The Blackberry Curve are a series of smartphones developed by RIM aimed towards everyday consumers as opposed to the business clients Blackberry has traditionally served. The original base model, Blackberry Curve 8300, was released in 2007 and its successor, the 8900 is scheduled for an early 2009 rollout.
At the time of its release, the original 8300 was the smallest and lightest QWERTY keyboard Blackberry. Its features included an e-mail spellchecker and a 2 megapixel camera, but lacked 3G support or the ability to connect to a wi-fi network. The screen is a 65,000 color, 320x240 resolution, 2.5 inch diagonal LCD screen that is able to adjust its backlighting according to the ambient light available. The Curve’s network compatibility allows linking to a Blackberry Enterprise Server, Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise for corporate email purposes. In total, the Curve can support up to 10 email accounts. For voice communication, the device is a quad-band world phone featuring speakerphone, conference calling, voice activated dialing, and smart dialing. The phone book is only limited by the size of the memory.
While the 8300 had only basic features, later iterations such as the 8310, 8320, and 8330 would go on to add GPS, wi-fi, and CDMA network support.
