#BlackBerry Launch PH

RIM today announced the launching of their new BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the Philippines. However, based on existing Blackberry plans of both telcos, expect it to be very close to the pricing for Blackberry Bold 9000. RIM fought back and introduced its first touch screen device -- the Blackberry Strom (9530). It also has mobile streaming, allows tethering to your laptop to share internet and can sync your desktop iTunes music files using BlackBerry Media Sync. The top feature of Blackberry is the full suite of email connectivity and management -- MS Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, Novell GroupWise as well as enterprise email account and personal email accounts -- that trumps MobileMe by a mile. When Research-in-Motion (makers of BlackBerry) tried making a touchscreen phone the first time with the BlackBerry Storm, it was plagued with lots of complaints from people. The flagship phone of BlackBerry feels like you’re holding a high end phone. When you slide up the 3.2” capacitive touchscreen, you'll be presented with almost identical keyboard as with the BlackBerry Bold. Read more in our articles including "RIM launches BlackBerry Bold 9700 in PH" and "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad".