BlackBerry Bold

What you would like it to say about you: I am an important person with an MBA. I make more than you. I have more worth than you. I participate in urgent things that need to be taken care of five minutes ago. People need to get ahold of me ALL THE TIME, even on the toilet. More »

Get a Free BlackBerry Bold on AT&T, Today Only

If you don't mind a refurb (and its 90 days of warranty instead of a full year), you can save a couple hundred bucks today only with a new two-year plan. [ATT via BGR]

Touchscreen, Trackball-Less BlackBerry Bold Leaked

That rumored BlackBerry Bold with a touchscreen was just a whisper before, but now we've got a shot of the packaging to prove its existence. Let's see what we know about this new hybrid. More »

First Look At Visual Voicemail on the BlackBerry Bold

Rumors surfaced last week about the possibility of visual voicemail coming to the BlackBerry Bold—rumors that seem to be a certainty now that BGR has screenshots of the service in action. More »

Dealzmodo: BlackBerry Bold Free at Walmart With Rebates

This bizarro-land Walmart, home to great deals on legit, geekworthy gadgets, continues undercutting more upstanding merchants. The BlackBerry Bold—$199-$299 everywhere else—is free at Walmart with the correct voodoo combination of plans and rebates. They're billing it as the "BlackBerry Bold unlimited" so you have to pick up at least a 1350 minute talk plan (single or family) and unlimited text messaging, on top the required BlackBerry data plan. The rebate you get makes the Bold $0. It's a solid deal if you talk or text that much anyway. [Walmart via Gear Diary]

BlackBerrys Get Free AT&T Wi-Fi Too

AT&T apparently realized it was elitist to only let the iPhone get free Wi-Fi at its hotspots, so they're opening it up to BlackBerry handsets too. The Bold is getting it first, though all of their other Wi-Fi-havin' BlackBerrys will pick it up later this year. So, um, what about Windows Mobile guys? Smells like elitism to me. More »

BlackBerry Bold Selling for $660 at Best Buy, Costs $169 to Build

Two hilariously complementary news items have hit at about the same time regarding the BlackBerry Bold: first, iSuppli's $169 price estimate for the cost to build the handset, and second, Best Buy's announcement that they are selling the unlocked version for $660. iSuppli's cost analysis reveals a handset that costs the same amount to build as the iPhone 3G, but that, even under contract, will sell for significantly more. Of course, this is all unfortunately pretty typical. [Best Buy and Digitimes]

BlackBerry Bold Launches on AT&T October 27th! Probably!

Boy Genius Report, they of the relentlessly reliable spy-network at RIM, is announcing with a lot of certainty that the long-awaited BlackBerry Bold will be released on AT&T on October 27th. A late-October release date would be in line with this leaked AT&T press release and, interestingly, only one day off from this Best Buy leak. It's been a long road to the Bold's release, plagued with delays and quality concerns, so it's good to finally see that finish line. [BGR]

RIM Announcing BlackBerry With Touchscreen AND Full Keyboard, Storm With US HSDPA in May?

Boy Genius—whose BlackBerry track record is close to impeccable—has early word from his sources that RIM is dropping not one, but two berry-flavored bombs at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in May: a Storm that runs on full U.S. HSDPA (i.e., AT&T's 3G, not just the 2100MHz band), and more awesomely, a BlackBerry wiith a touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard, basically a Bold with touch—the holy grail for some BlackBerry users. More »

BlackBerry Bold Squirms Closer to AT&T Release

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]

Orange Pulls BlackBerry Bold Over Quality Concerns

According to a leaked memo obtained by Mobile Tech Addicts, UK based cellphone 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]

Blackberry Bold's US Debut Delayed Yet Again

Say it ain't so, Joe AT&T. According to RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis, the communications giant has delayed the release of the Bold on their network due to testing, possibly to safely avoid epic, bug-related fails. AT&T did go on record, only saying the phone is still scheduled to drop this year. But the longer you keep the BB faithful from the Bold, the more time they have to consider that other phone on AT&T. [AP via Phonescoop]

