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Just to let you know: BlackberryBusiness.com has already sold 5 unbranded pre-release versions of the Blackberry Bold to some lucky New York inhabitants for $1,299.99 each.

How do you like that?

It looks like they've made some big bucks on these, but I can imagine the excitement of their new owners. :)

Vodafone UK has announced the availability of the BlackBerry Bold for its corporate customers.

Moreover, the device goes for free on a £35 (about $62) plan, which includes 600 minutes of talk time at 500MB of monthly data for 2 years.

It's a great deal considering that most larger companies will have to pay a whole fortune to equip their staff with mobile gear.

AT&T subscribers will soon be able to get their hands on the BlackBerry 8320 in a sapphire-blue finish with the new OS 4.5 installed. The launch is expected in the last week of September, but there is no info on pricing yet. Stay tuned.

Not happy with stock colors of the BlackBerry Bold? Not a problem - Colorware is here to help. A very interesting and good looking color combination is shown above (called Wolfpack), and of cource this is not the only option. The whole coloring procedure will cost you just $174 over the handset's base price, but think of what you'll get in return. :)

According to BGR, starting mid-September AT&T customers will be getting the new BlackBerry OS 4.5 update for the BlackBerry 8120, BlackBerry 8820, BlackBerry 8310, and BlackBerry 8300 handsets. A month later those devices will come with the new OS pre-installed. All changes and improvements of the updated software are listed on the screenshot above.

Want a BlackBerry Kickstart? It was recently spotted at eBay, as you know many unreleased devices appear there first. Its not cheap, but if youre eager to get one, this is your chance. But hurry up!

RIM Blackberry Kickstart 8120 / 8220 specifications:

• Quad-band GSM;
• GPRS;
• 2.6 inch QVGA display and 160 x 128 pixel External display;
• 2Mpix camera, 5x digital zoom and LED flash;
• Multimedia player (oa. MP3, AAC, MP4, 3GPP);
• 3.5mm audio headset jack;
• 75 MB of built-in memory;
• MicroSD memory card option;
• Bluetooth 2.

Yes, it's available for free, but only in Netherlands... Dutch cellular operator KPN offers the handset at no charge along with a two-year contract and a €36.25 (about $54) worth monthly plan. Nice! Even for €26.75 a month you'll still pay €99.95 ($148) for the phone, which is just too cheap for the likes of Bold! How do you like that?

Orange will be the first operator to offer the BlackBerry Bold in the UK. Subscribers will be able to get the handset starting August 16th for free with an 18-month contract with a £45 monthly plan.

T-Mobile with its September release is crowling way behind...

Rogers is all set to release the BlackBerry Bold. Atleast this is the first idea that comes to my mind when I look at the picture above.

While it may look like a huge Blackberry handset, but it's actually the Rogers Bold launch kit full of flyers, informational pamphlets and all kinds of other goodies that will soon be handed out to prospective buyers.