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Salomondrin does a great job of leaking videos of unreleased devices and his most recent is a comparison of the Bold 9700 and the Bold 9000. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 aka the Onyx, will have some decent specs with a 3.2MP camera, 256 MB of memory and a tighter form factor.
Because these videos are constantly being pulled, we’ve decided to bring it to you in picture form.
click through to see some notes and pictures from the Bold 9700 and 9000 comparison video
Orange Jordan have announced that they’re launching the BlackBerry Bold, arguably RIM’s flagship device. While we aren’t seeing any details on pricing, the BlackBerry Bold comes at a recommended retail price of $1,199.
If you visit the Orange Jordan site, there isn’t a link for BlackBerry or any information on what devices they sell. There is, on the other hand, a ton of information about the iPhone. It will be interesting to see how many Jordinians buy the BlackBerry Bold, even though it doesn’t seem to have much in the way of marketing.
This week is off to a great start with some OS leaks for your BlackBerry. The move coveted of the 2 leaks is for Bold and Curve 8900 users: OS 5.0.0.13. Don’t get too excited though, like all the OS 5.0 leaks we’ve seen, the build does not come with the latest BlackBerry Messenger, and it will make App World buggy.
BlackBerry Storm 9500 users will appreciate the OS 4.7.0.164 update as it helps make the Storm experience a little smoother. While the Storm started off on a bad foot, RIM has done a great job of releasing OS updates to improve the experience. So if you’re frustrated with your device, at the very least you should be getting official updates the moment they’re available.
Personally, I don’t recommend downloading these OS leaks, but I’m posting for the die-hards who absolutely must try them out. Make sure to back everything up!
Download OS 4.7.0.164 for the BlackBerry Storm 9500.
Download OS 5.0.0.130 for the BlackBerry Bold
Download OS 5.0.0.130 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900
NinjaThemes have created a free theme for your BlackBerry Bold 9000 featuring Gambit from X-Men. The theme features some dark cartoons accentuated by a pink energy flare. It looks nice and is sure to be a hit with superhero lovers.
Download your free Gambit Theme for the Blackberry Bold 9000.
If you download the theme, make sure to tell your friends you just picked up a free Remy LeBeau theme for your Bold. It’s incredibly geeky but they’ll think it’s some fashion designer from Paris.
Download the BlackBerry Cool App Store.
Dear BlackBerry Cool,
I am a follower of your website, i was the first one to get BlackBerry when it was introduced in our part of the world (Dubai) few years back, since then i have almost converted more then 100 of my friends & relatives to this amazing community.
Yesterday was my birthday and wife got a cake specially made out like Blackberry Bold for me, i wanted to share this with you, it was really sweet of her.
-Khurram
Bunnydog Productions are a recent start-up company that develops Blackberry applications and they’ve just released their first app called Fateful Fortune Cookie. The app is really simple, choose from four types of fortunes: Wise, Sexy, Evil, and Random, and let the app predict your future.
Fateful Fortune Cookie is available for the Storm, 9000, and 8900.
Download Fateful Fortune Cookie for the special price of $1.99 until Apr 30.
Also, we’re giving away 20 free copies! In the comments, write your favorite Chinese dish.
Good news for Rogers BlackBerry Bold users who have had a myriad of issues with RIM’s new flagship device (I’m looking in your direction, Kevin). Rogers has officially released an OS update for the BlackBerry Bold which reportedly improves device stability, battery life, web browsing,dropped calls, and memory management. You can find the download link to OS 4.6.0.162 below, and make sure to check out our OS upgrade how to as well.
Rogers Bold OS 4.6.0.162 Upgrade
How To Upgrade your BlackBerry OS
For all members of the BlackBerry Nation holding out for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 instead of buying the BlackBerry Bold because it has a ‘Safe Mode’ feature (there were at least one or two of you, right?), worry not. Troy over at BlackBerryNews.com has uncovered the feature, which allows you to prevent third-party applications from running automatically, in a version of the BlackBerry Bold OS.
To get ‘Safe Mode’ on your Bold right now, you’ll have to find OS 4.6.0.162 floating somewhere on the Interwebs. Or you can look at some more photos after the jump while continuously selecting ‘Wirless Upgrade’ from your Bold options menu.
(via BlackBerryNews)
Uh-oh. This isn’t good news for the boys and girls in Waterloo. It looks like AT&T isn’t the only carrier having trouble with the BlackBerry Bold. Mobile Tech Addicts got their hands on this internal Orange UK document that speaks for itself:
Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry Bold handset across a variety of mobile operators, Orange has decided to act in the interest of its customers by suspending shipments of the device in the UK. We are currently awaiting feed back from RIM as to when an industry wide fix for these issues will be in place, and expect this suspension to be an interim measure. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may cause you.
Next steps: BlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers.
I hope this doesn’t start a trend. Can any Orange users report back to us if they’ve experienced any Bold issues? Do any of the hardcore cellular readers know if there are similarities between Orange and AT&T’s networks?
(via Mobile Tech Addicts)
Uh-oh, looks like it’s time to add another country to the BlackBerry Bold World Map. Zain Bahrain and RIM jointly announced today the launch of the BlackBerry Bold in the Kingdom of Bahrain today.
“The uber-sophisticated BlackBerry Bold smartphone is sure to delight Zain Bahrain customers who love to stay ahead in the tech race as well as those who value increased productivity. It delivers an amazing blend of functionality, performance, usability and design, making it an ideal choice for both business professionals and power users in Bahrain,” said Zain Bahrain’s Special Projects Manager, Bashar Alami,
I’m not sure how large our Bahrainni readership is, but they must be excited! Check out our BlackBerry Bold Review to know if you should buy it (answer: yes). You can read the full press release after the jump.
The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review (with full device specs)
BlackBerry Bold Bahrain Press Release
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