Rumor: Best Buy to Carry T-Mobile G1 from October 26th

A purported screenshot of a Best Buy sales terminal indicates October 26th as the day that the first Android phone will be showing on shelves at the retailer. This leak follows a similar one from just a few days ago that reveals the BlackBerry Bold will be coming to Best Buy, also on the 26th. Accompanying screenshots hint at an unlocked Treo Pro as well, meaning Best Buy will soon sell arguably the four most desirable phones on the market. Whether or not there will even be any G1s left for Best Buy to sell is a different story altogether. [BGR]

AT&T Document Reveals Several Launch Dates: BlackBerry Bold Pushed to November

According to an AT&T product sheet obtained by BGR, the Blackberry Bold has been pushed back to November despite several bits of evidence stating that it would be released in October. That issue right there may or may not put the validity of the rest of this information in question, but if you are curious to know the possible release dates for phones like the HTC Fuze and Samsung Mirage i907, read on. More »

Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry Curve Coming to AT&T on Sept. 23

In case you don't feel like waiting an extra month for a Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry, AT&T will release the titanium variant of the BlackBerry Curve 8320 on Tuesday, September 23. According to the people at BlackBerry News, the new Curve will run OS 4.5 and cost $200 on a 2-year contract, with a $100 mail-in rebate if you subscribe to a data plan. Sure, the Bold, which has GPS and 3G along with Wi-Fi, is coming in October, but it's also a good $200 more. [BlackBerry News]

Leaked AT&T Press Release Confirms AT&T BlackBerry Bold in Oct. for $299, Godawful PR Writers

Holding out hope the BlackBerry Bold might squeak out this month after all? Get ready to wipe your tears on the not-tacky-fake-leather back of your current BlackBerry, Boy Genius has picked up a draft of AT&T's press release announcing the BlackBerry Bold: "AT&T Celebrates 'Octoberfast' With Debut of BlackBerry Bold." More »

Touchscreen BlackBerry Storm Will Be $199

Boy Genius has a fairly juicy bit of backstory on the delays plaguing the BlackBerry Bold, and the serious, stab-you-in-the-throat infighting between AT&T and RIM that drove RIM to deliver their touchscreen baby, the Storm, exclusively to Verizon in the US (probably in Nov.), where it will apparently be going for just $199 with a two-year contract and rebates. More »

New AT&T BlackBerry Bold Release Date: Oct. 2

Even though giddy AT&T employees gushed to us all about the BlackBerry Bold price and release date they'd been told when they caught a peek at ours, it looks like the dudes on top have decided to push the launch date back a bit, to Oct. 2—possibly to iron out some issues. But, stores will be allowed to start ordering them on Sept. 24, meaning if you're in good with your local store, you might be able to grab one a little bit before the Oct. 2 street date Boy Genius is touting. The $299 price still looks solid, though. [BGR]

BlackBerry Bold Hitting Sept. 12 for $299, Say AT&T Employees

You read the review, you're stoked that you suit-and-tie guys have a sweet new phone to wave at Apple fanboys. Well, now you got a date: September 12. And a price: $299. At least, so say the dudes down at the AT&T store who were a little overexcited when they saw our review model from Wireless Imports. The leak's in line with expectations, so we're gonna say it's 95% solid. [BlackBerry Bold on Giz]

Video: BlackBerry Bold vs. iPhone Web Browser Showdown (It Gets Ugly)

We've seen the BlackBerry Bold and iPhone head-to-head before, as well as the Bold's greatly improved browsing powers over past BlackBerrys, but not side-by-side in a web browser race. It actually gets pretty ugly, uglier than we thought it would. Update: So it looks like in Mobile Computer's test the Bold was either dropping off of Wi-Fi or wasn't on it at all. Update 2: Mobile Computer's editor got back to us to explain the test. More »

The BlackBerry Bold Gets Disassembled

For those of you who like to take a gadget apart to see how it works, the folks behind the CNN.cn store have done a thorough job of dissecting the new BlackBerry Bold. They even offer handy tips on how to do it yourself—if you are stupid curious enough to do that sort of thing. [BBworld.info via CrackBerry]

