AT&T to Offer BlackBerry Bold November 4

By Geoff Duncan Published October 22, 2008

AT&T has revealed that it will begin offering RIM’s “flagship” BlackBerry Bold smartphone for sale on November 4. The confirmation came as part of the company’s conference call on third-quarter earnings, although the company has now confirmed the announcement.

The BlackBerry Bold was announced in May of 2008, and was initially scheduled to go on sale during the summer of 2008. But summer came and went, with AT&T only saying last month it was being very careful testing the BlackBerry Bold after complaints of dropped calls and poor connectivity hampered the initial release of Apple’s iPhone 3G, which is also exclusive to AT&T in the United States. AT&T’s caution in releasing the handset may have been well-founded: reports have had UK’s Orange suspending shipments of the device until it could work out software problems.

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The BlackBerry Bold is currently on sale in about 20 countries.

The BlackBerry Bold will feature a 480 by 320-pixel display, 3G data capabilities, an integrated GPS, and Wi-Fi wireless networking. The phone will also offer 1 GB of onboard storage (expandable to 16 GB), a two megapixel video-capable camera, dual speakers, and media playback capabilities. And, of course, it sports the BlackBerry suite of Web-surfing and connectivity features, including the ability to access corporate and enterprise email systems.

The BlackBerry Bold will be priced at $299.99 with a two-year service contract

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Bookworms and audiobook lovers can still take advantage of one of the best Black Friday deals from Amazon, which drops the price of an Audible Premium membership to just $6 per month for four months. This would normally set you back $15 per month, making this Black Friday Audible deal worth a solid $9 per month in savings. With this deal, after four months your Audible Premium membership will go to the normal price of $15 per month, but you can cancel at any time with no fees. We expect the offer to still be online with the Cyber Monday deals, but just to be sure that you don't miss out, it's highly recommended that you sign up now.

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Audiobooks are a great way to take in a book while your eyes are otherwise occupied, such as when you’re stuck in traffic or multitasking at work. An Audible Premium membership gives you access to thousands of book titles, among other things, and it’s also a great way to make further use of one of the best e-book readers or one of the best tablets. It allows you to listen all you want to a growing collection of audiobooks, podcasts, and even Audible Original content. You can also listen to audiobooks on Audible on devices such as the Amazon Echo and other smart speakers.

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