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These images of a touchscreen BlackBerry with a physical QWERTY keyboard but no trackpad or trackball showed up on Twitter courtesy of Cell Guru. We’ve got bigger pics below.

Research in Motion has already employed touchscreen technology with its BlackBerry Storm line, but the Storm uses a touchscreen technology that employs both capacitive tech and something the company called SurePress (which is improved somewhat in the Storm 2) that many folks didn’t find as smooth as the capacitive tech used by the iPhone and the Nexus One. The Storm smartphones also lack physical keyboards, which many people prefer to on-screen keyboards for quick e-mail and texting.

RIM has been working on a new line of phones codenamed Dakota. Dakota is based on yet another line called Magnum, which never saw the light of day. CrackBerry claims that this is actually an abandoned Magnum prototype.

It’s still interesting, though, because Dakota is the next evolution of this idea, so we can see here roughly what RIM is planning. We’re happy to see that it looks a lot more practical than the Storm; BlackBerry users are usually all about the practical, not so much about the style or flash.

UPDATE: When we first ran this story we said that the BlackBerry Storm utilizes resistive touchscreen technology. This was not accurate. Rather, it is capacitive with an additional, pressure-sensitive technology called SurePress which a subset of users and reviewers aren’t fond of. Sorry about the slip up, and thanks to the folks who commented pointing it out.

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T-Mobile (along with a number of overseas carriers) have had RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 for some time now, and while we knew that the handset was shipping to those who AT&T considers “special” and “irreplaceable,” the rest of the collective masses have simply had to sit on the sidelines and wait. Thankfully, that whole bout with patience is over, as the Bold 9700 is now available to order directly from the operator’s website for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and your John Henry on a 2-year agreement. So, anyone forcing Santa to come early this year, or what?

[Thanks, Ry]

BlackBerry Bold 9700 now on sale to all at AT&T: $200 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Got an AT&T Premier account at your disposal? Does your nine to five require you to wear a suit on every day that ends in “y?” If you’re nodding your head and simultaneously thinking about just how tight that top button is around your neck, there’s a decent chance that you can get AT&T’s version of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 right now. ‘Course, those on T-Mobile have already been enjoying the spoils for a few hours now, but judging by the unboxing shots in the read link, that window of US exclusivity looks to be all but shut. So, anyone jabbing the boss for an upgrade?

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AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 starts shipping out to top bananas originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Right on cue, T-Mobile’s newest BlackBerry is now on sale for those who covet. Starting at $199.99 on an Even More plan (which entails a 2-year contract, just so you know), the Bold 9700 can be ordered up from the carrier’s website or be snagged in-store if you prefer to roll that way. It’s also available for $449.99 on an Even More Plus Plan if you’re no fan of attached strings, but something tells us you may want to have a peek at our review before laying down that much cheddar in a moment of weakness.

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T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 now available for $200 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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