During the BlackBerry 7 Philippines Media Event, RIM also presented the BlackBerry Torch 9860 to the media, bloggers, and fans in attendance. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 is a full touchscreen phone that doesn’t have a slide-out keypad like the BlackBerry Torch 9800. It’s a pretty sleek phone that’s made for people who really prefer touchscreen over the BlackBerry QWERTY keypad experience.
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RIM Execs introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9900
BlackBerry Bold 9900 will be officially available in the Philippines starting October 7 with a price tag of Php31,690. The new Bold was launched alongside the new BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 during a media event earlier this evening at the Ayala Museum. The new Torch and Curve don’t have a price yet though and release date.
The event was graced by RIM executives Hastings Singh (VP South Asia) and Ray Gillenwater (PH Country Manager). More photos after the break. Continue reading
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Azkals’ Phil Younghusband is BlackBerry’s endorser for this Philippines. If you check the official BlackBerry YouTube channel you’ll see a video of him talking about how BlackBerry Messenger is so important for him. See below for the video. 
It’s good to see that Research In Motion looks at Philippines as an important market. Maybe they should launch a concept store here.
With the popularity of BlackBerry smartphones in the Philippines it was only natural for more shops to start selling accessories. For the longest time I’ve been looking for charging docks and it was nice to finally find the original BlackBerry 9700/9780 charging dock in Greenhills (Theater Mall). You just place the phone on it, plug the charger to the power outlet, and connect it with the dock. It’s sold for Php1,650 and there are only limited stocks available.
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