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BlackBerry Bold Debuts In Soft, Virginal White

1:22PM Dan Nosowitz | RIM very quietly just showed off the new BlackBerry Bold in white, with a white leather back that somehow manages to outdo the previous version in tackiness. It’s due out on AT&T for $US200, as usual, on October 18th. More »
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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx): T-Mobile’s First 3G BlackBerry

11:40PM Danny Allen | Here’s the first official shot of the 9700 (codenamed Onyx), T-Mobile’s first 3G BlackBerry, which could arrive as early as November. T-Mobile says it’ll support UMA Wi-Fi calling (as part of the carrier’s HotSpot@Home service), visual voicemail, and corporate email. More »
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Can You Access BlackBerry’s App World?

5:30PM Nick Broughall | When I tried to access Blackberry’s App World the other day, I got the above error message. But when our old mate Seamus tried it on his Bold, he got straight through, like his Bold was a Batphone and the App World was Commissioner Gordon’s office. More »
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BlackBerry Bold Squirms Closer to AT&T Release

4:00PM Matt Buchanan | Whatever hellish limbo the BlackBerry Bold is trapped in keeping it off of AT&T, it’s poking out its head just a little bit. If you’ve got an unlocked Bold running on AT&T, you might notice a few new icons and service books for YellowPages.com Mobile and AT&T Navigator just got pushed to it. So it is actually moving forward in some way, even if it’s definitely stretching into the full range of the “year’s end” promise from AT&T and RIM. [BGR] More »
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Orange Pulls BlackBerry Bold Over Quality Concerns

7:26AM Sean Fallon | According to a leaked memo obtained by Mobile Tech Addicts, UK based mobile phone carrier Orange have pulled the BlackBerry Bold off of their shelves temporarily citing quality issues with the device. What specific issues they are referring to are unknown, but Orange claims they are awaiting solutions from RIM and plan to have the device back on shelves in “a couple of weeks.” As you probably already know, the US debut of the Bold has been pushed back repeatedly—perhaps these issues have something to do with the delay over here as well. [Mobile Tech Addicts via Mobility Today] More »