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Well... RIM already demoed opengl support on the storm2, it could very well be a blackberry. I am going to take a "wait and see" stance.
@azepolyn you should consider waiting for the tour2. Or at least waiting for more information on it. It may be coming out in the next two months (but maybe not).
@cfhuk I don't think people got paid anything for recycling their RAZRs. The next phone at the top will probably the phone that has been selling the most recently.
@artshark I wouldn't call this phone trash... It is a bit underwhelming though, but that is the point. It is a low end blackberry, designed to be cheap. And for $100 ($50 on sprint), it is a pretty good deal compared to some of the high end feature phones it will be competing with.
@Jon Rubinsteine sure, it comes with solitaire :)
@codemaker one more thing. OS 5.0 has some significant differences from and improvements over OS 4.5. Sure the basic layout of the OS is the same, but the browser on 5.0 is way better (especially when javascript is involved), app integration is better, threaded/chat style sms is supported, and there have been some UI enhancements. Perhaps these things are only obvious to blackberry addicts like myself...

The differences between OS 4.6/4.7 and 5.0 are less significant.
@gklarson the 8530 does have 3G. Evdo rev 0, but still 3G. I'm with you on the screen resolution though. And the camera (which was not mentioned in the article). Personally, I am waiting for the tour2.
No mention of the 2mp camera on the 8530 (no autofocus or flash) vs the 3.2mp cam with autofocus and led flash on the tour.
@awgeerowz that is a white tour.
LOL @ 3:22 in the third video.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I own an iPhone 3G and I'm looking for a decent speaker / alarm clock for it. I am going to listen music in a mid-sized room, so I want nice quality speakers with solid bass. I also want to use it as an alarm clock, so it would be great if there is such a feature. The price can be low-mid to mid-high range. I was looking at the Klipsch iGroove SXT; it's powerful, slick and the reviews are good, but it doesn't have an alarm clock feature. It's no deal breaker if I can set it up from the iPhone, but I'm not sure. Thanks!"
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