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Is RIM Missing The Boat On A Touch Screen BlackBerry With A Slide-Out Keyboard?

by Robb Dunewood on July 20, 2009 · 17 comments

BlackBerry With Slide-Out Keyboard

Is it just me, or, should Research in Motion already have come out with a device that looks like this a long time ago?  I know that this patent was only published in May of last year, but, one has to ask how a company with the resources of RIM didn’t see that the slide-out keyboard form factor is any area where they could lead the field in smartphones for several years?

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Will RIM Or Apple Be The First To Follow Palm With A Slide-Out Keyboard?

by Robb Dunewood on June 10, 2009 · 9 comments

Even though it’s been out for less than a week, I think that it is safe to say that the Palm Pre is an initial success.  The Pre has a long way to go before it catches up with the iPhone or the BlackBerry, however, Palm has brought something new to the table in the way of it’s full landscape touchscreen and its physical slide-out keyboard.

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