The new Blackberry flip phone from Research In Motion — aka Kickstart — gets put in a lineup with the Blackberry Bold. Neither phone has been released yet (they’re expected within the new few months - Bold with 3G speed on AT&T and Kickstart with EDGE speed on T-Mobile). This gives you a chance to compare the two devices and start making plans for your next Berry upgrade. Rumor has it the Kickstart is sporting the RIM OS v4.6, Wi-Fi and a 2 megapixel camera. My prediction? It’s all about the browser. From this point in any device that doesn’t have a browser than can match the iPhone’s desktop-like experience will be destined for the “we pay you to take it” bin. Even though I can’t wait to see these new Blackberry models - I’m very concerned that nobody has shown an improved browser running on any of them. All that keeps going through my head is “Lipstick on a pig“.

Link: Berryshack via Crackberry

Even more photos of the yet to be launched flip phone from RIM (Blackberry Kickstart) have shown up online. Web site Crackberry.com posts one of the most complete sets of photos yet. I’m not sold this is going to be a big seller though maybe it will fill a niche for people who love both Blackberries and bulky flip phones. The phone is rumored to arrive first at T-Mobile later this year.

Link: Crackberry via Engadget

Photo via BGR

Behold the newly leaked photographs of what can only be a prototype for a future clamshell Blackberry smartphone. There’s no information about what’s under the hood with this Berry, code named “Kickstart”. While certainly RIM is praying this model will continue their lucky sales streak, there are several things on my wish list for this phone. Will RIM introduce improvements to the Kickstart or is this a page from Motorola’s failed playbook of “release the Razr in umpteen colors and variations”. There are 6 things that will have to happen before I’ll spend money on this flip phone. Want to know what they are? Keep reading.

via: BGR

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