BlackBerry Bold Plagued by Same 3G Problems as iPhone

The BlackBerry Bold has been out in Chile and Germany and drops in Canada tomorrow, so as much as analysts talk out of their ass, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva might not just be blowing hot air when he says that the Bold is plagued by the same 3G connection issues as the iPhone 3G (though 2.0.2 might've made them worse still). Apparently it has a similar penchant for dropping you to EDGE even when there's a perfectly decent 3G signal. More »

BlackBerry Bold Hits Rogers in Just Two Days: Aug. 21

RIM, why have you forsaken us? With no date or price yet for the US, Rogers has just confirmed that the BlackBerry Bold will launch in RIM's backyard on Thursday. They didn't release pricing info, but a leaked flyer on Friday that looked pretty damn legit pegged it at $399. Since it's launching 'round the world by the end of this week, odds are we'll be getting US launch details soonish. [Reuters]

Rogers BlackBerry Bold Price Does Not Bode Well

Our Canuck neighbors might be getting the BlackBerry Bold before we do, but they'll be paying through the nose for it—$399.99 on a three-year contract according to a leaked flyer. While Rogers does tend to run higher than the US on smartphones (though they are offering the iPhone 3G for $199), this does seem to dash any hope of seeing it below $300 on AT&T, or $249 in an aggressive pricing scenario. [CrackBerry]

Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Lays Down Custom Interface Tones For BlackBerry Bold

I'm loving this trend of prominent and/or English rockers with ambient/prog tendencies laying down soundtracks for gadgets and software. Most famously we have Brian Eno composing the "Windows Sound" for Win 95, then Robert Fripp of King Crimson helping out with Vista's sound set. Now Police drummer Stewart Copeland has done the same for the BlackBerry Bold, composing a five-note "theme" that will pop up in preloaded ring tones and alarm chimes, whenever the Bold gets around to shipping. Personally, if I ever replace my Van Halen "Jump" ringtone, I want it to be with some custom-composed robot squawking by someone like Daft Punk. Somewhere, John Mayer is shedding a single tear of envy. For sound samples hit up: [APC via CrackBerry]

AT&T BlackBerry Bold Pushed Back to September(ish)

First it was July, then mid-August, but now BlackBerryNews is pegging the AT&T BB Bold with a launch date around September 1, contingent on how quick they can train personnel on the phone. The Bold was also supposed to release first on Rogers today, but that has been pushed back to July 29. [BlackBerryNews]

PS3 BlackBerry Skin: Pretend You've Got a BlackBerry Bold

We're not the only ones who've noticed the resemblance between the BlackBerry Bold's new UI and Sony icons and the PS3's XMB. So if you want a taste of that on your BlackBerry Curve or 8800 without upgrading, you can just grab this pretty solid PS3 skin by CS Designs. It's $7, but that's cheaper than the Bold will be. [Crackberry]

RIM Spending Hard to Develop Hot New BlackBerrys

In the numbers soup of RIM's quarterly earnings today, there is a one bit that stood out to us: RIM is pushing hard on R&D and marketing next quarter, to the tune of an expected 26-28 percent increase in expenses. In other words, it's going to spend serious cash to promote the hell out of the BlackBerry Bold, Thunder and Kickstart, while furiously developing new wares behind the scenes to try to stay ahead (or keep up, depending on how you see BlackBerry). But it's a fight for survival either way. [Alley Insider]

AT&T BlackBerry Bold Delayed Until Mid-August

Okay, so the BlackBerry Bold doesn't even have an official release date yet, but Boy Genius's RIM spies (who have a solid track record) say that it's been pushed back into August, courtesy of "software issues with battery life and overheating," so AT&T hasn't certified it yet. But apparently it's just fine for Canadians. Color us red-blooded Americans blue. [BGR]

BlackBerry Bold on Video: My, My What a Pretty UI

RIM's video tour of the BlackBerry Bold breezes through each feature a little more quickly than we'd like—especially the browser, please show us it won't suck—but it looks more polished than the rough release we saw in action a month ago, with more color and silky smoothness. The interface is nice 'n' clean, entirely composed of soft lines—I think the only sharp thing about it is the screen itself. Definitely RIM's most exciting phone in a long time. [BlackBerry via Crackberry]