Sweet!

I'll be fair.

RIM is about a year too late on this. I'm gone come September when the iPhone 5 drops.

- 6 Year BlackBerry user.

We're tired of watching videos of this thing...

It's like window shopping, except you can't even come back tomorrow when the store is open to buy it (or just try it). This thing will be pre-historic by Fall. 1 month in the tech world = 6 months real world. Shame.

Looking forward For TORCH 2 ;)

does it have the mobile hotspot capability? is it a 4g device? i would like to have my 16g playbook on the hotspot feature.

I notice on some clips we see the app icons have a name under them, like OS6 - but on others (like above) there are no titles. Any idea what the final product will bring?

I too am tired of watching videos and reading specs on this thing. I am kinda tired of waiting for it that I don't even want it anymore. Does that make sense?

I think a problem might be that the time between the device rumour leak and the actual release of the device is way too long.

it looks so resonsive !! i cant wait for this:D

Here's a haiku for RIM and the carriers: release this phone now, thanks

yeah, i've been a blackberry user for about 10 years now and never thought i'd leave but because it's taking so long, if the iphone 5 comes out first, i'm gone. but that does look sweet. problem for me is, i never liked anything after the bold 9000 and mine is on it's last legs. praying that it lasts until the bold touch or the iphone 5 comes out.

This device gives me an erection

We're all like scorned lovers, teased so hard we don't want it anymore... can't think of an unrequited love quote right now... but you get the gist. With that said, I will be the first in line once she's "available".

Fcuken babies

This phone is the sh*t, can't wait for the release !!! I don't go against those that feel that RIM is far behind, at the end of the day to each their own. IMO, a key turns my car on; my fingers turn the microwave on and my girlfriends hand works wonders, I don't need APP's for that :o)

When will this phone be on VZW?

Little cry pussies, always bitching now that you lot got what you was asking for, still not happy with your choice.......F the iPhone.

Will there be any more new blackberries coming out this summer?

Give it to me, now!!

I have to admit that, despite being an avid fan of the Storm2 and Torch 9800, this Bold 9900 looks amazing. It seems as if it will be the first BlackBerry that will grant us the ability to do what we have always wanted with our smartphones -aside from skyping via front facing cam. Though I'm think that RIM is waiting to put all that tasty goodness at peak levels on the QNX based phones.

I flows smoothly without lag. It looks slim and sleek. It has touch screen and keyboard. I digs it. If they made the Torch 2 much slimmer, I would be drooling over that one.

I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE VIDEOS!!! I want this phone NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kthxbai

Looks great. They need to have released this already, like months ago. RIM is really not getting it.

Flashmob @ RIM!!!

Since the playbook is a massive failure (not opinion, fact) this device is going to be RIM's LAST CHANCE to regain some marketshare, at least in the US. Pretty much the 9900 better knock everyone's socks off if they want any chance of surviving a buy-out.

Good luck RIM

Guys @ RIM... Can you just roll out ASAP.... Am loosing my cool

I am sold on the 9900, and especially with the ability to playback 720p video. The only missing aspect for me is the front facing camera.

Can I pair this smartphone with my iPad 2 over BlackBerry Bridge? No? Sorry RIM, now I see why your marketshare is going on free fall. So dissapointing! I'm getting a QWERTY iPhone 5 instead! Bye bye RIM!!!

Just droppin the friggin phone already. Geez. Love my 9700...love OS 6....but I been holding out for this release since March!!

BB User since 2002...and I'm not going anywhere. I'm not an other phone basher...all other phones have their place...their like tools. But for what I do...BB is the tool for ME.

And the Playbook isn't a massive failure. There are 3 popular tablets...ipad, Galaxy and the Playbook. Now THAT is a fact.

Just thought I'd respond.

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-tablets/

This is annoying. I can't stand watching this kind of videos every time!
Apple and Android is flying up

This is the best new phone for 2009!....Go RIM!

Glad to see them competing against the iPhone 3g and Nexus One.

Seriously though, what the hell are you supposed to do on a 2.8" touch screen? WTF?

I love QWERTY phones. This device looks like a messaging machine.

