SMALLER AND SMARTER
This is BlackBerry’s finest model to date. Svelte and ultralight, it’s more like a cell phone—and less like a paperweight—than its predecessors. But despite the diminutive scale, the Curve is endowed with a full qwerty keyboard we found to be unbeatable among smartphones for fast, accurate typing. Plus it comes standard with Wi-Fi capability. This, of course, means you can switch to free e-mail and Web browsing where applicable, a substantial savings for frequent travelers. One letdown: The screen
is easily scratched. 3.9 oz; 64MB flash, expandable; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth; blackberry.com