<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
released	O
the	O
9650	O
and	O
9780	O
refreshed	O
with	O
OS	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9900/9930	O
and	O
9790	O
are	O
touchscreen	B-Device
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
and	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bold	O
family	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
distinctive	O
form	O
factor	O
;	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
typical	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
messaging	O
capabilities	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
keyboard	B-Device
than	O
the	O
Curve	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Onyx	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
mobile	O
phone	O
data	O
device	O
(	O
smartphone	B-Application
)	O
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
familiar	O
pre-loaded	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
applications	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
,	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
WordToGo	B-Application
,	O
PowerPointToGo	B-Application
,	O
BrickBreaker	B-Application
and	O
WordMole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bold	O
9700	O
also	O
offers	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	O
4.7	O
but	O
is	O
upgradable	O
to	O
7.1	O
in	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9650	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
9600	O
device	O
series	O
which	O
takes	O
design	O
cues	O
from	O
both	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tour	O
9630	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
GSM	O
variant	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
&	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9780	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
from	O
the	O
Tour	O
include	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
512MB	O
of	O
onboard	O
storage	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
a	O
528MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
3.4	O
MP	O
camera	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
9700/9780	O
vs	O
the	O
9650	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
9650	O
is	O
the	O
World	O
Phone	O
Edition	O
that	O
can	O
use	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
&	O
GSM	O
networks	O
globally	O
;	O
the	O
9700/9780	O
only	O
runs	O
on	O
GSM	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
followed	O
closely	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
phone	O
exclusively	O
online	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
retail	O
stores	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9780	O
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
mobile	O
phone	O
data	O
device	O
(	O
smartphone	B-Application
)	O
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
,	O
released	O
globally	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
China	O
Mobile	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
variant	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Bold	O
9788	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
their	O
seventh	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
premium	O
version	O
of	O
Documents	O
To	O
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	O
7.1	O
which	O
allows	O
Wi-Fi	O
Tethering	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tag	O
and	O
UMA	O
calling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9900/9930	O
(	O
codenamed	O
internally	O
as	O
"	O
Dakota/Montana	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bold	O
Touch	O
)	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
9000	O
device	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Bold	O
line	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
marks	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
9000	O
and	O
its	O
popular	O
wide-set	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
design	O
cues	O
from	O
both	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tour	O
9630	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
GSM	O
variant	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
many	O
users	O
were	O
complaining	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
not	O
100%	O
reliable	O
for	O
daily	O
use	O
as	O
it	O
often	O
"	O
froze	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
BBM	O
(	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
problems	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
touch	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
smooth	O
as	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
advertised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bold	O
9930	O
operates	O
on	O
both	O
GSM	O
and	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
networks	O
whereas	O
the	O
Bold	O
9900	O
can	O
only	O
function	O
on	O
the	O
GSM	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9790	O
follows	O
the	O
ergonomics	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Bold	O
9780	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
upgraded	O
1GHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9900	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9930	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9790	O
Image	O
200px|BlackBerry	O
Bold	O
9900	O
200px|Photo	O
of	O
a	O
black	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9790	O
,	O
english	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
