Calm is over!! Let the crazy cracky moments begin!!

No OS 7 Curve announcement? Interesting.

Too little, too late? This all should have happened last year. Blackberry is a dying platform. I hope to be proven wrong though...

oh oh oh oh this time i love to read!

No NFC on the 9810 o_O

Finalllllyyyy!!!!!

I kinda wish they would have went bigger on the all touch torches. 4 inches or so. I expect the curves to drop for the holiday season. Aren't they supposed to be running a lite version of OS7? So that would mean a different os to develop.
I have 2 hopes. 1 is that they don't suck, any of them. Every device rock solid. 2 is that this stops the bleeding of the previously faithful to other platforms. Just because I left doesn't mean I want RIM to die.

YES! about time now.

I'm sorry, but as a consumer I don't see 5 new devices. There is a now Bold in the 9000 form factor, a new Torch and a new Storm (now called Torch, too). So there are actualy 3 new devices, i.e. form factors you can choose from. No one would say "I don't like the 9930, but the 9900 is so cool!".
Why should you count the 9900 and 9930 as two different ones? The only people that had to care about the differences were the guys at RIM when programming the radio stuff and the carriers when ordering the right one. That is nothing other companies don't face, so I cannot understand why RIM is making such a big deal out of it.
My hope that the 7 new devices will bring RIM back to a competitive position just vanished with this press release. In the end we will just see 4 new ones (Torch, Torch touch, Curve, Bold).

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you RIM!!!! What a way to begin my day!!!!

Finally!! Of course availability dates are absent!!!

still waiting for 9790, but finally something...

Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile...anything!?

I wouldn't really call this a "global launch" like they do. It's not on the Aus BB site but it is on the Canadian, UK and USA ones. It's nice to finally see them out there though. Hopefully news for down here will come soon.

P.s. This is the second time writing this. My browser decided to crash. The 99xx can't come soon enough.

9900 stainless steel frame means more radiation to your brain. Well done RIM!

I can't believe RIM even got it wrong, the 9850/9860 is not the Torch; it is the Touch, man these guys struggle, lol. I just had to put this out there for all the people that kept trying to prove the mods here, even when all evidence said otherwise, wrong for putting the Torch branding on these devices.

So NFC is only for the Bold?....................hmmmm, I thought they were all about getting that into their devices. Oh well!

Same old same old......still no dates. RIM is really good at "announcing" new products, but sucks at actaully releasing them.

Omg they look so beautiful, I only just got the torch one I should of wanted :(

The harm from BB use, or any cell phone for that matter is not there, were exposed to more radiation over a normal day going about our daily business then your BB exposes you to over a week. get over it already. and just be happy BB actually has some tangible competition out there..... for the first time in a very very long time.
IF you have nothing better to do then nit pick about how Rim "disappointed you" and how this is "to little to late" go off in a corner with your iDofus and do whatever strange perverse things iDofus owners do. *shudders*
Personally i want that new Bold, i want it now!

One of these will definitely be my new phone when i can afford one, but really I'm very disappointed with how long this has taken. I personally think that the whole playbook thing (although it's really cool) was a big waste of time and effort. If they had just worked on these they may have been able to release them in April or May. Honestly they need to release these as soon as possible, and the new curve too. Not that i have one, but walking around with an 8520 these days is just embarrassing.

Make It ..Make It ...Rain RIM... Make It ...Make It ...Rain

No personal hotspot, or are we still saying it's carrier enabled?

These are "good enough" to keep BlackBerry fans happy ;)

And good to see BlackBerry making a serious effort to catch the tail end of the Back-To-School sales where a significant amount of sales are generated, and in this note the "Curve" is missing and is bittersweet...

For upcoming QNX Torch iteration, here's my wish list for form factor:

1. It would be brilliant if BlackBerry makes a Landscape slider keyboard similar to Motorola's Droid3, with those extra numerical buttons! AND you can fit in a larger (4+ inch?) screen this way!
Needs to be thin like the Droid3...

