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BlackBerry Bold 9700 - Twice as Bold

By Seow Tein Hee - 16 Dec 2009

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A BlackBerry World 

While there are changes aplenty on the exterior, you'll still get the familiar interface within, albeit with an updated BlackBerry OS 5.0 on the Bold 9700. Features-wise, you'll probably see the usual suspects, with the bundled Documents-to-go apps and BlackBerry Maps on the device. Nonetheless, you can also opt for Google Maps on your BlackBerry device these days.

The interface hasn't seen much changes over the year, though its accompanying OS has been updated to version 5.0

Unfortunately, the bundled Documents-to-go isn't the full version, giving you only viewing rights and no editing functions.

The BlackBerry name has been associated with push email ever since it entered the mobile industry. Its newer devices have been updated to support various POP3 protocols, such as Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo. In fact, the Bold 9700's email setup for such devices will be that much easier.

At the very start, you would have the option to tune your mailbox to any of the popular email clients, or your company's own server.

With a year ahead, and the competition heating up in the smartphone market, RIM is making a few moves of its own to keep itself relevant in the race for mobile phone dominance. Taking Nokia and Apple as an example, both companies have made it clear that online services are going to be one of their core focus areas. This is exemplified by Apple's successful iTunes App Store, and Nokia's extensive music collection over at Nokia Music Store.

BlackBerry answered with its own BlackBerry App World, which showcases a series of apps designed for BlackBerry devices. The list won't be as large as what Apple has built over the past two years, nor near where Android and Nokia's Ovi Store has started with. Nonetheless, specific apps such as UberTwitter keep you updated with the Twitter universe amongst other more pertinent apps.

The BlackBerry App World showcases a series of apps, and for now, you'll only be able to access free apps, with paid apps coming along the way soon.

With the rise of social networking, it's apparent that UberTwitter will keep you updated as the minutes tick by.

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