keyboard and mouse set; Microsoft is stating that a user will get one week between charges for the keyboard and three weeks for the mouse. Bluetooth technology allows users to connect the keyboard up to 30 feet away from the computer. "Intelligent backlighting” illuminates the keys and a palm rest sensor will backlight the keyboard when it senses your hands and will turn off the lights to save battery when your hands are no longer sensed. The charging hub for the mouse is at the top of the keyboard. It comes equipped with 4 USB ports, 4-way scrolling, navigation pad, and Gadgets button.

Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Keyboard, the 7000 Wireless Entertainment Desktop, provide a natural position for typing, an optional palm rest, 4-way scrolling and instant viewer. It works up to 30 feet away from the transceiver and ships with the award-winning Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. The Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 comes with 6 months of battery life.