Wired: 5 Things RIM Needs To Fix In Its BlackBerries

Posted by Mauricio on Sep 3, 2009 at 7:30 AM | Comments

Sometimes it’s good to hear an objective point of view about BlackBerry and its development. As hardcore BlackBerry fans, many of us may have a biased perspective. I myself always talk about how awesome my BlackBerry is, but I do recognize that there is room for improvement (which I’m sure RIM is working on).

On that note, Priya Ganapati of the Wired Gadget Lab put together an article with 5 things that RIM needs to fix in its BlackBerry devices.

Apple may get all the press, but the venerable BlackBerry is untouchable when it comes to sales. Three of the top five best-selling smartphones in the first quarter of the year were BlackBerries, according to research company The NPD Group.

So why aren’t the devices better? Sure, BlackBerry users rely on their physical keyboards to pound out e-mails, as they always have, and Research In Motion’s longstanding support for push notification and corporate mail servers means you’ll never miss an urgent message from the boss.

But even though BlackBerries have been adding gee-whiz features like multimedia playback and touchscreens, the devices still seem like a mishmash of undercooked ideas. Here are five things RIM needs to fix if it wants to maintain its lead.

Summary of the 5 things:

Browser
Touchscreen
App store
Wi-Fi
Desktop software

So…do you agree/disagree? Is something missing from the list or are you satisfied with your BlackBerry?

Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments as I’m sure RIM would love to read them .

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Jay Tyler

I agree their browser needs some work..
I mean, it's good now but there is room for improvements.

Never really was a big fan of their "App Store".
But, I believe once it becomes more mainstream like the iPhones App Store it'll become more useful.

Ben

The Browser is just fine with me, The software and app store work just fine as well, I have excelent Wi-FI and 3G with my Bold as well, what I need is the ability to watch streaming video on my phone, I have to carry a second phone just to do that and Yes, it is that important that I be able to review Streaming newscast videos.

BigMike

The browser on the BlackBerry is terrible! So slow it's pitiful. I use Bolt and Opera Mini as an alternative, but I only wish I could make either one of them the default browser.