2011 has been a hard year for BlackBerry makers Research In Motion. Only recently ComScore revealed that the firm's BlackBerry OS has slipped from its number spot in the US market, losing a four.3 percent share in months.Even more recently it was unearthed that the Canadian manufacturer designs to cut 11 percent of its workforce, due to its ongoing struggle against iOS and Android. Following the announcement of the two,000 job cuts RIM's shares sank an additional four percent - having dropped by half in the earlier 12 months.
How? Well first up, there is the keyboard. The selling point of the BlackBerry Bold has always been its sturdy QWERTY keypad, and arguably with the Bold 9900, the best keyboard on the smartphone market got even better. With more spacious keys and added ergonomic styling, firing out those emails has got simpler.
Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones are without a doubt eating away at BlackBerry's market share, but the firm claims to have 'absolute confidence' in its future products. Chief amongst these is the BlackBerry Bold 9900 - which they think might finally tempt consumers away from that green Android robot.
While iFans and Android-lovers may say that the tiny BlackBerry screen is a large cost to pay for a physical keypad, that cannot be said about the Bold 9900. Yes, it may still come sporting a two.8-inch display, but the added touchscreen goodness brings this next generation BlackBerry right up to date, and makes navigating through menus much more slick. This also gives the handset more scope for gambling, as means it will be able to support apps such as Rovio's best-selling Annoyed Birds smash-hit.
The capacitive screen also boasts a 680 x 480 pixel resolution, which makes it the high-spec screen on a BlackBerry to date. Although it may be tiny this makes it much more suited for viewing films and for flicking through photographs, making it a feasible alternative to an Android smartphone.
How? Well first up, there is the keyboard. The selling point of the BlackBerry Bold has always been its sturdy QWERTY keypad, and arguably with the Bold 9900, the best keyboard on the smartphone market got even better. With more spacious keys and added ergonomic styling, firing out those emails has got simpler.
Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones are without a doubt eating away at BlackBerry's market share, but the firm claims to have 'absolute confidence' in its future products. Chief amongst these is the BlackBerry Bold 9900 - which they think might finally tempt consumers away from that green Android robot.
While iFans and Android-lovers may say that the tiny BlackBerry screen is a large cost to pay for a physical keypad, that cannot be said about the Bold 9900. Yes, it may still come sporting a two.8-inch display, but the added touchscreen goodness brings this next generation BlackBerry right up to date, and makes navigating through menus much more slick. This also gives the handset more scope for gambling, as means it will be able to support apps such as Rovio's best-selling Annoyed Birds smash-hit.
The capacitive screen also boasts a 680 x 480 pixel resolution, which makes it the high-spec screen on a BlackBerry to date. Although it may be tiny this makes it much more suited for viewing films and for flicking through photographs, making it a feasible alternative to an Android smartphone.
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