A couple of take-aways from BlackBerry Devcon Americas

by Volker Weber

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Photo: RIM

In no particular order:

Comments

That Android thingy is to give all those JavaME guys a home.

Martin Kautz, 2011-10-23

Certainly not.

Volker Weber, 2011-10-24

Forgot the smiley in my previous comment.
Nevertheless, ditching Java in favour of C++ is a big move and I wonder how many Java devs will switch over to Android.

Martin Kautz, 2011-10-24

Great camera, yes. But I do not understand why they have left out the autofocus. This is a step backwards compared to the Bold 9700...

Ralph Hammann, 2011-10-24

Ralph, my 9900 photos look better than those from the 9700. Is that any different for you?

Volker Weber, 2011-10-24

i agree with you, Volker. But i often take pictures of documents with the cam, that went better with the 9700 and its autofocus... :-(

Ralph Hammann, 2011-10-24

Yes, that is true. It does not work well as a scanner replacement. But for normal photography, it works really well. I have seen other manufacturers making the same decision for business phones, like Nokia for the E6 and E7.

Volker Weber, 2011-10-24

The non-autofocus cameras require less space than the ones with autofocus, maybe that´s a reason...
By the way, are there any news from Devcon to the Sharepoint-Client release in germany?

Ralph Hammann, 2011-10-24

Ralph, the SharePoint client is available in Germany. You should be able to buy licenses for it e.g. through Ingram Micro.

Abdelkader Boui, 2011-10-24

You are right, thank you for the information! It seems like i got wrong informations from our account manager at rim...

Ralph Hammann, 2011-10-24

I see the camera a little bit behind the camera in my older 9780 especially for documents. But that's not the whole problem.

the biggest problem is the bad battery. When I use the bold 9900 similar to my iPhone 4 (Twitter, Mail, Maps a little bit, telephone), it does not survive the day. About 6.00 in the late afternoon the battery is empty and I have to charge the device. And I tried all three different available firmwares, nothing helped.

And the conclusion: I sold it yesterday. Finish. The end of Bold 9900. And I know a few people who did the same.

Karl Heindel, 2011-10-24

I am on bundle 1672 and I have no issues surviving the day. I don't even charge it every single day.

Volker Weber, 2011-10-24

I can run mine for over a day with no issue, but generally charge it at night when I sleep so the next day is no issue. Verizon just released their official OS version which I need to upgrade to.

The camera is much better than before and is getting to the point to remove point and shoot cameras that most people used to carry.

Chris Miller, 2011-10-24

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