MobileRatty: Rogers officially releases BlackBerry Bold; Could be yours for CA$399.99 on a 3-year contract

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Rogers officially releases BlackBerry Bold; Could be yours for CA$399.99 on a 3-year contract

2008-08-21 19:16:23 by dusanb in IntoMobile

Rogers officially releases BlackBerry Bold

Well, we’ve waited for this to happen. Starting from today, you can grab the BlackBerry Bold from Rogers Wireless in Canada for $399.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and three year BlackBerry data plan totalling more than $45 per month from Rogers.

Let’s recap the specs, shell we. From the official release, the Bold features are:

An elegant design measuring 114mm x 66mm x 15mm and weighing approximately 136 grams
Tri-band HSDPA and quad-band EDGE support for global roaming
Stunning half-VGA (480×320 resolution at 217 ppi) colour display with integrated lens for eye-popping definition and clarity
Enhanced HTML browser delivers high performance with desktop-style depiction
Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g)
Built-in GPS with support for location based applications and services including geotagging; comes with BlackBerry Maps preinstalled
1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage
A removable/rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery
DataViz Documents To Go preinstalled, enabling customers to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the smartphone
2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording
Advanced media player for viewing pictures, listening to music and watching videos
Support for High Speed USB 2.0 enables quick file transfers between a PC and the smartphone
BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, which includes Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry, a powerful media manager application that allows users to easily manage media files on their computer and transfer them to the smartphone; the BlackBerry Bold also comes with the new BlackBerry Media Sync application for customers that want a simple way to sync their iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone
Support for downloading music directly from Rogers MusicStore
The Rogers Do More portal enabling access to a variety of mobile applications for business and personal use
Instant messaging with BlackBerry Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger
Support for the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones application, which enables fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility
Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, enhanced noise cancellation to offset background noise, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
BlackBerry Internet Service support that allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
BlackBerry Enterprise Server support for enterprise deployments with advanced security and IT controls