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RIM is planning to introduce a touch-screen answer to Apple's iPhone with a new BlackBerry planned for the third quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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by ittesi259 May 15, 2008 3:56 PM PDT
I'd use a smartphone, if cell companies would release a decent pland that wasn't overpriced by itself and designed to drive a person to pay for extra features that should be standard in this day and age.
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by baggyguy1218 May 15, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
ittesi is right! What should a consumer do? Live without a cellphone? When the services can match the price, we can begin to love to spend money on cellphones we dont need. I would love a RIM blackberry with touch screen, but I will live with my motorola M91 flip. IT DOESNT EVEN HAVE A CAMERA! But I do.
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by kgsbca May 15, 2008 10:57 PM PDT
Wow, will it be a 1" x 2" touch screen? It's great that the display on the new Bold is so crisp, but it's also ridiculously small.
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by LandbridgeToysDotCom May 16, 2008 8:00 AM PDT
If it has a decent size screen, is capable to iPod like web surfing and the providers offer reasonable priced plans, I'll give it a look.
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by dalellarson May 16, 2008 6:38 PM PDT
Whether this will be succesful has little to do with the touchscreen as a feature per se. The core BlackBerry market may not benefit from a touchscreen more than from the current interface. Who is RIM trying to reach with this device, and have they created a compelling experience for that market? A few thoughts about competing are at my blog, here.
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by AppleSuxLeo May 17, 2008 5:27 AM PDT
The iPhone in the article right below this one , looks kinda dated now. My how things have changed. Be BOLD !...Go Blackberry ! Bold really looks cool in the dark.
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by kellydcarter September 10, 2008 5:02 AM PDT
Can't wait for these new BlackBerry models to come out. I just hope RIM continues to innovate with features and style to stay on top of the marketplace. I hope they don't just keep coming out with a myriad of models that aren't all that different from one another other than superficialities.

If you're a BlackBerry fanatic or just doing comparison shopping, please visit http://newBBie.com to see what I have to say about the Pearl, Curve, and Bold.

Kelly Carter
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