They made us wait but for good reason 225 partners around the world! Their sales are going to go out of this world!

I am glad everybody is excited about the phones but now we all forgot about the playbook update that will bring everything they promised. for the next few weeks people will only be talking about phones and the hands on videos but I hope RIM also launches the update for the playbook this week cause i am tired of their stupid weekly updates just to fix bugs.

I'm glad to see that these devices are finally officially announced! And I'm even more excited to know that these new devices should be released later this month! I purchased the BlackBerry Torch 9800 last August 12th on release day and I'm almost due for an upgrade. My girlfriend loves my Torch and can't wait for these new BlackBerry's to drop because she wants my BB lol. I've been trying to convince her that she should upgrade to the new BB Torch 9810 when it gets released. Honestly, I'm still undecided on whether I want the new Torch 9810 or the new Bold 9900. I really love the Torch form factor but the new Bold is a very tempting device!

Either way, no matter what I end up deciding, I know that both my girlfriend and I will be happy! And i'll be even happier when my birthday comes in September because my girl knows how badly I want a BlackBerry PlayBook and she's been hinting about getting me one for my birthday :)

All I got left to say is...I CAN'T WAIT!!! :D

Wonder if the 9930 will be 4G? Sprint 4G?

yes!!! finally! even though I still havent decided whether I'll go with the new Bold or Torch or maybe the iPhone 5, the next few months are going to be reaaal interesting! :-)

According to the Inside Blackberry blog, the 9860 is for AT&T, Rogers,Telus and Bell, and the 9850 is for Sprint and US Cellular with no mention of Verizon. Sucks to be on Big Red if you were hoping for a Torch!

Need to start saving some $$$$ to pick up a new 9850 as soon as it hits VZW. Anxious to see price points for these phones.

Ugh, still only 1 convienence key! I really hoped that would change.

whats up with not having a phone with dual cameras?.

i need the new bold today, my 9000 is dying

Am I missing something in all the alphabet soup? Do ANY of these have hot spot? This is a critical purchase issue.

I don't think RIM ever said they'll release 7 new devices. I believe that the number 7 came from a misunderstanding when releasing Blackberry 7 devices...get it, 7?
As all crackberry addicts, I am super duper excited about all these new devices; would have loved the Torch slider on Sprint but I guess I'll have to do with the Bold 9930 ( still need that physical keyboard). As I saw on another posting, TMO is offering the Bold for $250 after rebate w/ 2 yr agreement which is steep...an I phone is $199, why is RIM pricing their phones so high? No matter, I still want one LOL...maybe that's why!?

No QNX, same old OS Kernel, outdated hardware= EPIC FAIL RIM

The US blackberry website now sports the new phones!!!!

Dear God, please let them release a white 9900(at&t) by the end of september for me....thanks in advance

Need a release date from big red!!! my son dropped my Storm2 and the glass is shattered. Have used it the past 2 weeks but glass is chipping off each day and had to switch to my wife's old Tour. I've been up for renewal since beginning of July.

Love the Torch's slider but don't want to make the move to AT&TMo. Might have to wait in line for the Bold9930.

With iPhone5 rumours flying about with a September release date, I'm fearing some "lacklustre sales" news articles for RIM in the near future.

Long live the RIMpire!!

Is it me or was the Hotspot feature dropped?

I don't think these phones are worth to buy, they are not upgradable to QNX next year
OS 7 is just refreshed OS 6, not much difference at all. Don't waste your money on these phones

I've said this so many times I'm making myself laugh:
"Its not AT&T but its a start" haha

With OS7 I am concerned about the lack of apps. I wonder how quickly developers jump on and update their apps to work with OS7.

Wonder if OS7 will come to OS6 phones as an update or something

After "years" of waiting they're finally announced! ...too bad i got an HTC Evo 3D a little over a week ago! best thing i ever did ;)

First off, i am not a troll and have a stable of 7 BB devices and used to develop for Blackberries....my take on this is too little too late. with the other 2 devices coming out by the end of the year no one will care. the i5 comes out in september and if the 9850/9900 arent out by then it is truly game over for RIM. they are delaying themselves into antiquity and whoever considers a BB a "real smartphone' is kidding themselves. RIM needs these phones out NOW....not in a couple months. when the i5 comes out it will be a tidal wave that will even effect android in my opinion.

