I recently acquired a new mobile phone. The Blackberry curve is offered as a special deal by several network providers like T-mobile, Sprint, Verizon, etc. What are the ups and downs of this phone though? Is it really worthwhile? Well, letʼs start with the bad news. Blackberry brings out the curve as a pretty huge phone although the screen is still pretty small. And if you tech-savvy people out there are into the touch screens, this isnʼt the phone for you. The QWERTY keyboard is a bit tight and sometimes you may hit the wrong key especially if you have big thumbs like me. The curve still has a white trackball that seems to shift to black after time though. By the way, this phone doesnʼt have a video camera but does take pictures. But the good news comes next. Itʼs great to be able to check your email anywhere you go with the curve and Wi-Fi capability doesnʼt hurt as well. And of course instant messaging helps out a lot if youʼre trying not to text too much. Overall, the curve gets 8 out of 10.