RIM Makes Three Bold Announcements

BlackBerry Bold 9000

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Research In Motion (RIM) used its Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2008 event, held in Orlando, Florida from 13 to 15 May, as the forum for three significant announcements:

  • It unveiled the BlackBerry 9000 Bold device, featuring HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS. The device has a similar form factor to the BlackBerry Curve, with a full qwerty keyboard. The Bold is scheduled to be available in summer 2008.
  • In partnership with RBC and Thompson Reuters, RIM announced the BlackBerry Partners Fund. This is a $150 million venture capital fund to be invested in developing mobile applications and services for BlackBerry and other platforms.
  • RIM and Microsoft have signed an agreement that puts Windows Live services on BlackBerry devices. Services are scheduled to start in summer 2008.

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