RIM announces the BlackBerry Bold, $150M development fund

Pussy*Kat · #1 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Looks Amazing!!!!

RIM announces the BlackBerry Bold, $150M development fund - TechSpot News

Research in Motion has been hard at work over the past year making sure their next generation BlackBerry device lives up to expectations. After all, the Ontario-based manufacturer has been able to remain competitive using its current line of phones that includes the BlackBerry Curve, Pearl, and the business-oriented 8800, that lack many innovations put forth by the now year-old iPhone and other competing products from Nokia and the likes.

The BlackBerry Bold a.k.a. model 9000 will be the first of a number of devices to use a new platform consisting of a faster 624 Mhz processor, a revamped operating system, and improved memory and wireless connectivity support. This represents an overall step-up from the current BlackBerry device line-up. The Bold will feature a brighter 320x480 screen, which will come handy for reading and editing Word documents using the newly built-in DataViz DocumentsToGo software, commonly used on the Palm platform. An improved web browser should handle sites unoptimized for mobiles better, but if this video is any indication it will still fall short from offering the experience delivered by the iPhone's Safari browser. Even though 3G connectivity has been offered on certain BlackBerry models, it is expected that the Bold will bring wider 3G support across the board.

Along with the BlackBerry Bold introduction, RIM announced a $150 million venture capital fund meant to promote and incentive development of mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry platform and other mobile platforms.

rawb · #2 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Hands-on with PCMag

Pussy*Kat · #3 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

^ Thanks dear.

rawb · #4 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

ps: MY DICK TWITCHED A BIT READING THIS

Pussy*Kat · #5 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

^ If I had a dick mine would've too.

So excited about this!

Drazkers · #6 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Office document and flash(in the future)? I want one of these when i get back to canada!

galaxie · #7 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

It's nice, but I'm waiting on the 3G iPhone, hopefully it won't be too much longer! Both 8gb and 16gb models are "currently unavailable" on apple.com which is apparently a sign that Apple is clearing them out to make way for the 3G release! I can't waaaaaaaaaait!

omega_image · #8 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

htc diamond. what.

Ms.Tarantula · #9 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

this thread is distracting me from my blackberry

GSG9 · #10 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

im reading this thread from my blackberry.

hm no that would be a waste of time.

i am however looking forward to this phone. good post.

KrisisID · #11 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

that's awesome. i wonder what the price will be.

miss.myra · #12 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega_image

htc diamond. what.

htc! = audiovox

don't get me started! haha

Pussy*Kat · #13 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrisisID

that's awesome. i wonder what the price will be.

your first born child - youll have to barter her/him for one after theyve all been shipped out to everyone and their dog and you cant get/find them anywhere....

except on ebay for 74069604.00

GSG9 · #14 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

thats why you start dating someone that works for rogers NOW so you can get one held easier.

KrisisID · #15 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pussy*Kat

your first born child - youll have to barter her/him for one after theyve all been shipped out to everyone and their dog and you cant get/find them anywhere....

except on ebay for 74069604.00

Engrish Preeze.

Pussy*Kat · #16 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

I believe what I wrote dear was pretty clear.

The guy above you seemed to understand

GSG9 · #17 (**permalink**) May 12, 08

it makes sense to me....