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PC World Top 100 Products of 2007
In May of 2007, the BlackBerry® 8800 smartphone was ranked 5th in PC World's Top 100 Products of 2007. The Top 100 Products of 2007 are ranked by PC World magazine's editors and are based on product reviews. The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone was chosen for its sleek look and a bevy of multimedia features with a full QWERTY keyboard.
Brand Impact Awards 2007
The Research In Motion BlackBerry® smartphone was awarded the Brand Impact Award 2007, in the Smart Phone category. The award is based on a quantitative study conducted by Liquid Agency that examines a brand's relative strength based on how well it retains customers as well an overall evaluation of "brand reputation".
PC Magazine 4 Stars Rating
Sascha Segan from PC Magazine awarded the BlackBerry® 8830 smartphone 4 out of a possible 5 Stars in May, 2007. Sascha called the BlackBerry 8830 smartphone a ground-breaking smart phone that not only boasts hi-speed access to Verizon's 3G wireless networks but also GSM circuitry for roaming internationally too. Combine this with legendary BlackBerry email prowess and you can easily see why the BlackBerry 8830 smartphone is worthy of our Editors' Choice award.
LAPTOP Magazine Editor's Choice
LAPTOP Magazine's Mark Spoonauer awarded the BlackBerry® Curve smartphone 4 out of 5 Stars in May, 2007. Mark commented that the BlackBerry Curve smartphone was a sleek smart phone for much more than email. The BlackBerry Curve smartphone sports a sharp 2-MP camera and some serious multimedia muscle.
PC Magazine 4 Star Rating
Jamie Lendino from PC Magazine awarded the BlackBerry® 8703e smartphone 4 out of a possible 5 Stars in January, 2007. Jamie called the BlackBerry 8703e smartphone a great solution for business users who need a powerful messaging handheld that doubles as their primary cell phone.
2007 Small Business Computing Best Products of the Year
The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone was chosen by Small Business Computing readers as the Best Product of the Year for Mobile Devices in 2007. The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone was acknowledged for its “tasty offering” that consists of phone, Internet browser, camera, multimedia player, organizer and e-mail capabilities.
2007 Datamation Product of the Year
The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone won the Datamation Product of the Year Award in the Handheld device category. Datamation readers voted the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone their favorite for its 1.3-megapixel camera, music and video player, expandable memory and mapping application.2007 Datamation Product of the Year
The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server won the Product of the Year Award in the Wireless Software category. Datamation readers voted for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for the way the software makes it easier to manage large BlackBerry deployments.
2007 CES Innovations Award Honoree
The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone was selected as an Innovations 2007 honoree in the Wireless Communications category. The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone was recognized for being a small, light, easy-to-use smartphone, complete with a trackball, digital camera, ultra bright screen, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory.LAPTOP Magazine Editor's Choice
LAPTOP Magazine’s Anthony Losanno awarded the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone from AT&T 4 out of 5 Stars in February, 2007. He called the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone a great choice for anyone looking to stay connected without carrying a bulky device.