14 DAY TRIAL // Rogers Wireless, the largest mobile operator in the world's second largest country (that's Canada), unveiled the future availability of BlackBerry Bold 9000, the latest high-end smartphone produced by Research in Motion. Rogers doesn't give any info about when exactly the new 9000 will be ready for purchase, nor about its price, but those who want to be among the first to find out these details can head onto the carrier's website, give some details about themselves and patiently wait for a Rogers announcement to pop-up in their e-mail's inbox.
The release of BlackBerry Bold in Canada is not really a surprise - after all, we're talking about RIM's home country. Moreover, the release via Rogers should not be considered astonishing news either, since the "red Canadian carrier" is the only one to offer HSDPA services in the country.
Officially unveiled just a few days ago, BlackBerry Bold 9000 is truly an advanced smartphone and also the best-looking BlackBerry device created until now.
The features packed in the new BlackBerry include quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA connectivity, GPS, BlackBerry maps, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack, full HTML browser, email, Instant Messaging, Media player with lots of formats supported, a 2 Megapixel camera with flash and video, 1GB of internal memory and microSD card slot. Although Roger's website says the smartphone's display has a 640 x 240 resolution, the truth is that the bold display of the Bold features a 480 x 320 resolution.
Measuring 114 x 66 x 14 millimeters and weighing 133 grams, the 9000 might seem a bit big (in width). Anyway, smartphones are not actually recognized for their small dimensions, so this is not something to complain about. Other worth-mentioning specs of 9000 are: a full QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation, a fast 624 MHz processor and a 1500 mAh battery capable of offering up to 5 hours of talk-time and more than 300 hours of stand-by time.
Since AT&T will apparently offer the BlackBerry 9000 in a couple of months, Rogers' subscribers should also have the chance to buy the smartphone sometime this summer.