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Blackberry Smartphone 6 out in November

The BlackBerry Bold 9780, featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, will be released in November 2010. Its enhancements include new user interface, fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, a Universal Search feature, easy-to-use keyboard and optical trackpad.

The device supports 3G networks around the world, includes WiFi with support for carrier supported WiFi calling (UMA where available) and GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging. It comes with a 5 MP camera including continuous auto focus, scene modes, image stabilization, flash and video recording. It includes 512MB Flash memory and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32GB of additional storage.

Quick browsing

BlackBerry 6 integrates WebKit-based browser renders HTML web pages quickly for browsing. It offers fluid navigation using the handset's optical trackpad, includes tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously and provides a zoom feature that can intelligently auto-wrap text in a column while maintaining the placement of a page's key elements for easier viewing.

It includes a dedicated YouTube app, redesigned music and pictures applications and a new universal search feature that allows users to more effectively search for content on the Smartphone, Internet or applications on BlackBerry App World.

For more information, go to www.blackberry.com/bold.

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