RIM Confirms Bold Touch, its Thinnest Phone Yet

[JMcEntegart]

Today, at BlackBerry World in Orlando, Research in Motion confirmed the launch of BlackBerry 7 OS. However, the company also unveiled two new handsets recognizable from months of leaks regarding their existence.

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[joytech22]

Not bad! It's feature list is certainly an attractive one for people what want a phone with a little of "everything". Pity it doesn't have GPS though.

 

[Ciuy]

Blackberry is a sophisticated phone for sophisticated people..

 

[sandmanwn]

Touch screen and a full keyboard in the small form factor... awesome.

 

[idisarmu]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Not bad! It's feature list is certainly an attractive one for people what want a phone with a little of "everything". Pity it doesn't have GPS though.[/citation]

Why would it not have GPS? It has a compass. I do not believe you.

 

[cjl]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Not bad! It's feature list is certainly an attractive one for people what want a phone with a little of "everything". Pity it doesn't have GPS though.[/citation]
Why wouldn't it have GPS? Every blackberry I've ever seen has had GPS, and I don't see why this one would be any different.

 

[jevon]

Hmm. I love my 9700 Bold but was close to getting a Storm2 at the time of purchase for the touchscreen. In the end though, I needed the full keyboard with the amount of typing I do... perhaps I will be making an earlier than expected upgrade, depending on how well the touchscreen works/functions.

 

[vic20]

The "Bad Touch" would have sounded WAY cooler...

 

[keith_d]

I love how everyone has been complaining about the lack of 4G. HSPA+ is fast enough.

 

[Assmar]

Show me on the doll where they "bold touched" you.

 

[TeKEffect]

[citation][nom]keith_d[/nom]I love how everyone has been complaining about the lack of 4G. HSPA+ is fast enough.[/citation]
......One person is everyone?

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]I'm a die hard BB user but no 4G no thanks.[/citation]

 

[nforce4max]

Let me know when they are as thin as wax paper or cellophane warping.

 

[keith_d]

[citation][nom]TeKEffect[/nom]......One person is everyone?[/citation]

Yes, because Tom's is the only tech site on the internet.

 

[TheKurrgan]

To little too late. They should have marketed this as the original Bold 9000. Infact, besides the 1.2Ghz snapdragon, its 3 year old technology... If they had hit the market with this device THEN, they wouldnt have such serious erosion of their user base NOW.
EFF RIM.. Quality products... just no vision to them..
Android FTW.

 

[JackFrost860]

why not make the whole thing a touch screen and loose the physical keyboard?

 

[kartu]

I refuse to buy it, unless it has 50 megapixel camera and 8 core CPU.
So that I can replace my DSLR with puny 10 megapixel sensor as well as my PC, with only 4 cores.

 

[cknobman]

[citation][nom]thekurrgan[/nom]To little too late. They should have marketed this as the original Bold 9000. Infact, besides the 1.2Ghz snapdragon, its 3 year old technology... If they had hit the market with this device THEN, they wouldnt have such serious erosion of their user base NOW.EFF RIM.. Quality products... just no vision to them.. Android FTW.[/citation]

Considering my employer would not touch Android or iOS for security reasons and is heavily invested in RIM for all mobile connectivity its pretty nice to see them come out with something like this. While still behind the times a little its hardly 3 year old tech. Quit exaggerating and get real there are thousands of businesses that will be with RIM for years to come.

 

[feeddagoat]

Hardware........check
Software........check, if QNX gets ported successfully
Marketplace.......Fail.

Get it sorted RIM!

 

[wawa sxm]

Finally the phone we've been asking for years! bb users love the keyboard why try so hard to be something your not? you should have sold this first, get people use to it and maybe you would have been able to have a viable touch screen platform....i really dislike touch screens thats why i dt have an iphone or android....bb does best whats important to me and i have no need for gps, i live on a 30sq mile island but we do have wi max....its its awsome with what ease i can keep in touch with friends family and business associates from all over the world....just send a bb and the delivered and received feature on bbm is PRICELESS!

 

[dark_lord69]

I have a Blackberry bold right now. I think the screen is just a little too small to warrant the need to be a touch screen.