Mobilicity launches BlackBerry Bold 9780

By Sean Cooper
Mobilicity dropped a new set into the wild today: say hello to the BlackBerry 9780. We've seen this device launching all over and it will no doubt bring a smile to the faces of those who've picked Mobilicity over the big three up in Canada. The new Bold is running BlackBerry 6, has a 5 megapixel shooter, a Web-Kit browser (huzzah!), and of course quad band GSM and 3G connectivity in the 2100 / 1900 / 900 MHz realm. Sure the $499 price tag looks steep — because of the whole no contract thing — but take heart in the fact you're under no obligation and that this set costs the same at Bell if you skip the contract.

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Mobilicity bolsters BlackBerry lineup with BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone

Company continues to bring popular new 3G smartphones to unlimited wireless customers

Toronto, ON – January 7, 2011 – Mobilicity confirmed its release of the BlackBerry® BoldTM 9780, Research In Motion's (RIM) newest addition to the BlackBerry Bold series of smartphones.

The first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry® 6 operating system, the new device retains the familiar and trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that is powerful and easy to use.
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 delivers a wide range of enhancements including a rich new user interface, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search feature and a high-quality 5MP camera.

Users will enjoy expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and integrated access to BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger), Facebook®, Twitter™, MySpace™ and various instant messaging applications.

The new device includes GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging, 512 MB Flash memory and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB of additional storage. It also ships with a 2 GB micro SD™ memory card.

Availability
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 will be available soon for $499.99 at Mobilicity stores across Canada. It joins the BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G ($299.99), Motorola Spice™ ($199.99), Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 ($499.99) and Nexus One™ by Google™ ($549.99) in Mobilicity's growing smartphone lineup.

About Mobilicity (DAVE Wireless)
Mobilicity, Canada's UNLIMITED 3.5G mobile operator, provides nationwide coverage with unlimited coverage areas to make wireless communications more affordable and easier to use. Mobilicity's pay-in-advance unlimited talk, text and data plans ensure 100 percent bill certainty – without contracts, credit checks or hidden charges. Formerly known as Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless), the company is led by Obelysk, a diversified Canadian holding company, and Quadrangle Capital Partners, a global investor in the telecommunications and media sectors with more than $3 billion of capital under management. Mobilicity was named one of Canada's Top 25 Up and Coming Information & Communication Technology start-ups in 2010 by the Branham Group Inc. Further information about Mobilicity can be found at www.mobilicity.ca.

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