In the world of corporate messaging, BlackBerry devices were the most popular ones, if not the only one, until recently! And I guess we know the answer, why. While iPhone is conquering the world by its all-in-one functionality, it’s no wonder that other companies are feeling the heat and trying to match the competition, let it be design and/or functionality that can come close to that of iPhone’s. And BlackBerry is no different to that. Their latest product BlackBerry Bold has attracted attention as a smarter, sleeker BlackBerry so far. Until now BlckBerry devices were famous for its push emailing and web browsing capabilities. They never considered being a sleek or stylish device. But it looks like BlackBerry is trying to change that impression now.

As Mobile Computer says, RIM probably won’t admit as much, but its new BlackBerry Bold is a blatant attempt to appeal to an iPhone-buying audience. It’s by far the best-looking BlackBerry to date and it even looks a bit like an iPhone – the stainless steel rim around the case and flush-fitting screen are two obvious design cues.

So far, all RIM has really done is produce a sleeker, shinier version of its usual BlackBerry fare and mere looks alone are not enough to compete with the iPhone. Fortunately, it has also twigged that that a major factor in the iPhone’s success is its slick user interface, and so it’

s given the new BlackBerry OS 4.6 that runs on the Bold a cosmetic makeover, too.

Despite adding many new features such as classy monochromatic icons, support for recent web standards (CSS 2.1, HTML 4.01 and JavaScript 1.5, to name three), desktop-like web browsing experience on a small screen (480 x 320) and not to mention it’s 3G support; it looks like that Bold couldn’t match the web browsing performance of iPhone. While an iPhone 2G took 31 seconds to load a website, the bold takes 59 seconds over a definite Wi-Fi connection; 28 seconds slower than a 2G iPhone. Well, that brings us to conclusion I guess. While people are crying over iPhone 3G’

s low 3G performance (still better than 2G), I wonder how users will take this performance of BlackBerry Bold.

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