RIM's BlackBerry Bold 3-in-1

By Nick Mansell on Mon 12 May 2008

BlackBerry BoldAs predicted last week, RIM's new BlackBerry has arrived, right on cue, with a heady cocktail of HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS. Called the Bold (aka 9000), it's also the first BlackBerry to get RIM's latest OS with its high-contrast 'strip' interface and a higher-res 480x320 screen, making it as sharp as the current iPhone's.

Speaking of which, the Bold comes with Media Sync, a new app that'll load tracks onto the BlackBerry's memory card direct from iTunes. The new OS also means a much improved web browser, with added support for CSS, Javascript and video streaming. And, as ever, there's a bog standard 2.0mp camera.

It will be coming here courtesy of Vodafone but there's no release date yet. Looks like 3G iPhone already has some competition.

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SKhan 11:25 on 13 May 2008

it's noted that AT&T will be "the exclusive carrier for the Bold in the US," though, have all ideas the other major US carriers will be following suit shortly, probably with redubbed handsets.

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