Offering superior performance, a stunning display, desktop-style Web page browsing, rich multimedia features, powerful GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity, and first-class telephonic muscle, Research In Motion (RIM) is gleefully looking to shine the media spotlight on its new BlackBerry Bold handset.
Research In Motion officially announces the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone. Image: CyberNetNews
Arriving as the very first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks (along with quad-band EDGE), Ontario-based RIM is aiming the Bold and its blend of performance and functionalist specifically at business professionals and power users.
“The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design,” trumpeted Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion.
Finished in satin chrome and a leather-life back plate, the Bold offers 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi access and a next-generation 624MHz mobile processor in order to deliver quick document downloads, video streaming and Web page rendering. The Bold also comes equipped with 128MB of Flash memory, an additional1GB of onboard storage, and also a microSD/SDHC memory card slot.
In terms of productivity attributes, the new BlackBerry includes phone, e-mail, messaging, organising, document editing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and Web browsing capabilities; it also works alongside “thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications” to grant easy access to on-the-go connectivity and entertainment.
According to RIM, the Bold smartphone “comes with the most vivid and bold display ever introduced on a BlackBerry” handset. That extra touch of class is delivered by a half-VGA (480x320) colour LCD display that is fused to the underside of the lens, duly providing imagery that boasts “stunning definition and clarity,” along with smooth video playback and “exceptional quality and contrast” when viewing Web pages, docs, and messages.
RIM is also keen to push the Bold’s new and enhanced high-performance Web browser, desktop-esque delivery, variable site navigation and user interface, which includes the implementation of a mouse-mimicking trackball.
Other features bundled in with the BlackBerry Bold include: a 2.0 mega pixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom; USB 2.0 access; Bluetooth 2.0; an enhanced media player for slideshows, music collections, and full-screen video playback; BlackBerry Desktop Manager; Roxio Media Manager; Roxio Photosuite 9 LE, BlackBerry Maps; and the iTunes-friendly BlackBerry Media Sync application.
Complete with a stereo headset, travel charger, carry case or sleeve, a USB cable, and a rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery (5hrs talk, 13hrs standby), the BlackBerry Bold is expected to hit wireless international carriers during the summer.
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james s gagliardiMay 12th, 2008 - 19:33:20
higher def is always appreciated but...it's still doesn't offer a full screen video experience. which is another reason why the iPhone is so popular.
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james s gagliardiMay 12th, 2008 - 19:33:20
higher def is always appreciated but...it's still doesn't offer a full screen video experience. which is another reason why the iPhone is so popular.
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