14 DAY TRIAL // Although RIM said that the Bold 9900 will be out on the market this summer, it appears that the phone's release was pushed back a bit.
At least one carrier will launch the smartphone in fall, as Three UK is now listing the Blackberry Bold 9900 on its “coming soon” webpage and it shows the phone as being available in September.
It looks like the carrier made some last minute changes, as the phone was initially slated for an August release, but for unknown reasons the phone's launch was delayed for the next month.
Even though it's not unusual for a carrier to change a phone's release date, it will be interesting to find if other carriers will be making the same changes and postpone the phone's launch for September.
Confident and sleek, BlackBerry Bold 9900 was officially unveiled six weeks ago and is the thinnest smartphone manufactured by Research in Motion (RIM) to date, as it measures only 10.5 mm.
The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor, which makes it one of the most powerful RIM devices after the PlayBook tablet.
With BlackBerry 7 OS on board, the Bold 9900 seems to be the first from a new series of powerful devices.
The new mobile platform provides support for HSPA+ connectivity and Liquid Graphics touch screen.
Additionally, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 includes built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications) and Augmented Reality.
The phone packs 8 GB of internal memory, 768 MB RAM, as well as microSD slot for memory expansion (up to 32 GB).
In addition, an average 5.0-megapixel photo snapper that supports 720p HD video recording and playback has been included as well.
Users will be able to share their videos directly from the smartphone or sync videos, as well as music and photos, to their computer using Media Sync in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.