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New BlackBerry Bolds Add Touch, NFC, Run OS 7

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May 2, 2011, 7:30 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

Research In Motion today announced a new series of Bold handsets, the 9900 and 9930, which marry a traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard with a touch screen. The new Bolds are the first BlackBerries to include near-field communications (NFC) for mobile payments. They also include a magnetometer, which supports augmented reality applications. Both devices feature a 2.8-inch capacitive touch display with 640 x 480 pixels; 1.2GHz processor with 768MB of memory; 8GB of on-board memory and support for microSD cards; 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture; and accelerometer and proximity sensor. On the radio side, it comes in two configurations, one quad-band GSM/EDGE with tri-band HSPA+, and one dual-mode CDMA EVDO Rev. A, quad-band GSM/EDGE, and dual-band HSPA+. Both include Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. Both devices will be available later this summer. Price points weren't announced.

more info at Research In Motion »

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What I was Waiting For?	mifrancis	May 4, 2011, 8:57 AM
Close but no cigar	MileHigh8710	May 2, 2011, 8:01 AM
Re: Close but no cigar by Otowncell   May 2, 2011, 9:45 AM Re: Close but no cigar by MileHigh8710   May 2, 2011, 9:54 AM Re: Close but no cigar by Caucasian   May 2, 2011, 9:57 AM Re: Close but no cigar by Jayshmay   May 2, 2011, 10:55 AM Re: Close but no cigar by floex831   May 3, 2011, 7:28 AM "what "ahh" factor would I get?" by Azeron   May 2, 2011, 11:38 AM Re: "what "ahh" factor would I get?" by MileHigh8710   May 2, 2011, 5:36 PM "I'm not talking about make me feel like I'm brad pitt." by Azeron   May 3, 2011, 6:22 AM Re: "what "ahh" factor would I get?" by craptacularwireless   May 3, 2011, 11:08 AM Re: Close but no cigar by floex831   May 3, 2011, 9:40 AM
You're getting there, RIM!	MadLib	May 2, 2011, 6:39 PM
Re: You're getting there, RIM! by MileHigh8710   May 3, 2011, 12:59 AM Re: You're getting there, RIM! by muchdrama   May 3, 2011, 5:00 AM

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