The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9860 got a leaked OS today to OS version 7.0.0.440.  I haven’t tested either of these but I’m sure many of you out there trying to escape some bugs and things of that nature will go right ahead.  It’s leaked so download and install at your own risk!

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Source: N4BB

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has hit the Middle East big today as it launches in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain.  The Torch 9860 offers the largest screen as far as BlackBerry devices go.  With a resolution of 800 x 480, you’ll enjoy seeing more on your screen, making it a multimedia powerhouse.  Typing is a breeze with OS 7′s enhanced keyboard which is a lot more responsive.  In portrait mode you can choose QWERTY or SureType and in landscape mode it’s a very comfortable QWERTY keyboard.  Here’s some quick specs on the Torch 9860:

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As expected and as most of you already knew, most of the BlackBerry hype nowadays circles around the all new BlackBerry Bold 9900 series.  It’s no secret that BlackBerry users love a real full QWERTY keyboard to use, and a large one at that.  Touchscreen has grown on many of us as well as we see it evolve in other smartphones and even BlackBerry devices including the Storm and Torch 9800.  Therefore, the Bold 9900 series gets both touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard without needing to slide it up and down.

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The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has officially launched for Telus yesterday.  It’s been a bit hectic keeping up with all the launches as we have four new BlackBerry devices released by RIM, so we’re seeing all sorts of launches every week.  The Torch 9860 is the all touchscreen BlackBerry which replaces the old Storm series.  As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, RIM refers to this series Torch as a multimedia powerhouse with the large display screen and high resolution.  Pricing for the device goes as follows:

• No term $549.99
• 1 year term $499.99
• 2 year term $449.99
• 3 year term $99.99

Yesterday MobileSyrup released an insider screenshot showing that the Telus BlackBerry Curve 9360 would be available today, and the BlackBerry Torch 9860 on August 30th.  The Curve 9360 has been announced by so many carriers all over, as it’s expected to spread out as the original Curve 9300 and 8500 series did.

Telus wouild be the first carrier to launch the device which is a bit exciting to finally see, especially considering that RIM just announced the device last week.  We’re used to announcements on devices from RIM then seeing them many months later.  And for the Torch 9860, you’ve see it all by now hitting many other carriers, so those waiting for the Telus version, you can grab it on the 30th.

Telus BlackBerry Curve 9360 >>

Now this is a huge leak!  All the new BlackBerry 7 device got a leaked OS earlier tonight.  This one’s OS 7.0.0.353 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, Torch 9810, and Torch 9850/9860.  Download and install at your own risk of course since they are leaked.  I did try the 9930 build and personally it seems a lot stable than before.  Hit the jump for the download links.

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A new roadmap for AT&T has leaked out, which to me sounds like what we need since the BlackBerry Bold 9900 launch for the carrier is in limbo.  Unfortunately the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is not on here which troubles me a bit since I am an AT&T customer.  On the bright side, both the Torch 9860 and Curve 9360 are mentioned in the roadmap.  All we see here is that both devices are set to launch in Q4 which still seems a bit generic in saying since the year is coming to a close end any way.  A month would help, but at least we know AT&T will be picking up the new Curve which RIM just announced.

Getting back to the BlackBerry Bold 9900, I doubt AT&T is doing away with the device and am hoping they had originally planned for an earlier launch date before releasing this internal roadmap.

Source: PocketNow, CrackBerry

Rogers has officially launched the BlackBerry Torch 9860 today.  The price goes for as low as $199 on a 3 year plan.  As for the rest of the pricing, its $424 on a 2 year, and $474 on a 1 year.  If you want to buy it out right with no contract it’s $524.  The Torch 9860 is the all touchscreen device bringing the highest screen resolution ever seen in a BlackBerry smartphone before.  Click the link below to check out more from Rogers on the new BlackBerry Torch 9860.

BlackBerry Torch 9860 from Rogers >>

Source: CrackBerry

All the BlackBerry releases lately have been for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810.  Finally we’re seeing some action for the Torch 9860.  It’s RIM’s all touchscreen BlackBerry device, which hopefully will be a better experience than we saw with the Storm series.  Any way, Telus is scheduled to get the Torch 9860 on August 29th according to this leaked screenshot.  It’s kind of blurry, but it’s a definite that it says August 29th.

Source: MobileSyrup