10 August 2011 FLUX Mag

Five new BlackBerry smartphones are being released and all are based on the powerful new BlackBerry 7 Operating System. The line-up will include two new BlackBerry Bold models and three new BlackBerry Torch models, offering users a variety of designs to choose from and delivering great communications, multimedia and productivity.BlackBerry 7 Line up 500x335 New BlackBerry 7 SmartphonesThe new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 are the thinnest smartphones in the range ever, each offering a large keyboard and brilliant touch display. The new BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone builds on the popularity of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and combines a large touch display with a convenient slide-out keyboard. The BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 introduce an all-new, all-touch design featuring the largest display on a BlackBerry smartphone to date.

The next generation browser is faster and offers a more fluid web browsing experience – the advanced WebKit browser engine together with the new hardware delivers browsing results that are up to 40% faster. Additional enhancements have also optimized zooming and panning for smoother web navigation and optimized HTML5 performance for gaming and video. They also feature Liquid Graphics technology to deliver a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics. In addition, enhancements include the newest release of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) and a number of pre-loaded applications and integrated functionality for increased productivity and collaboration right out of the box.

Each smartphone also features a range of hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24-bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications such as Wikitude that can be seamlessly integrated with BBM 6.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930

The thinnest BlackBerry yet (at only 10.5mm) offers a high performance keyboard and touch display integrated within the BlackBerry Bold design, plus they include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), enabling many new and exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

BlackBerry Torch 9810

The new BlackBerry Torch 9810 is faster and more fluid with high performance hardware features, delivering an enhanced multimedia experience. Featuring a large 3.2”, high resolution touch display and a distinctive BlackBerry keyboard that easily slides out to allow faster typing, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 delivers the best of both worlds.

All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860

The BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones are fast, fluid and have a spectacular new 3.7” display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone.