Not the sleekest smartphone, but the screen, keyboard and battery life are all superb.

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.

RIM has finally fired its long awaited new weapon, in the most powerful Blackberry device to date that not only handles essential business communications but packs in enhanced entertainment features.

It's nothing like the iPhone, honest. Meet the possible, rumoured, might-happen, iPhone killer.

A little large and lacking in superfast data connectivity, but unrivalled as an email tool.

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

The Blackberry Storm 9500 is luxurious and innovative in equal degree, but the slightly cheaper Bold is better to type on.

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.

We put the two smartphones head to head on specs, but which one is actually the smarter choice?

We've seen lots of QWERTY email-phones, but not many in a flip-phone design. RIM flips its way into consumer territory with the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.

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

An excellent phone for businesses and consumers, although some will find the lack of 3G a concern

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

US-based software firm PocketMac has announced a tool designed to help BlackBerry users recover their smartphone if it is stolen..

Research In Motion has released a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) for business customers, adding a web-based administration console and enhancements such as the ability for users to access Windows fileshares from their BlackBerry handset.

Google is promising to make it even easier for business BlackBerry users to access their favourite apps with the upcoming release of the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

If you're a Nokia or iPhone user, maybe the Storm's "clickable" touchscreen might finally be the thing that converts you to Blackberry.