• AT&T Announces Their Next Three BlackBerries: The Torch 9810, Bold 9900, And Torch 9680

    Greg Kumparak

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    Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
    BlackBerry Torch 9810

    Nothing says “We’re really excited about these new products!” like announcing them at two in the morning.

    With fanfare that only insomniacs and folks getting ready for bed in Australia will hear, AT&T has just announced the next three BlackBerry devices set to hit their shelves: the Torch 4G 9810 (a follow-up to last summer’s Torch), Bold 4G 9900, and Torch 4G 9680 (an AT&T-branded, touchscreen-only followup to the device-formerly-known-as-Storm).

    AT&T’s primary focus right now seems to be the 9810, as the only detail they mention of the Bold 9900 or Torch 9680 is that they’re coming “later this year.”

    As long as things haven’t changed too much since RIM announced the 9900 back in May, though, here’s what to expect there:

    • Support for AT&T’s HSPA+ (technically not 4G, but they call it that anyway) network
    • 1.2 Ghz CPU
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Optical Trackpad
    • Classic candybar-style Bold design
    • 2.8″ 640×480 display
    • 8GB of internal storage
    • NFC
    • 802.11b/g/n
    • 5.0 megapixel rear camera

    With the Torch 9810 (confused by all the numbers yet? Me too! Just think of the Torch 9810 as “Torch 2″), AT&T’s got a bit more to say. Here’s what we know about it:

    • Runs BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • HSPA+ Support
    • Slide out QWERTY keyboard
    • 1.2Ghz CPU
    • 802.11b/g/n
    • 5 megapixel rear camera
    • 8 gigabytes of internal storage
    • Should be available in August

    Alas, things get a bit fuzzier with the Storm-y Torch 9680. For now, all we’ve got to go off of are some rumored specs (BB OS 7.0, 1.2 Ghz CPU, and a 3.7″ 800×480 display Update: these specs are now confirmed) and a few leaked pics, the best of which made its way out last week:


    Company: Blackberry
    Launch Date: 1984
    IPO: NASDAQ:BBRY

    BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion) is a Canadian designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless devices and solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company is best known as the developer of the BlackBerry smart phone. Blackberry technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. Blackberry was founded in 1984. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific....

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