While some people have been able to pick up a BlackBerry Bold 9900 from Rogers today, others have been told that while the devices are in stock, they are not available to sell yet. Rogers has just confirmed via Twitter that the official date is August 10th for the Bold 9900 and August 12 for the Torch 9810. That's right, you can get your shiny new Bold tomorrow on Rogers! So, who's getting one?!
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