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Photos: new BlackBerry Curves

Sandra Vogel ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 20 Feb 2008 08:50 GMT

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The location of the memory card slot may be irritating, but music fans will be pleased to note that there is a 3.5mm headphone slot rather than the 2.5mm slot so often used in mobile phones.

This makes it easy to substitute your own headphones for those supplied with the device. This may rule out wired handsfree operation, but the Curve 8320 has Bluetooth built in, so wireless handsfree is perfectly feasible.

The edge that houses the headphone slot also contains the mini-USB power connector and one of two 'convenience keys'. These are a BlackBerry staple and can be programmed to access any frequently used feature. Out of the box, this key activates the built-in voice control.

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