» BlackBerry Curve 8310 GPS Equipped SmartPhone Review

According to recently released report from iSupply Corp, the number of GPS satellite receiver equipped cellphones will more than quadruple between 2006 and 2011. Factors driving the growth are expected to be the growth of location based services and the U.S. government’s Emergency 911 services mandate. Location based services require a GPS receiver for establishing position and an Internet connection for accessing location databases. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 has both.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is an attractive smart phone with a metallic finish and a trackball for user input. It is a surprisingly small phone to come with a full QWERTY keyboard. For those looking a smart phone with navigation capabilities the BlackBerry Curve 8310 comes equipped with a built-in GPS receiver and the BlackBerry Maps application for navigation software.

On top of the GPS, the 8310 smartphone has wealth of other hardware including; a camera, 64 MB Flash memory plus microSD expandable memory slot, Bluetooth (for hands-free dialogue), a high resolution, light sensing display that automatically adjusts lighting levels for ambient light conditions and a speakerphone. Software applications include wireless email, organizer, web browser, media player, text messaging, attachment viewing, instant messaging, corporate data access, See the full specification below for other features.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 smartphone is compatible with BlackBerry Enterprise Solution with functionalities such as; advanced security features, Push delivery of data from corporate applications, remote address book look-up, wireless synchronisation with corporate PIM tools and single mailbox integration. The phone can be centrally managed and supported by a companies IT department.

BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smart Phone BlackBerry Maps Application

BlackBerry Maps application allows users to view maps and provides navigation directions based on location information from the Curve 8310’s built-in GPS receiver. As well as navigation directions, BlackBerry Maps will also help you locate Points of Interest (POI) such as restaurants, hotels, shops and businesses.

BlackBerry Maps Features Include:

• Interactive maps allowing panning in four directions and zooming;
• Compatibility with other BlackBerry applications — send maps via email and launch maps from other applications, including viewing the home or work address of contacts from your address book on a map;
• Ability to save locations as Points of Interest (POI) for future reference;
• Route planning with step-by-step instructions;
• Compatibility with a Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver for automatic plotting of your current location, tracking and route guidance;
• Optimization for BlackBerry smartphones for fast loading times and efficient data usage;
• Dynamicly re-drawn maps for faster map re-draws so you can pan, zoom and rotate maps quickly and
• Compatibility with current wireless network so that there is not need to switch carriers

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BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smart Phone Specifications

• Trackball
• QWERTY (Keyboard)
• Keyboard backlighting

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