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BlackBerry Bold Touch Makes Accidental Appearance on RIM’s Front Page

Categories: BlackBerry
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, April 29th, 2011 at 2:51 PM
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We had heard that the BlackBerry Bold Touch was going to be the only phone RIM announces at their big show next week, and now we’re seeing some confirmation. Apparently the official BlackBerry website briefly showed the Bold Touch, which said it was coming soon, would be running OS 7, and has a new “Liquid Graphics” touchscreen, whatever that means. Also, the PlayBook in the background is featuring the official Facebook app that we had seen Adobe teasing last week; hopefully we’ll see that at BlackBerry World too.

Based on spec sheets from previous leaks, the Bold Touch 9900 (code-named Montana or Dakota) is expected to have a 1.2 GHz processor, 768 MB of RAM, a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 touchscreen, 8 GB of local storage, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, and the usual fare like Wi-Fi, GPS, and 3G. New additions will include mobile hotspot, NFC, and augmented reality apps thanks to a new magnetic compass (see some screenshots of the native app here).

The Bold Touch looks like it will appeal to RIM’s core buttoned-down audience, but the real fun stuff, like the Monaco/Monza/Touch may very well not show up next week. Even with one phone, some new PlayBook developer stuff, and lots of apps to check out, I’m sure BlackBerry World will be a solid show, though it would be a lot more exciting if RIM went to town and unloaded a bunch of phones at once.

[via BGR]

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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.

  • Tyler

    If RIM only “announces” the Bold (meaning actual availability is still months away), then they’re truly clueless at this point, and it’s only a matter of time before they’re the next Nokia. They can’t afford this snail’s pace BS. They’ll be pushing a year since the Torch, and they’re solely a phone company. Hard to believe the constant missteps this company makes!