Blackberry Bold 9700 announced

Officially announced by RIM, the Blackberry Bold 9700 is going  to be available worldwide through different carriers around the world by November.  Long rumored as the onyx, this Blackberry Bold 9700 is a fit successor of the well loved Bold 9000.   The new screen resolution is 480 x 360 up from 480 x 320.  Continuing what has started  with the Blackberry 8520, navigation is now via the optical trackpad.  The new spanking OS 5.0 is on board out of the box. Camera is now 3.2 megapixels. Some teaser video after the jump.

Update:  The Bold 9700 and the Bold before it both features 624 Mhz core and now the MicroSD is hot-swappable.

Blackberry 8520 now available

The EDGE only entry level of Blackberry is here.  Known as code name Gemini, Blackberry curve 8520 is a lower version of the beloved Blackberry 8900.  It features Blackberry classic keyboard goodness and the new optical trackpad.  The overall design is much a carryover of the 8300 like the screen, battery and camera. And yes there is wifi in this little beauty.  Globe has offered this device free starting at Gmatch or Gflex Plan 2500.

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Update: Blackberry 8520 is now also available as prepaid for P14,995