"First off, i am not a troll and have a stable of 7 BB devices and used to develop for Blackberries....my take on this is too little too late. with the other 2 devices coming out by the end of the year no one will care. the i5 comes out in september and if the 9850/9900 arent out by then it is truly game over for RIM. they are delaying themselves into antiquity and whoever considers a BB a "real smartphone' is kidding themselves. RIM needs these phones out NOW....not in a couple months. when the i5 comes out it will be a tidal wave that will even effect android in my opinion."

Whatever. If you don't have anything to say that will be useful going forward, then what's the point? Your post is not helpful at all to BB USERS who will get this phone. If you're not getting the phone, then what do BB users care what you think about it?

I will never get an Apple anything after my experience with them, but I would never go on an Apple forum to state that. What do they care? It's a useless post on that forum, just like yours is on thisone.

Like many of the comments here I'll add..........finally.

I really like the way RIM has configured these handsets. Unlike Apple with one-size-fits-all handset, RIM gives buyers significantly more choice.

Want an entertainment centric device with a big screen and don"t care about a keyboard....9850.

Want a big screen but with a keyboard......9810.

Want a keyboard and a more communication centric device.....9900.

All with latest gen high speed processors, liquid graphics, great cameras plus many other new features. RIM can now really hold its head up with these nextgen products unlike the 9800 which lauched with lastgen technology.

Now let's hope people buy them......

I'm still so torn. The only reason I can see myself picking the Bold tonight is if I really think NFC is going to be prevalent. I have to be honest, I'm not really buying it yet. Otherwise, the Torch II or Torch Touch 9850 seem like better devices. /sigh

I'll take two Torchs. One of each model.

This is awesome. I love my Torch 9800, only complaint was wishing it had a faster processor (although it does not lag w/most usage) and a higher res screen.Now RIM has addressed these issues and then some with the 9810. I probably will check out the 9900 & full screen Torch as well, but I'm pretty happy with the 9800 form factor.

So...the only issue is whether developers will support 0S7-personally I think RIM should keep launching their own in-house apps like BB Travel & BB Traffic (now give us turn by turn navigation w/voice like Android!).

RIM has screwed up so badly I month think they will be able to truly recover. I mean, what the hell is up with these "smartphones"? They are the same pieces of boring technology that has been available for years now. Sure, some would say that they are "packed" with new features like 1GHz processors and OS 7 and ´Liquid Graphics" but what the hell do those things actually mean?

1GHz Processor - I am like are you kidding me? Who the hell on a BB needs that sort of horsepower? what CPU intensive tasks can one do on a BB? Texting? Messaging? or…? What? seriously, what do you need 1GHz for?. Some people say that they needed that much power to be able to run BB7, which brings me to the next point;

OS 7 - A key feature of this smartphones apparently, and one the one reason it took all year to take this phones to the market. Basically OS 6 with a facelift. Oh wait, OS 6 was OS 5 with a facelift; so lets just call OS 7 a prettier OS 5. And I challenge you, the BB fans to tell me what is actually NEW, that makes this phones unique from other smartphones in that they can do things no other can?
OS 7 is just garbage. Its prettier, and thats about it.

Liquid Graphics - Made to take advantage of incredible apps that are loaded with graphics like… and….. and of course…. hmm…. what did you say you needed liquid graphics for?

So to sum my comment up:

1.- What do you really need 1 GHz for?
2.- How is OS 7 new, and what makes it better than say iOS 5?
3.- What the hell on a BB takes advantage of Liquid Graphics?

And please don't come here immaturely calling me a troll, these are genuine questions.

