BlueTrek has made an impact on European markets for some time now and is quickly finding a place across the pond. Their most unique headset may be the BlueTrek UFO Bluetooth Headset (84.95). One of the smallest headsets around, its unique style is sure to turn heads. But does it have the function to back up its form?

Read on for the full review!

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First Kevin got his hands on the BlackBerry Bold 9000 off eBay and put it through its crazy paces over at CrackBerry.com. If you want to know all about the BB Bold, definitely head over to their BlackBerry Bold page for more info than you'll find anywhere else. Next we headed over to the iPhone blog to pit the Blackberry Bold vs. the iPhone, complete with video. Sure, over there it's the iPhone blog, so it's natural that I would accentuate the iPhone there. Yet, there was another reason I didn't dig too deeply into the Bold.

Now we come full circle and the BlackBerry Bold has landed here at WMExperts. Here's that other reason: the Bold is busted. We've told you before that there are potential downsides to using a Network Operations Center (a NOC) to funnel all of your email and most of your data and apps (Beyond the BlackBerry downtime, that is). Add another issue to that list: RIM can (and did) shut down a PIN via their NOC. So what we have here is a BlackBerry Bold that can't email or do any apps that require the NOC or a PIN (like web browsing without WiFi and installing many apps). A BlackBerry that can't do email ain't no kind of BlackBerry at all.

So while we could do a full-on smackdown of the features that do, it wouldn't end up being much different from our previous look at the BlackBerry during the Smartphone Round Robin (First Look at the BB 8310 and Final thoughts on the same). Since we aren't Crackberry addicts, we wouldn't notice too many OS updates beyond the the Bold's updated eye candy, and there's plenty of that in Kevin's articles.

So instead we'll just keep it simple: after the break find a gigantic pile of comparison shots pitting the BlackBerry Bold up against ten different Windows Mobile devices.

(p.s. We may have this for a few days so if there's anything specific you're interested in knowing about, post questions in the comments!)

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  While smart phones were designed for productivity, it is hard to resist using them for recreation.  Consumers have a wide range of gaming software to choose from to help them pass the time in waiting rooms, airports, and anywhere else.  Astraware has been at the fore front of gaming software with such popular titles as Bejeweled and Zuma.  They have introduced a casino software package that is stuffed with casino games that is sure to help you pass the time.

Of their offerings, I'm particularly fond of Astraware Casino for Smartphone Edition ($19.95) (Also available for WM Professional). Read on for the full review!

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Have you ever wished that your MP3 player, Gameboy, or DVD player had BlueTooth (BT) so you could use a BT wireless stereo headset with it? I know I have. I first just originally wanted to review the Plantronics P590 Bluetooth (BT) stereo headset to use with my Sprint PPC-6800, but soon realized that the P590 can add BT capabilities to anything that has a standard sized earphone jack! Plantronics did not hold back with throwing in more extras in the box than I have ever seen, let alone would have even begun to imagine.

But of course, all the advanced features and add-ons mean nothing if the headset itself cannot deliver. To find out all the surprises that the Plantronics P590e Bluetooth Stereo Headphones ($74.95) offers that totally caught me off guard after I opened the box, and to see how well it actually does perform, read my review of this BT stereo headset that made me feel warm and fuzzy all over.

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