I love the speed!

this needs to be released ASAP! going against the IP5 in august/september will be bad for business IMO. RIM will need to dump a ton of money into their marketing to compete against apple

Sorry guys, I am done with RIM....

I have been a decade long BlackBerry user. I fought for RIM against all my friends. I bought the PlayBook the day it came out. I bought all my BlackBerry phones, for the past five years, before they were officially released from eBay unlocked for sometimes over $1,000.

I'm currently debating a Samsung Galaxy S II or the iPhone 5. It's not even their hardware anymore -- it's simply their software and lack of support and engagement from developers. My company started supporting Android and iOS early this year.

Sorry. I love RIM, the users, and this site. I just can't justify being loyal for the sole purpose of being loyal anymore. :(

tired of waiting for this one, even the Nokia N9 has a release date already.

Like many here, come september I will have to make the big decision, BB 9930 or iP5. To me its alot like choosing between cars, the reliable suv (BB) or the sports car (iP5). The suv will do everything you need without the flash, while the sports car is just flat out cooler but not as practical. Decisions, decisions....I just wish they would get in the showroom so I could take each for a spin!

Yawn... Nice vid, but nothing new really. Still waiting for it. Wake me up when they actually have an official release date.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Anyone else think that this phone could save RIM? I really can see this being a huge seller, and I know that I'll be getting it within the first month it releases.

I nee

I need this device!! UK release seems to have been pushed back to September and I'm due an upgrade in October

Can I just say, I'm really done with seeing videos of RIM people zipping the screens back and forth? Stop it. Just stop it.

Maybe this will shut up the naysayers who were predicting that OS7 wouldn't be much better than OS6.
That thing is hella-fast!

I am done with RIM, so much so that I am getting the BB 9900 upon release :o) ::Sarcasm::

First off....it's just too bad you couldn't bring iphone's or androids app market on to this baby! Next, part of me just wishes the iphone 5 would come out like a month to 2 weeks prior to the 9930 so I could give it a trial run to either just get it out of my system or full in love with the iphone! If I get it out of my system then pick up the 9930 and never look back! If the 9930 comes out first I don't know what I will do!!!

i am so tired of seeing videos and demos of this thing i want to hold it in my hand and prove all my i phone and android fans wrong that Blackberry still has it.

blackberry was really focused on keyboards, messaging and push e-mail. competition has made them pick-up their game and that is good. I will always stick with blackberry because I've tried the iphone (it is really nice for multi-media by the way) and the HTC Evo 4g (cool navigator) and they are just not blackberries. However, we all know how far blackberry has come with media and other nice to have things that we wanted as well so thank you iPhone and Droid for making my blackberry better.
I have the torch and the only think I would like is a little more processing power and this bold touch will provide twice as much.
For those of you leaving blackberry ,wish you lots of luck. It is a free market and there are legitimate choices out there. I'm with blackberry by choice and I will get this device the day it is available. I love my torch but I will love this 9900 even more. Way more!

The 1st 4-d phone!!!!!!!!!

I think this is a great device! People always talk about RIM being dated in their OS but when I use some of the "newer" OS', I realize that new does not always mean better. I'll be all over this when it hits T-Mobile.

Looks really good.
I have a bold 9700 and I think that the BOLD brand is a really good line of phones.
I thought that mine was fast .... but this thing seems super fast. If this is what OS7 does ... I guess QNX will be amazing !!

Looks amazing. For the people switching to iPhone Apple products, what does that phone give you that the 9900 doesn't? I just don't see a reason to give up the physical keyboard when 90% of the time I'm typing SMS/BB/Email on my phone, I'd much rather have the best keyboard in the world to do it with.

If you want to choose an on screen keyboard so that the 20% of the time that you are looking up maps or web stuff, but have a way worse experience typing on a virtual keyboard that's your call, but if you're used to a BB probably a bad call.

I'm looking forward to the difficult choice of choosing between Bold 9900 vs Torch2, oh what choices!

Would be brilliant if RIM experiments with *horizontal* slider variant instead of the vertical slider on Torch1/Torch2. Those with big hands would benefit, and you get arrow keys to navigate around. Just a thought.

This phone will be such a good blackberry. The keyboard will be amazing, the screen is high res and the processor can finally make for a fluid touchscreen UI on a blackberry. It solves all of the issues I had with my Torch. Can't wait!!!!

