That's been the biggest problems with BlackBerries. Trackballs are for playing Missile Command and nothing else.

Trackball is something I wouldn't miss! Not a huge fan of how gunky they can get, and they're impossible to clean without voiding the warranty!

Looks a neat little phone. Pity about the lack of 3G, but for email only it's not really that essential.

I think not having 3G in 2009 is rediculous really. I know there are plenty of phones without it, but somebody buying a Blackberry is usually somebody who would make good use of the extra speed. No Blackberry should come without it. Even if it is only £200.

If it had 3G i'd probably consider replacing my N95 8GB with it.

Re review scores, didn't the Blackberry Storm get 40%? Which proves scores below 60% are possible....unless i'm wrong and the Storm got 60%, in which case ignore this.

If you think about it, most new kit will perform its basic functions; a phone will make and receive calls, a printer will make marks on paper. So they're at least 50% of the way to being perfect. The other 50% is really how well they do it, how easy they are to use, how close they get to the ideal. I can't see how you can score a device much below 50%, unless it doesn't perform its basic functions.

Sorry, but a FULL qwerty keyboard has FOUR rows not three. Fail again.

Someone recently told me that pathetic camera resolution is a requirement of US carriers.

Can someone in the USA confirm or deny this please?

...what we really need to know is, how does brickbreaker perform using the new touchpad?

No 3G, 2.5 days battery life. Simple. Idle mode procedures in 3G sap it like there's no tomorrow... stick with 2G and EDGE if you keep losing your charger like I do :)