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What do you get when you give the BlackBerry 9700 Bold (Onyx) the Curve 8900′s keyboard, and strip away the 3G? The device code-named Atlas, it seems. Apparently due to hit the Chinese market, this particular Atlas is likely packing 128 MB of application memory, running OS 5.0.0.239 and featuring the now-standard optical trackpad. Aside from the battery door and Curve-style keyboard, the Atlas’ housing looks identical to the Onyx. Now, the code name is a little confusing since the last time we heard, the Atlas was going to to be the Wi-Fi-toting Tour coming to Verizon. Has the project been moved in another direction? If this video gets taken down, just do a quick YouTube search – and even if the alternatives get taken down, I think we can count on a Megaupload link shortly.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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