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Spotify hits some BlackBerry smartphones, Angry Birds finally reaches the PlayBook
Source: Engadget Mobile - 21 December 2011

It may not exactly be the good news RIM fans have been hoping for, but those committed to the company's products do now at least have two more big-name apps at their disposal. First up is Spotify, which is now out of beta and available for GSM-based BlackBerry smartphones including the Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Bold 9000, and Curve 8520. The app itself is...

RIM sticks with tradition on the BlackBerry Bold 9790
Source: MobileBurn.com - 15 November 2011

RIM has added a new member to its Bold family of smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9790. Taking the slot just below the Bold 9900/9930, the 9790 features a similar design to the older 9700 and 9780, but adds a touchscreen display and the BlackBerry 7 OS. Read the full story here. ...

Spotify releases preview app for BlackBerry users, but not all of them
Source: Engadget Mobile - 19 October 2011

BlackBerry users haven't had a whole lot to celebrate in recent days, but at least they now have Spotify. Today, the Swedish startup unveiled a preview version of its music streaming app, available to download from its Previews page. At this point, the app is compatible with the 9780 Bold, 9700 Bold, 9300 Curve, 9000 Bold and 8520 Curve handsets, though the Torch...

App World's developer portal reveals BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380
Source: PhoneArena.com - 23 September 2011

Already leaked and expected, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380 both were revealed by the developer portal on BlackBerry App World; the Bold 9790 is a narrower model similar to the BlackBerry Bold 9700/9780, while the Curve Touch 9380 offers a touchscreen...Photos: ...

BlackBerry Bold 9790 Bellagio photographed in the wild, poses for family portrait
Source: Engadget Mobile - 14 September 2011

If you haven't yet snagged one of RIM's two newly refreshed Bold devices, you might want to hold off for the runt of the litter. Originally leaked back in May, the Bellagio 9790 borrows the bumped-up specs of its recently unveiled cousins, while staying true to the slimmed-down form factor of its 9700 predecessor. The leaked shots over at BGR show the diminutive po...

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Mini Pro hands-on (update: video!)
Source: Engadget Mobile - 05 May 2011

We've just gotten to grips with Sony Ericsson's new compact smartphones, the Xperia Mini and its keyboard-equipped sibling the Xperia Mini Pro, and have a gallery of shots for you below. Hit them up now and we'll have hands-on impressions and video coming shortly. The Xperia Mini has wonderful size when it comes to width and height, but we have to ask: why so thick?...

AT&T offers BlackBerry OS 6 to Bold 9700, finally
Source: MobileBurn.com - 03 May 2011

Owners of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on AT&T were probably pretty disappointed to hear that their T-Mobile counterparts would be receiving the update to BlackBerry OS 6 earlier this month. But AT&T is working its way back into the hearts of its BlackBerry customers, or at least trying to do so with a BlackBerry OS 6 release of its own. Yes, you waited about a ...

AT&T bestows BlackBerry OS 6 upon the Bold 9700
Source: Engadget Mobile - 03 May 2011

AT&T's Bold 9700 owners undoubtedly cringed with jealousy as T-Mobile announced BlackBerry OS 6 for the 9700, though less than a month later, Ma Bell is making amends with an OS 6 release of its own. Yes, the long wait is over, and rather than watching us play with RIM's creation (as you have for months), just hit the source link for some download action to call ...

BlackBerry Bold 9700 on AT&T gets official OS 6 blessing
Source: MobileBurn.com - 28 April 2011

Users of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone on AT&T no longer have to stamp their feet in ire as RIM and the carrier have finally released the update to BlackBerry OS 6 for the Bold 9700. BlackBerry OS 6 brings a refreshed user interface, new icons, speedier performance, and a much improved browser. Users can head over to RIM's update site to download and insta...

BlackBerry Bold Touch Shows up in Latin America and Australia
Source: IntoMobile - 18 April 2011

We’ve seen glimpses of the upcoming touchscreen BlackBerry Bold here in North America, but RIM’s a global company, it looks like they’re getting ready to launch it worldwide. A batch of hands-on pictures of the Bold Touch 9900 (code-named Dakota) have surfaced in Latin America, where it was compared to the Bold 9700 and Torch. ... Read moreBlackBerry...

BlackBerry 6 OS (finally) available for Bold 9700 on T-Mobile
Source: Engadget Mobile - 08 April 2011

To all the fine folks carrying T-Mobile's BlackBerry 9700, we commend your patience. As your friends and co-workers enjoyed BlackBerry 6's spoils: keeping up on social feeds, enjoying a deeper and more fluid search, and -- oh yeah, a WebKit browser -- you've begrudgingly contained your jealousy, applying theme after theme in desperate hope to make your phone feel new...

BlackBerry OS 6 finally comes to the T-Mobile Bold 9700
Source: MobileBurn.com - 06 April 2011

T-Mobile has finally released the update to BlackBerry OS 6 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone. The new OS is version 6.0.0.448 and adds features such as a new UI and better browsing experience. Users can head over to T-Mobile's update page to download and install the update for their phones. The updating software only works with Windows for now so Mac users ar...

BlackBerry Bold Touch (Dakota/Montana) Spotted Next to 9700
Source: IntoMobile - 22 February 2011

The BlackBerry Bold Touch, code-named the Dakota and Montana, has been spotted in a few document leaks, but we aren’t ones to fawn over mere two-dimensional renders for long. Some shots have surfaced of a real live device, unbranded, sitting next to the Bold 9700. The magnetic compass seems to be working fine on there, ... Read moreBlackBerry Bold Touch (Dakota/...

BlackBerry Bold Touch brings back the Bold 9000's awesome QWERTY keyboard
Source: PhoneArena.com - 20 February 2011

A picture of the BlackBerry Bold Touch, nicknamed Dakota/Montana, not only offers users a touchscreen, it also features the spacious QWERTY keyboard found on the first Bold 9000 model rather than the more cramped QWERTY used by RIM on the Bold 9700/9780 iteration...Photos: ...

BlackBerry OS 6 for download from Three
Source: T3.com - 12 February 2011

According to Three's resident tweeter, BlackBerry Bold 9780, Torch 9800, Curve 3G 9300 and Bold 9700 owners can now bump their handsets up to the spanking new BlackBerry OS 6 - complete with better browsing (tabbed, no less), a new media player, a camera upgrade and, finally, proper multi-tasking. Related links MWC 2011: Best mobile news from MWC 2011 ...