Free Blackberry 9700 – Courtesy of BGR
To a lucky handful, Christmas will be coming early thanks to BGR's giveaway of 5 Blackberry Bold 9700s. So head on over there, do what ya gotta do, and knock on wood hoping to win. I sure will be.
Check it out here - BGR
Coming soon to a store near you – Blackberry Bold in White – October 18th
For all those that are just downright afraid of the color black, or have melanophobia, have no fear. Come October 18th, AT&T and RIM will be releasing the Blackberry Bold in the color white. For all you white shoe wearing business professionals, you have found the phone to match your, uh, unique taste in shoes.
Via - BGR
The DL of AT&T happenings this week – Multiple exciting releases
Hello all and welcome to the DL (down low) of the world of AT&T news this week. There have been some exciting news, such as the early selling of the HTC Pure and the upcoming Blackberry Bold 2 aka Onyx aka 9700 will be released on Oct. 21st. Check out the jump for the rest of the news and pictures.
Would you like to write for this blog or AKA – This week in AT&T News
It seems that I have a very busy schedule, and thus, I cant commit as much time as I would like to on the blog. So, if you are interested in writing for the blog or whatever, send me an email. With that said, here is the news for this week:
BGR Reviews the Blackberry 9700 – Loves it
BGR has managed to get their hands on a yet to be released flagship Blackberry 9700. Even going as far as to say it is the best Blackberry yet, they cant seem to get enough of it. While this reviewed phone is intended for T-Mobile, overall the AT&T version should be similar and will be reviewed in part 2. Here is their final words on it:
“So you’re saying the BlackBerry 9700 is the best BlackBerry ever?”
Yes. It’s the finest BlackBerry ever crafted and if you’re asking why it’s so much better than the Tour, it goes back to that CDMA vs. GSM argument as well as the fact that the 9700 is simply a year newer. We nailed the Tour all the way back almost two years ago, and sadly the internals seem to be a little outdated. There’s no official CPU specifications on the Tour, but if we had to guess we’d guess it’s running at around 500MHz give or take. Rumblings have pegged the BlackBerry 9700’s Marvell Tavor CPU running at close to 800MHz! It’s a lot faster in normal usage than the Bold (both running OS 5.0) so in addition to the RAM being doubled, we’re pretty sure there is a faster CPU dropped in there as well.
Every single thing about the BlackBerry 9700 screams high-end to us, and for a device that’s a part of the Bold-series (the Bold won’t go anywhere, we’ve been told), it should. It’s the best of the best to come out of Research In Motion to date and we can’t wait until everyone’s able to use o
Via - BGR
Blacberry 9700 Overview Video
In the previously leaked document detailing some of AT&T's upcoming phones, we saw the Blackberry 9700 aka Onyx on it. As of now there is no confirmation of it coming but it is likely. In the meantime, here is one fortunate fellow's video overview. Watch it when you can as RIM has taked down quite a few videos on unreleased phones.
Via - InToMobile
Blackberry Bold Update – Put on Hold
The previously undiscovered and released update for the Blackbery Bold OS has been put on hold. Those lucky enough to get their hands on the update can continue to use it. Those that didn't, can continue to wait for it.
Via - BGR