The Bold for ATT will not be released until later this year...sometimes I really wonder what in the world is wrong with RIM! Trying to keep up with the Iphone and failing! Now the flagship phone which should be the first released is put on hold..REALLY?

Can't decide between the alll Touch or the Samsung Galaxy S 2? Soomeone please refresh me why we are crazy BB addicts again! Why are they better than Android! Plz remind me.

That's not veRy nice.........

so excited that the new OS 7 BBs are announced... now i have the problem of deciding which one to get

They are attractive looking phone. RIM has further refined their product. The new processor and the tweaked OS should address the poor performances issues that some people found with the UI on the original Torch

That said I see nothing significantly new or better with the new phones or OS 7 that would lure back someone who has moved to Android or iOS. I also don't see anything that would make a first time customer get excited.

i just want to know what carriers will have what phone......namely sprint

Nobody is talking about the battery life? Did you realize, that the standby time of the Bold 9900 is only 12 days on UMTS? Thats 5 days less than on the Bold 9780. Very pure!!

so its official, RIm officially announced these phones still without pricing or release date lol. we still know nothing that we didnt already know. how does apple have such good PR where when they officialy announce something they give a dead on specific date. I wish all the other smartphone manufacturers learn to have T's crossed and I's dotted when there ready to announce to the masses.

I'm not dogging RIM, but I really do wish I understood their marketing strategy.

Just glad they finally, officially announced these devices.

Does anyone have information on when we might hear from Verizon? I'm ready for upgrade - to the point that Verizon is actually BUGGING me to change phones :) I want one of these!!!

Yup, if its not an iPhone, well, its just not an iPhone. My troll comment for the day. Ha ha. I do love my iphone, but, I gotta say iM glad to see some new devices from BB come. My BB days ended at 9630 Tour, then a stint with Android for a year and half. I like the fact that all these new devices will always keep the manufactures looking to top the other respectively. That way, WE the users will always have choices. I just sent my OG 8330 (solid phone I might add) to my son who was phoneless. Anyways, good job BB.

i like the look of the 9810 and 9900 but i wish they kept the coloured phone keys.I think without them it looks a bit...bland.

I hope these don't launch in the September-October time frame. If so, Apple will close the lid on RIM's coffin. I don't see how people put up with them - Android and iOS are able to manage multiple email accounts and have many more well developed applications. I saw that this new Bold is supposed to be $300? Are they serious? They now have a 1+ GHz processor, while others have started using dual-core processors for better battery life. A $300 iPhone is worth it if it has at least 32 GB of memory, but Android phones like the T-Mobile G2x and Sensation 4G are only $200 and they are much more powerful than ANY BlackBerry ever built (including these new disappointing models) and have higher quality materials (glass rather than plastic screens). The Samsung Galaxy SII practically shuts down any phone out there when it comes to pure performance. If Apple does put out a cheap contract-free iPhone it's all over for RIM, most definitely. I've even seen corporations switching their employees from BlackBerries to iPhones because iPhones are so much more capable (applications, productivity, and email). The only thing RIM has over Android and iOS is BBM, and they are about to lose that advantage when iMessage is released.

These phones have yet to even come out....can you people argue later?

I am excited for these phones!

So are these 4G phones?

Bring me a 4 inch touch screen BB and ill be happy.....until then however...

hey kids! these phones are awesome. i have the 9810 and a playbook, what an awesome combo! i feel sorry for android and iphone users. why? because they're fools. who wants a trashy piece of hardware from some company who makes kitchen appliances? who wants a phone where the distinguishing features are rarely used because the irresponsible manufacturer puts blingy specs ahead of efficiency and battery life (and over all usefullness)? i don't because i happen to know better... apps are lame. i have an android player that works just fine on my playbook, but guess what? i have not downloaded a single app BECAUSE they all suck. i don't see what all this fuss about "android apps" is all about, oh ya, i forgot, it all boils down to human stupidity and clever mass distraction from reality.

so go ahead and "troll" somemore on the blackberry fan site and call me immature, i dont care what your uneducated ego has to say, you're pointless. go away now.

thanks peace