Plenty of modern phones support email, of course, but what always made BlackBerry special was its push technology. With this, you don't need to dial up to collect your email: just sit back and wait for the messages to come to you. Wherever you are, if an urgent email comes through to any of your email addresses -- and the 7100v supports up to 10 -- you can act on it instantly.

Sleeker than the original, this BlackBerry continues the messaging workhorse tradition we've come to expect.

There’s a lot to consider before jumping on the BlackBerry bandwagon. Should you or shouldn’t you use a dedicated blackberry device?

Paul Ockenden concludes his trial of mobile email systems. Guess which he likes best.

Paul Ockenden gets to grips with MOTOROLA’s impressive push-email system, “GOOD”- a great competitor to both Microsoft’s and Blackberry’s systems.

Paul Ockenden Ditches his blackberry for a month and finds out the benefits and the pitfalls of using Microsoft’s push email system.

PC Authority gets time with the Blackberry Curve 8310, using Vodafone’s Australian GPS mapping software.

Many enterprises that have issued staff with BlackBerry mobile email devices will be vulnerable to a serious hack attack when security researchers release exploit code, security experts warned today.

RIM in good looking handset shocker.

One in 10 would be 'devastated' if parted from device.

A great piece of hardware, backed up by BlackBerry’s legendary services.

A slim Blackberry that doesn't dispose of what makes Blackberries so popular and effective.

A desirable form factor that doesn’t compromise on usability.

High-end customers turning to Microsoft, claims report.

The future of Internet access is now. The idea of connecting cables to a computer to enable a connection will soon seem as archaic as manually cranking the engine of an automobile. Ed Dawson samples a cross-section of bleeding-edge wireless broadband services and cuts through the hype.

A stylish and rugged business-class smartphone with a huge choice of push-email clients available.

Wider than a normal phone and encroaching on PDA girth turf, the BlackBerry 7100v is both a capable phone and a capable PDA.

New device features Pearl controller and assisted GPS.

Tech Pacific has signed to distribute Vodafone's Mobile Connect software and new BlackBerry handsets under an agreement that commences on 4 October.

A good range of business features are slightly let down by the form factor.