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RIM outs the all new BlackBerry Bold Touch ahead of BlackBerry World Conference

by Bla1ze on 29 Apr 2011 04:31 PM
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RIM outs the all new BlackBerry Bold Touch ahead of BlackBerry World

We're just mere days away from the RIM's BlackBerry World Conference and while we speculated that the new device they'd be showing off there would indeed be the all new BlackBerry Bold Touch, RIM has for lack of better words -- confirmed it via a slip up on the BlackBerry homepage. While the the images are now gone, this is a pretty big slip up to be making in the first place, considering it gives out the name of the device and even shows off the fact it will be running BlackBerry 7. One more pic of the BlackBerry Bold Touch can be found after the break. Oh right, yes -- that is Facebook on the BlackBerry PlayBook as well in the background. Thanks, for sending this in Joey!

 

BlackBerry Bold Touch

 

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Posted by mscooley Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

First! So, getting one!!

 
 
Posted by velkcro Sunday, May 01, 2011 297 days ago

i will only get this phone if i get my playbook 3g/wifi and there is a way i can use the keyboard on my phone for the playbook.

if not ill get the blackberry touch.

 
 
Posted by chillson1386 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Getting this day 1.

 
 
Posted by bbgeek7 Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 298 days ago

Me too! My tour's days are numbered.

 
 
Posted by JustinGTP Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

wowee. my next phone after the torch?

 
 
Posted by zensen Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I love the torch and the form factor but I love the bold 9000 more.

the problem that I'm having right now is the lack of new models without touchscreen. I've found they have been a little unpredictable at times - accidentally dialing another person during the call or putting them on loudspeaker, accidentally putting them on hold, its been kinda annoying. It's only really been great at showing photos but when I get a playbook - i won't even need a touchscreen on a phone :P

I might just get a 9780 :P

 
 
Posted by frabas1 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

will gladly retire my 9800 for this

 
 
Posted by the_thunderbird Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I REALLY hope BB World has more than this one device.... Not that it isn't awesome, but the new all touch units have more to offer the non-BB die hard.

 
 
Posted by dodger_moore Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I would love to see the other rumoured BB devices officially announced too, however I have the feeling that unlike the Storm, Torch or Playbook (which I personally feel is awesome), the Bold Touch will be held up as the saviour of BlackBerry and it will be a genuine alternative/ lure away to/from the competition.

I'm due for an upgrade in July and I'm in there like swimwear!

 
 
Posted by Kiddo2050 Sunday, May 01, 2011 297 days ago

As you say, the Playbook is fantastic, I don't think it's fair to put it in the same as breath as the Storm or the Torch (which I have, and like, but the Playbook and the Torch are miles apart).

I'm going for the Bold touch, but I have to say since I bought the Playbook I hardly use my phone for anything at all. :)

 
 
Posted by esko032 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

That looks like a facebook application for the playbook too!

 
 
Posted by mckillio Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Good catch.

 
 
Posted by asherwiin Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 299 days ago

No, it is just the touch screen optimized website for Facebook- touch.facebook.com...

 
 
Posted by mckillio Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

It would be incredibly irresponsible for me to purchase this phone, my 8900 works fine and I don't have the money for it. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be irresponsible that day.

 
 
Posted by dodger_moore Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Treat yourself. If you're hard up and broke, you deserve a little treat now and then. You've probably earned it.

 
 
Posted by SSaywell Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Facebook App on the PlayBook behind :), bold touch but I'm gonna wait till the full touch phone/storm replacement is out

 
 
Posted by hjmargarido Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

like it...my next one...can´t wait...

 
 
Posted by kidcalis Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

FIGHT BACK R.I.M!

 
 
Posted by jinxednuance Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I wonder how soon is soon!

 
 
Posted by j.nightingale Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Already saving my money for this one ;)

 
 
Posted by Chaz720 Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 298 days ago

haha... me too ;)

 
 
Posted by yobecks Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 298 days ago

me three!

 
 
Posted by 8900Freak Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Very nice. Hurry up and release it already. My 9700 is getting long in the tooth (yeah i still love it though).

 
 
Posted by FOR_CE Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

It clearly wasn't a slip up. With RIM's stocks slipping the last couple days, they need something to generate some excitement so "controlled" leaks are always a way of doing that.

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Ha! Ya, kinda what I was thinking ;)

 
 
Posted by Skeevecr Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 299 days ago

Seems a fairly stupid assumption when the far simpler explanation that somebody put the page live rather than just putting it in place ready for bb world next week is more likely, after all it is not like they are going to gain a whole lot with an extra couple of days of it being known about.

 
 
Posted by dodger_moore Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Well put.

I was wondering if some well meaning intern didn't just take matters into their own hands and float this one out there, just for a minute.

 
 
Posted by Jenks5150 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Yup - sign me up.

 
 
Posted by naturesguard Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

My next phone for sure. Can't wait to pair it with my PB

 
 
Posted by Maiev Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Yea with the stock news, they need some fresh energy, such as announcing a bold-touch :O!

Though I don't know if I'd upgrade... honestly. The 9700 has been quite a work horse.

 
 
Posted by SC457 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

getting one for sure

 
 
Posted by experiment626 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

It's so Purdy! I guess we know the agenda for BBW next week:All Bold Touch,All The Time!

 
 
Posted by scalemaster34 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Maybe the "slip" was for the investors benefit.... to show them that RIM is trying to do something.

