Any pictures of the rest of the features to the right? Particularly mobile hotspot?

MIRs suck. Good to see some dates finally though.

UMA has to be on this. That is like the major TMO plus. One of the things that has me worried about AT&Tmo..

Need this now! Can't wait.

Now if Verizon can get in the game I would pre-order mine yesterday. Waiting is for the patient and I'm pretty sure a lot of us are not. Well, no use holding our breath, you could die if you do. Might as well just check in regularly to find out when. Thanks for the update Bla1ze.

Birthday is 17 September... Can't wait this is my present!

Even though we know 9900 is coming to TMO, it's nice to see this.

I hope the Verizon rumors of 9930 coming out soon is true.

Finally!!!

its amazing how RIM doesnt give an official release date... we cant live on rumor after rumor...

Dang! A whole month of waiting ....!

THANK GOD!!!! I have had my white 9700 since the day it came out. So bored of the phone... They have had no NEW BBs since the 9700. (9780 doesnt count)

Umm.. wasnt T-mobile supposed to release this phone first?

If I have to wait one more day after the 31st, I am going to go Gaga!!!

and I'm among those who hope it doesn't, will this phone still work on ATT's network?

ALRIGHT! WELL IT'S OFFICIAL!! DROID HERE I COME! If you think im waiting another 30 days for this phone your out of your mind. This isnt a QNX device? they should have had this phone in market 6 months ago. I can hear all of you out there saying well FYCK YOU, LEAVE THEN. And Im gone

Good bye RIM, hello Android

this phone is nice but should have been out two years ago, rim is so disappointing and why would i get this device if the QNIX devices are coming out next year. rim is always two steps behind its competitors getting a Iphone5 maybe ill come back when QNIX devices come out.

Why can't RIM announce officiallly tthe dates?
We havee been on ruumours upon rumours

My birthday is on August 28th. This will be my belated gift to myself :o)

Wow, I have mixed feelings about this.

I'm glad there is a date but wish it was sooner. Still, I am looking forward to this and hopefully Sprint will get it before then but if they at least commit to a date in August I will wait for it.
Actually, I came back from a droid and I would wait until hell freezes over before I buy anything besides a BlackBerry but darn, I'm ready to get one tomorrow!

I'm just going to start my countdown and if Sprint gets it sooner then that is a bonus.
I can't wait to use that enhanced keyboard and the new super speeds. I don't care if there are a couple of phones out there that are faster this is a BlackBerry and HTC Droids feel like land lines because the battery is so bad.

Patience, breathe... just count down the days.

Dang i was hoping it woukd be mid august. This wait is killing me!!

Yes please!

Good things come to those that wait.
Carriers need to prepare for the launch.
I have a feeling that these phones are going to hit every country in the world, one after another .... just like new years eve .......

I have never owned a blackberry before. Although I am a fan of the tactile keys, the BB's were always too cramped (excluding the 9000) for my liking. Well... along comes the Bold 9900/9930. Like the rest of you, I have been following the news/rumors/YouTube videos, etc ever since it was announced in May. I am also tired of waiting. However, I realize this is what I want so I will bite the bullet until it is released. So for now, it's a "hurry up and wait" situation.

A stunning thirty to forty percent of Android phones are being returned for refund, even as the iPhone 4 sports about a two percent return rate in comparison.

http://www.beatweek.com/news/8888-vaccum-iphone-5-laps-up-consumers-amid...

When should we line up? I bet you that if we can create a line 500 people long, we will all be famous and get star status. Maybe meet Jay Leno or something.

Anybody with me?

One of the perks for working for the above mentioned carrier is being able to play with the demo and owning the device before it hits the shelfs. I must say I am stoked!!!

Its not AT&T but its a step. And if anyone mentions the AT&T-TMo acquisition/merge., just please don't, I still have trouble explaining the Cingular-AT&T merge to some people.

This is crazy why isn't att not gonna carry it. What's with them!?

I'm with a lot of these guys - I can't really get that excited over a phone that should have been out a year ago. What I would get fired up about would be a QNX OS. But the sad thing is, by the time these geniuses at RIM release the QNX phone, it probably will not be competitive. It's such a shame, man, the BlackBerry was my first smartphone and I SO DUG my BB Bold 9000 form factor! It's like, cmon, RIM I WANT to be on your side, but you just gotta do better than this! Well, I got another year with my Torch. We'll see what the state of mobile phones is like at that point. Heavy sigh.

A webshop in the Netherlands has the Bold 9900 on pre-order now and expected delivery on August 31st too http://www.pdashop.nl/product/136848/blackberry-bold-touch-9900.html

This company is allways on top off new devices and delivers on time

S#!t just got real.....finally ( in my Rock voice) the BB Bold 9900 has a date on a carrier

Excited!

Everyone hating on BB talking about all the apps you're missing out on, ask yourself which productive apps you're really missing out on. Most of the major apps have a presence on BB. Furthermore, for those talking about Android being so much better, clearly they haven't owned one long enough. There are numerous "force close" errors and general overall instability. Combine those facts with better battery life, superior build quality, and RELIABILITY and I'd say BlackBerry is the better phone. The only thing I wish my BB had that Android has is audible turn-by-turn GPS navigation for free.

Had a Vibrant, dispeleased to say the least, had an HTC G2 and Mytouch 4G, which I loved but passed on to family. I now have a G2x, and as much as I like android I still use my Bold 9780 the most. I want a white 9900 on tmo so bad. I will wait if it doesn't release with the black. BlackBerry for life, and I am on my fourth G2x, so yeah, android hardware is a problem. Long live the Rimpire.

Not worth it, screen too small, waiting for the Torch 2 full screen touch.

Get them all. Collect the set. The more BBs, the more women you get.

