BlackBerry Bold: it will soon be on sale at Bouygues Telecom Companies

While the new BlackBerry Bold slow to officially entering the french soil, Bouygues Telecom has announced it commercialiserait from mid-September, through its division reserved for professionals.

Very expected, the new smartphone high end of the Canadian RIM - Research In Motion - is now marketed by Bouygues Telecom Companies. However, the mobile operator which markets already offer BlackBerry over the past several years, will not have exclusivity on this device. Thus, its rivals Orange and SFR could also announce within days or in the coming weeks a partnership of the same type.

Bouygues Telecom, however, taken time to design tailor an offer for the new BlackBerry Bold. Thus, it should be noted in the first place it is - in addition to the telephone subscription “classic” - an option (HT charged € 17 per month) which will provide unlimited access to internet, emails (both professional and personal), GPS navigation, and a package of information put forward by Bouygues Telecom. (LCI, Figaro.fr and BFM)

On the technical side, the new BlackBerry Bold represents a significant change compared to its predecessors, namely the BlackBerry 8800 and 8820. Firstly, it operates in material terms, since loads now a much more powerful processor (clocked at 624 MHz here) which opens the door to new applications.

Thus, all of its operating system evolves house in depth and integrates an Internet browser finally worthy of the name. At the same time, support for desktop applications is vastly improved, including the possibility of amending the documents received by mail, then follow them, all in one click.

The display of BlackBerry Bold also represents a big step forward compared to other products terminals previously by RIM. Here, the resolution is brought to 480 x 320 pixels and is primarily a brightness very important to enjoy good visibility in all light conditions.

Finally add that the BlackBerry Bold loads the latest radio technologies - 3G / HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. This last feature is fully exploited by Bouygues Telecom, which has established an opportunity for a partnership with the publisher of GPS navigation solutions Webraska.

Available from mid-September in the network Bouygues Telecom Enterprise, the BlackBerry will be marketed Bold 199 euros HT in addition to a subscription contract with the operator.

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