bold

Briefly: the new RIM Blackberry Bold is now available in Chile for around $588 on contract.

Still no word from AT&T, unfortunately...

Australian carrier Telstra announced it will be bringing the new Blackberry Bold to its network in late September. While it's noticeably later than the global summer release, the handset will be available at no cost for business customers when it goes on sale in fall.

For all Blackberry fans out there, TigerDirect now offers the BlackBerry Bold 9000 handset for pre-order.

It will be available for $649.99, and the reseller also said they'll start shipping the devices on the launch date in September, so everyone will receive their purchase in time.

T-Mobile Germany has added the BlackBerry Bold on its website. The handset costs $348 (219.95 EUR) along with the 2-year Max S plan for $39.5 (24.95 EUR) a month. We expect roughly the same pricing in T-Mobile U.S. stores when the phone is released.

The German release date is rumored to be July 21st, but it is subject to change.

Bad news for BlackBerry Bold waiters. It seems the device has once again been delayed until September for a decent number of carriers. Apparently, there are some software-related issues that have to be resolved before the launch.
And now regarding the BlackBerry Thunder: according to the source, the device will be announced in the U.S. in September, and should be released in mid-October on Verizon, though it might as well be delayed until November.

RIM's BlackBerry Bold has been approved by the FCC for AT&T today. This means we can expect the handset to arrive pretty soon, though not sure when exactly. Anyway, they'd better hurry, as the iPhone 3G launches in less than twenty-four hours, and will definitely steal a solid part of the potential buyers...

You probably know that BlackBerry Bold's new UI and Sony icons and the PS3's XMB are very similar.

Well, the new PS3 BlackBerry Skin from CS Designs meant for the BlackBerry Curve or 8800 resembles the one on the BlackBerry Bold.

It costs just $7, but that's a small price to pay when you don't have to upgrade your handset.

As expected, Rogers will be the first Canadian carrier to offer the upcoming BlackBerry Bold.

All willing can sign up on their web site to get a notification, when the device will become available.

However, we can't tell exactly WHEN it will hit the stores, but I guess it would be safe to bet on summer.

These are unofficial, and are subject to change: as expected, AT&T will be the first to get the Bold, and will start selling it for $300 in July.

Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile customers will be able to get their hands on the device in September. It sounds strange, but apparently T-Mobile will offer the phone for $350.

If something changes, we'll let you know.