RIM to offer wi-fi Blackberry's?
RIM Senior Vice President David Yach told
eWEEK, "Our goal with Wi-Fi then is that Wi-Fi will just work. When you have coverage Wi-Fi will work, and when you don't you'll use something else,".
The company is working with wireless carriers to make the hand-off between an Internet connection via Wi-Fi and a connection via a cellular-wireless network as seamless as possible.
One of the primary comments I hear from Blackberry users is the battery life. When compared to a Windows Mobile phone, Blackberry’s just manage battery better. As RIM continues to add feature sets to the Blackberry (like multimedia capabilities in the Pearl), the battery will continue to drain just as fast as a Windows Mobile phone. Blackberry users will begin to figure out exactly what I’ve been saying for years. Windows Mobile gives you more functionality, and as you add functionality, battery has to go. For instance, the Blackberry Pearl now advertises a 3 hour talk time and a 360 hour standby. The Treo 750 Windows Mobile phone advertises 4 hours of talk time and 360 hours of standby. Where did the incredible battery life go for the Blackberry?