And with respect to the iPhone5ers and other prospective iClone buyers, why come to "Crackberry.com", go through the trouble of making an account, finding BB's new flagship model's top story of the day, and commenting just to tell the rest of us this isn't good enough for you and that you're leaving our happy BB community? Go ahead, you clearly want to waste time with your farting apps while you buy black turtlenecks just to fit in with other Jobbers.

They're just phones people. They all make calls and message. Stop acting like one is cooler than another.

will the new BOLD 9900 come in 4g ???

This post gave me the motivation to save some money LOL

In toying with modern android/iPhone designs, I am impressed but still can't quite imagine how they fit in with my one-handed snappy fast operation of my current blackberry. f I take notes on my blackberry every day, and can't imagine doing the same on a piece of glass. I'm a little surprised that android has not been able to do the "simple" task of creating a qwerty blackberry design that works, at least, equally as well as the blackberry. Also, if the operating system within the blackberry is simple and efficient (QNX?), then the device will not require the best processor and big stores of memory. Perhaps I need some exposure to the very latest iterations of smartphone competitors.... and perhaps I am just rationalizing in favor of the blackberry just to avoid the learning curve of a new smartphone OS!!! This new phone looks perfect.... and with a better keyboard than I currently have?... oh yes.

Holy s this phone looks fast, and damn good. This is going to be so compelling to users (new and current BB owners) when released.

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo getting this fone.......... its gonna be a life saver..........

Watching this video made me drool a little. It would make my year if this phone dropped by mid-July (ideally tomorrow). The hardest part is not knowing the official release date (summer for me just doesn't cut it..... that is like saying you'll eat lunch sometime after 7 am). Carriers, please get off your thumbs and approve this beauty so I can stop soft resetting my Bold 9000 every two days.

Now if this came out when the Torch did RIM's stock would be at 90 not 30, but I beleive they are on their way back.

Lookit- Blackberry can keep gearing towards email/enterprise/security; and, if they throw their weight where they already succeed, no one will touch their segment. Take the best parts of their counterparts (capacative screens, more open APIs), but don't play on their (ie, iPhone) turf.
If RIM wants to target the all-screen, 500dpi, OpenGL crowd, then create/buy a differently-named subsidiary for that rather than dilute the Blackberry brand with products that don't represent Blackberry (ie, Storm, perhaps Torch).
Cadillac shouldn't target the Saab crowd. Saab is cool for what it does, and Cadillac is cool for what they do.

Wow, these comments have it all. Waaaah, I can't wait for this device, I need it now. Waaaah, this is two year old technology. Waaaah, I need the latest quad core, 5000p video phone. Waaaah, the iPhone 5 is coming, RIM is dead. Waaah, the playbook is dead because it doesn't have a million apps. You people may think you split the atom in your spare time, or work for NASA, but if you take a look around, you'll find that you're all just ordinary people. Waaah, waaah, waaaah.

I tried out a droid and hated it, not for me. Gave it to my son, he loves it. I tried out an iPhone for three months and wow was the screen nice, extremely responsive, just not for me. I gave it to my daughter and she loves it. If any of you very ordinary people believe that this new phone from RIM isn't a great phone, I feel sorry for you. Specs this and specs that, it's laughable. You people act like you can strap your phone to your backs and fly to the moon. Waaah, Playbook is a failure. Ha,ha,ha!! In my eyes, this Playbook I'm typing this on, kicks ass. And I'm just an ordinary guy like the rest of you.

Sold! :D I really wasn't in to this phone until I saw this video. My eyes was more set on the Curve Apollo since I love the keyboard of the Curve series. But I guess I'm a have to get this one now. And is it me but did you notice how many time the guy siad fluid in the video. Hahhahahha tought it was funny :D

Will this release with a front facing camera ? And are we looking at a release of late July or August ?

Wow, looks great! Can't wait for this to drop. I will never use an iPhone. No matter what iOS 5 does, it still can't touch Android in terms of customization, openness and free apps (sans jailbreaking) and that is what's important to me. I carry a BlackBerry and an Android device and am very excited for this!

if only the damn hedder didnt take up half the screen