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RIM Selling BlackBerry Bold 9700 Next Month For $199

Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has made the BlackBerry Bold 9700 announcement official. The 9700 previously had the codename Onyx. The Bold 9700 has a 3.2 megapixel camera and will have the BlackBerry OS 5.0 preinstalled. Instead of using a trackball the Bold 9700 will be using an optical trackpad. The Bold 9700 will ship in two different network options. The first is 900/1700/2100 and the second is the 800/850/1900/2100MHz 3G option. RIM said that “carriers around the world” would be selling the device. AT&T said they will be selling the device for $199 after mail in rebate and T-Mobile said that their version will support voice calling over WiFi.
T-Mobile and AT&T Selling The BlackBerry Bold 2 Starting October 21

Rumor has it that T-Mobile and AT&T will both be selling the BlackBerry Bold 2 on October 21. The BlackBerry Bold 2 is also known as the Onyx and the model number 9700. This BlackBerry uses a touch-pad interface. Other specs include high-gloss black finish, leather grain detail on the back, 3G web browsing, WiFi calling capable, visual voicemail, corporate/personal e-mail options. The phone comes preloaded with BlackBerry App World, TeleNav GPS, and the Amazon MP3 store.
BlackBerry 9700 Heading To T-Mobile

An image has been sent over to the Crackberry team that indicates that the BlackBerry 9700 is heading to T-Mobile. The phone is seen above looking spiffy with its silver chrome and a leather battery cover. This may be T-Mo’s first 3G BlackBerry. The 9700 specs include Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA, 480×360 resolution, WiFi a,b,g, OS 5.0, QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 MP camera, and Bluetooth.
[via Engadget]