 
 
Posted by Bob G Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Start with a keyboard, a trackpad, *and* a touchscreen in a thin and light package with no clunky slider. Add BB OS7, NFC, magnetic compass, and WiFi "N" to the standard BB features (security, multitasking, desktop sync, bluetooth, Wifi, superior call quality, reception, and battery life, etc.). Now I am convinced that this is the perfect productivity smartphone. Sorry Atrix; sorry iPhone; I'm getting the Bold Touch!

 
 
Posted by 15k Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Do we know what carriers will have this phone?

 
 
Posted by h.y Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

hopefully t-mobile will get it

this looks nice but i think i prefer the all touch BB. although the stainless steel accent on this looks really nice. reminiscent of the stainless steel nokia 8800

 
 
Posted by CrackBerryDoctor Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I don't understand why they couldn't include a front-facing camera in this iteration of the device. I mean it's 2011 and every single smartphone released from this day forward have it standard. Heck take my notification LED out and give me a camera. If they could do it on the Playbook in such short order why not the Blackberry Bold Touch?

 
 
Posted by dodger_moore Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

If you need a front facing camera, get one of the other phones, it's all good.

I personally wouldn't want to attempt video calling unless I was in a wifi network, and then I'd use my PlayBook, well, if there was a video chat I would. I'd probs use my PC.

Given the accepted knowledge / inferrence that the QNX devices will be out in 2012, maybe RIM will be waiting till then to add the front facing cam.

As it stands today, I've personally never been requested to take a video chat with someone for my work. I have Skype on my PCs at home and never use the video chat, it's there if I want it, but right now I don't see that people want it. BUT that's just me and my circle of contacts, yours could be different.

 
 
Posted by velkcro Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

"Heck take my notification LED out and give me a camera."

dude are you serious.
front facing camera is just something to show off an say hey my phone have a front facing camera.

look how long it took android phone to use their front facing cam. IOS devices are locked to IOS devices only with face time.

when RIM have a proper BBM video app they will bring front facing cameras to their phone.

it different with the playbook because the playbook is a laptop replacement in a way.

there is no way the current BBOS could support face chat and for the most part most people with a face front camera dont even use it.

 
 
Posted by gbsn Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Why cant BBOS 7/6.1 support a front faced camera? Seriously tell me, hardware is there (1.2ghz processor+768mb of ram), capability is there, otherwise we wouldnt even have a rear camera. That it needs tweaking is another thing. But saying there is no way is a bit over the edge, you are just pissing outside the toilet now.

Not that i want a front faced camera, but both arguments are null. Just because you dont use the front facing camera doesnt mean others wont, this is a business device, and as far as i know, video conferencing is pretty popular in enterpreneurial environments.

BBOS 7 and its devices are perfectly capable of handling that, even OS6 with an update can do it. Releasing APIs for such functionality would allow third parties to create video conferencing apps.

 
 
Posted by zensen Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

yeah I understand where you're coming from my past Nokia phones and Sony Ericsson phones had them and I just never used it hey...

The playbook doesn't have working video chat but if you get one and then pair it with one of many blackberry phones, Im sure you'll be happy then right?

Unless of course the playbook is not something you ever want to get.

 
 
Posted by robj75 Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 298 days ago

"take my LED"

No way, for me. There are three things that keep me BlackBerry, and not Android or iPhone:

1. Audio Profiles - ability to quickly select "Phone Calls Only" when going to bed (in case of emergency) or "Silent" when phone on desk (LED only)

(The next two, Android devices typically do cover, however, I still want a physical keypad.)

2. Mass Storage Mode / removable media - I do not want to have to use iTunes. With a BlackBerry, I can just plug it in via USB and browse files. Also, I carry a MicroSD-to-USB stick on my key chain which is use at work to put music on my work PC.

3. And the big seller: the LED! If I missed a message (text, email, call, etc.) I want to be able to glance at my BlackBerry on the table or as I walk by and see the LED blinking. I don't want to have to pick up my device and activate the screen to see if I missed anything I do NOT want to be THAT attached to my smartphone.

RIM: Never lose the LED or Audio Profiles (or you lose a loyal customer.)

 
 
Posted by experiment626 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I would think it's safe to assume all 4 major US carriers will get the 9900/9930.

 
 
Posted by Daviddlt126 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Just sold my iphone 4 to buy this bad boy. I've been waiting 3 yrs for a 9000 revision and its finally here!
Come on RIM let us have it..

After 2 defective torches and low memory 9000 i think its time to splurge

 
 
Posted by TheTechGuy Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Yeah baby! Can't wait! I'm need of a new one and a big fan of the Bold!

 
 
Posted by F-16 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Want it NOW ! What will be first? Cdma or gsm?

 
 
Posted by experiment626 Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

I selfishly vote for Verizon since every other major provider received a newer model than the Bold 9650(AT&T's Torch,T-Mobile's 9780,and even Sprint's Style) However I wouldn't be too surprised if T-Mobile received the 9900 first.

 
 
Posted by suself Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

AHHH! ya know i will be picking this up!

 
 
Posted by alainas Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

Well i am sure other devices are going to be released here is a quote about next week conference:

“You guys will see some very interesting things, I believe,” RIM co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said on a conference call Thursday afternoon. “We won’t slowly tantalize these.”

notice the last part so i am sure the devices, most of them will be announced next week.

 
 
Posted by toppa Friday, Apr 29, 2011 299 days ago

close to perfection but a while back I said I not buying another BB until I get the spec I want and one of those was front facing camera and some troll was like get an iphone well I guess you were working with apple to say such a dumb thing but we BB customers deserve to be updated too I can see bbm with video chat in the future and iphones stop selling or RIM not looking for new customers nice phone I done get money to buy mine I hoping on $500 price max

 
 
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