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Research In Motion Outs New Bold, Curve BlackBerrys

Oct 16, 2011, 8:45 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Oct 17, 2011, 2:19 AM

RIM recently provided details about two unannounced BlackBerry smartphones to developers via its web site. RIM didn't release full details about the two devices, but provided a peek at their specs. Shared details include NFC (near-field communication) support and RIM's BlackBerry 7 OS.

Bold 9790: This monoblock smartphone includes a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera with video capture, 8GB of storage, and a 1.2GHz processor.
Curve 9380: This phone appears to primarily be a touch device, and includes a 3.2-inch display with 320 x 480 pixels. It also has a 5-megapixel camera with video capture, and is powered by an 800MHz processor.

RIM did not specify what cellular technologies these devices support (GSM, CDMA), nor their pricing or when they are expected to go on sale.

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yarmock

Oct 16, 2011, 4:17 PM

Why release these?

Why release these phones? Sure they are new, but the specs listed leave alot to be desired... 😢

T Bone

Not everyone is looking for 'the most advanced product', some people are quite happy with a PS2 and don't see any need to upgrade to a PS3.

Some people think it's pretty pointless to always pursue 'the most advanced' because it is an endless chase...
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HawkeyeOC

yarmock said:
Why release these phones? Sure they are new, but the specs listed leave alot to be desired... 😢

For the same reason a car manufacturer releases an entire line of cars from inexpensive to high li...
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kazahani

Oct 16, 2011, 1:22 PM

Yawn...

RIM won't be impressing me until they move BB to QNX.

andy2373

Oct 16, 2011, 9:14 AM

Deflect.

Way to deflect the storm cloud above RIM recently. 😳

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