Hey Aug 31 is my birthday! Too bad it's on TMO (for me). Waiting for VZW to get it. Hurray for all those TMO folks here though.

Finally!!! (Dancing)

I can't wait any longer, I'm just going to get the Style

I can't any longer for the BB Bold 9900. I'll be outside TMO to get it. And to those who are going to Android, so long losers. Welcome to battery drain, and bad reception on your androids. Give RIM the benefit of the doubt.

My nex phone from RIM should include a front facing camera ability to video call with playbook higher screen resolution or larger display better 8megapixel rear camer or more qnx base os jus beat the crap outta apple

Funny how this is a BB announcement on a BB web site and every other comment is about Android.

And by the way that Beatweek b.s. site which people are linking to also states that 67 percent of BB users plan to switch to the iPhone 5.

http://www.beatweek.com/news/8898-wipeout-iphone-5-to-scoop-42-of-androi...

August 31st isn't early summer as was said numerous times prior. Not even worth it. I'll keep my BB 9700 if indeed iPhone and Android are truly that less capable than out dated RIM devices. BB is the next Nokia. They better pray on this QNX OS they promised is coming soon. They also better hope no other mobile inovations are made in the industry. They also, finally better get some serious hardware going, if not, then they will be the next Nokia, but instead of failing because of software, RIM will mainly be due to hardware.

" The only thing I wish my BB had that Android has is audible turn-by-turn GPS navigation for free."

That must be carrier-specific because I have that on my Curve 8530-Sprint.

Please, RIM/SPRINT, PLEASE!!! I have Best Buy Reward certificates that expire soon. PLEASE don't make me use them on printer ink or a year's supply of paper!

Should have all of your comments / complaints and the bugs worked out of it by the time my Verizon upgrade from my 9650 comes up in April.

I'm up Aug 20th, so looks like I'll slide right into the 9900 from my 9700. I must say, the drama queens of Crackberry really get worked up about this phone and the release date. I still consider my cell phone to be just that, a cell phone. I mean I love owning a smartphone and having it help me with work and communicate in different ways, but wow, all you doctors and NASA engineers on this website sure need your Droid/Blackberry/iPhones IMMEDIATELY!!!

My plan is up for renewal Sept 1st. Sprint better have the 9930 ready by then...but most likely they'll drag their feet as with all BB models and release when they become obsolete

Official !! It will be available in France on August 23rd on SFR.

This phone should have been out a year ago and if it can't run QNX (eventually and well) then I'm just going to ditch my 8900 for a used 9780 and wait it out.

Anyone know if either Torch is going to be released on Tmobile?

Also please everyone keep this in mind. Since the 9990 is only planned to launch in 4 carriers in Northamerica at the moment: USA: T-Mobile and Canada: Rogers, Bell and Telus. For those on AT&T network that want to get a new 9990 go and buy an unlocked version of any of the 3 Canadian and dont buy the T-Mobile unit. This because the 9990 of canada supports the same 3G band of AT&T and if you get a T-Mobile you will be stuck in EDGE only :)

What is with the whiny 'droid users on a Blackberry site?!?! Go away.

Ha, I like all the disputes on this one post about the iPhone 4 & BBB-9900.

I had an iPhone 4 with AT&T for about 6 months. An let me tell you, it ain't all that great. The service sucks. An every time there's a storm or anything AT&T is always the first carrier to punk out, let one on occasion be the ONLY carrier to not have service at all. So pretty much, AT&T is the worst carrier and shouldn't have the privilege of carrying the iPhone 4. I sold that phone for $400 to some dip, and bought an iPod Touch 4th Gen. Best decision of my life.

I'm a huge on the BB-Bold series. The 9900 is a step up from what they offer. I can't wait to get my hands on this phone & F'stuff up.

So with all the disputes between the iPhone 4, Android & Blackberry, just quit it.

This is Crackberry people, not iCrack, not Crackdroid...

So if you don't have or don't plan on getting yourself a Blackberry, you can kiss two booty cheeks!

ALOHA!

As slow as RIM has been to release these devices, Android makes me dizzy. What happened to the Nexus and the G2? They were good phones (so I hear) but they were released and discontinued within months?

My loyalty to BB begins and ends with the keyboard. Typing on a touch screen ACCURATELY is difficult for me, which makes entering passwords very frustrating. No keyboard is a deal breaker, period.

Maybe this is a generational thing, but the smartphone is suppose to help me make better use of my time --- not something I spend all my time immersed in. I expect the 9900 will be excellent for communications and comparable (not quite as good, but comparable) to the iPhone for the web and multimedia. That is where most BB users priorities lie.

Now if RIM could deliver a single-core QNX upgrade for the 9900 in the future or a generous trade-up to QNX, that would be awesome. I REALLY want a Bold 9900. I sould have stepped up to a Bold 2 years ago, but the Curve 8900 was a respectable device back in the day. One thing I have learned about mobile is that NO MATTER WHAT PHONE YOU BUY, you will think it sucks in a year.

Love the posts by the haters. It's like owning a Corvette simply so you can hang out on the Porsche sites looking for trouble?!

I ditched my Droid 2 weeks ago and bought a used 3G 9780 on eBay... I do too much txt'ing and email to dick around with a soft keyboard. I've been in IT since '86 - the 9900 looks like the perfect phone for me (at least) and when paired with my PlayBook I am *sure* I will have the best of all worlds at the lowest recurring cost. I installed the Android VM last week and it's not vaporware. Patience nets good things people - if you were a non-gaming BB user but moved to Droid, I'm sure we'll be welcoming some (many?) of you back to the BB party soon. My iPhone and Droids were toys; the BlackBerry is still Rock Solid if Business is more important to you than Angry Birds.