The device packed with a 1.2Ghz processor, a 5-megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage, WiFi, GPS, and NFC. It would pretty much have the same touchscreen and full QWERTY form factor as the Bold 9900. Both pricing and release date is to be announced.

[via SlashGear]

Unfortunately, those new devices won’t be qualified for upgrades when RIM transition to the new QNX OS. This means if you would like the newest BlackBerry OS you will have to purchased a new device. On top of that, the current BlackBerry 7 OS won’t supports Flash. The main reason was because Flash required dual-core processor while the new devices that RIM introduced do not have.

[via SlashGear]

For most of us who might already know, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is the thinnest Blackberry device. It features a high-resolution 2.8-inch multi-touch display, a faster 1.2GHz processor, a larger QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash capable of 720p HD video capture, and 8GB of onboard memory expandable with up to 32GB microSD. Check out the video below.

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According to BGR’ exclusive report or conclusion, BlackBerry will be launching only one device during the BlackBerry World this year. The BlackBerry Bold will be revealed along the side of BlackBerry OS 7.

[via BGR]

“We are very excited to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9780 featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system,” said Carlo Chiarello, Vice President, Product Management at Research In Motion. “This new model builds on the highly refined mobile experience that BlackBerry Bold users already know and love and delivers a wide range of enhancements including a rich new user interface, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search feature and a high quality 5MP camera.”

Additional features of BlackBerry 6 include expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and integrated access to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and various instant messaging applications on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone. Its enhanced multimedia experience rivals the best in the industry and includes a dedicated YouTube app. It also features redesigned Music and Pictures applications and a new universal search feature that allows users to more effectively search for content on the smartphone as well as extend their search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World.

While worldwide availability schedule is depends on your local service provider, T-Mobile USA has first announced that it will start offering the BlackBerry Bold 9780 from November 17th for $129.99 with a service contract.

[via SlashGear]

Compare to the new BlackBerry Torch or BlackBerry Storm, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 do not use a full touch screen. It should be one of the first non-touch screen BlackBerry that will use the new  BlackBerry 6 OS.

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According to the video, the OS 6 runs faster on the Bold 9700 than the BlackBerry Torch 9800. The main cause of this is probably the complexity of Torch 9800′s touchscreen input. Check out the video below and see it for yourself.

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[via mobilemag]

Soon to be available around the world beginning November, for example AT&T, T-Mobile and Bell Canada, T-Mobile will sell the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $199.99 with a 2 yrs service contract.

Key features of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone include:

• Size: 4.29″ x 2.36″ x 0.56″ (109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm) 
• Weight: 4.3 oz (122 grams)
• 2.44” display (480 x 360 resolution at 245 ppi)
• touch-sensitive trackpad
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• 3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
• Built-in GPS
• 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
• microSD/SDHD memory card slot
• 256 MB of Flash memory
• Bluetooth (2.1)
• Removable, rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time in 3G mode

[via slashgear]

“There has been a great pent up demand for the BlackBerry solution among our customers in Denmark and we are happy to announce our cooperation with RIM. The launch will take place today in parallel with our name change from Sonofon and Cybercity to Telenor. We see the launch of the BlackBerry solution as a great way of celebrating this occasion. Furthermore, we expect this offering to underscore and extend our commitment to the Nordic market as we now provide the BlackBerry solution in Sweden, Norway and Denmark,” says Henrik Skov, Vice President sales, Telenor.

At launch, Telenor will offer the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphones.

Despite the fact the Bold received positive reviews when it launched, but

consumers have reported unexplained crashes, poor reception and irregular dropping of calls. Return rates are understood to be well above average for similar devices.

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone’s support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor. This device also features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom.