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1、双语时事双语时事 黑莓家族又添旗舰机型黑莓家族又添旗舰机型来源： 华尔街日报Change is a familiar concept in the mobile-phone industry. Most recently, Apple and Google introduced mobile devices with two vital innovations: They run on fast 3G networks and use touch screens. Yesterday Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, brought ou
2、t a device that goes halfway: the BlackBerry Bold, which runs on AT that distinctionwill fall to the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm due out later this month. Instead, the Bold serves as an upgraded version of the companys BlackBerry 8800 series devices. These models are popular with corporations beca
3、use they focus most on functionality over style. As a result, they tend to be a bit on the large side - especially compared with the BlackBerry Curve or BlackBerry Pearl. Ive been using the Bold for the past couple of weeks, both in New York City and in Washington, D.C., and had almost no trouble do
4、ing email and Web browsing with its 3G network connection and Wi-Fi capability. I admit that I didnt use it much as a phone, mostly because its bulky size made it awkward to hold to my ear while chatting. On the plus side, the BlackBerry Bold has a bright, beautiful screen and one of the most comfor
5、table keyboards Ive used on a mobile device. Behind the scenes, it has a speedy processor that handles email, Web browsing and video playback with ease. The Bolds 2.66-inch screen is the largest yet on a BlackBerry. But the Bold reminded me of my grandparents new Buick: handsomely polished and luxur
6、iously comfortable, with plenty of extra bells and whistles. As much as I like the plush feel of this ride, it can feel as big as a boat when I need to park or navigate narrow city streets. Likewise, the Bolds large size affords mobile extravagances like a keyboard I could use without looking down a
7、nd a leatherette-covered back panel. But when tossed in a bag or even held in my hand, the BlackBerry Bold simply feels too heavy and too big. Short Memory Furthermore, this devices $300 price is steep considering it comes with only one gigabyte of memory, and a memory-card slot for expanding that s
8、hould you choose to do so. By comparison, Apples smallest $199 iPhone comes with eight gigabytes of memory. The Bolds battery lasted for me just over a day after being fully charged. RIM says a full charge will last for four and a half hours of talk time and about 13.5 days of standby. The BlackBerr
9、y 8820, by comparison, lasts a bit longer: five hours of talk time and 22 days of standby. But the Bolds brighter screen and faster network allow it to do things that were slow and stuttering in previous models, such as quickly loading and watching YouTube clips on the devices browser. Icons on the
10、Bolds main menu look like pale white versions of the colorful, cartoon-like icons found on previous BlackBerrys; perhaps these more-staid icons were added to make the device look more sophisticated. The Bolds edges are distinguished with silver chrome, and buttons abound on all sides: a volume rocke
11、r on the right edge, customizable convenience keys on the right and left sides, a microSD card slot on the left, a mute button on the top edge and a one-touch button on the bottom that releases the entire back panel. The Bolds leatherette-covered back panel gave the device a richer feel - a far cry
12、from the flimsy plastic back on my BlackBerry Curve that falls off if I drop it. This black leatherette back can be swapped out for other colors like blue, red, slate and brown, which can be bought at ShopBlackB. This BlackBerrys Web browser uses an on-screen magnifying-glass icon to remind users th
13、at they can zoom in to more easily read Web pages. Googles G1 device uses a similar magnifying glass. The Bolds Menu button (to the left of the trackball) offers a helpful way to browse using the Go To command. This command opens a screen with a blank address bar; a search box that can be set to use
14、 Google, Wikipedia or D; and a list of bookmarks and recent history. Emailing on the BlackBerry Bold was a breeze. I grew so fond of its keyboard design - made with flat, roomy keys and silver frets, or dividing lines, that separate each row - that I found myself touch typing without looking down af
15、ter only three days of use. RIM says that each key has a subtle high point on it that makes typing more comfortable, and I agreed, rarely typing an incorrect keystroke. Attachments opened in a blink, and DataViz Inc.s Word To Go, Sheet To Go and Slideshow To Go make it simple to open and edit Micros
16、oft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. As the presidential election approached, friends often emailed links to videos or Web sites with information about the latest news. On my BlackBerry Curve, I rarely even bother trying to open these links because that devices EDGE connection is so slow. But the Bold opened Web addresses and videos with no problem, whether I was on AT&Ts 3G network or Wi-Fi in my home or office. A pre-installed AT&T applicat
