5 posts and columns on Bold 9700

BlackBerry Torch Corners the “My Company Gave Me a BlackBerry” Market

in News on August 20, 2010 at 2:04 pm PT

It’s looking more and more like the Blackberry Torch isn’t quite the game changer Research in Motion pitched it as; it’s just another BlackBerry. In a Friday note to clients, Barclays analyst Jeff Kvaal said Torch sales have been healthy—at least on par with those of the Bold 9700. But demand for the device doesn’t seem to have extended beyond RIM’s BlackBerry base.

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No BlackBerry 6 for Storm and Storm2?

in News on August 3, 2010 at 9:34 am PT

Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry 6 OS will first ship with the Torch on August 12. But it will come to the company’s other devices soon enough. While a firm timetable hasn’t yet been set, RIM said today that BlackBerry 6 will reach the Pearl 3G and the Bold 9700 and 9650 “in the months ahead.” Two devices it evidently won’t be reaching: The Storm and Storm2.

Invasion of the Market Share Snatchers: BlackBerry Losing Share to Android?

in Mobile on May 12, 2010 at 8:29 am PT

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry is the leading smartphone brand in the United States thanks to its vast core demographic of enterprise power users. But as the smartphone evolves into the standard for the broader consumer market, RIM may see its lead eroded by rivals with sexier devices–like those running Google’s Android OS.

A Downsized BlackBerry Bold With Oomph

in The Digital Solution on November 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

The Mossberg Solution compares the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 with two of its siblings.

New from RIM: The BlackBerry Somewhat More Bold

in News on October 21, 2009 at 7:21 am PT

There’s a new BlackBerry Bold headed to market. This morning, Research in Motion uncrated the BlackBerry Bold 9700, a more refined verison of its popular enterprise device, the BlackBerry Bold 9000.
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