RIM's BlackBerry Bold to hit Canada on Thursday

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc (RCIb.TO: ), the owner of Canada's biggest wireless carrier, will start offering Research In Motion Ltd's (RIM.TO: ) new BlackBerry Bold on Thursday, the Globe and Mail reported on its website. The Bold is RIM's most advanced smartphone to date and is the first BlackBerry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular networks. It comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a host of multimedia features. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie told Reuters in May that the smartphone, aimed at the company's base of business users, will cost between $300 and $400. AT&T (T.N: ) will be its lead carrier in the United States. The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Rogers confirmed the device will go on sale on Thursday. Rogers did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The smartphone is expected to be... [read full story]                    

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