BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to O2 UK in August

If the BlackBerry Bold 9900 has captured your imagination and you happen to live in the UK, then listen. RIM’s upcoming powerhouse of a BlackBerry smartphone has now made an appearance on O2 UK’s website with a “coming soon” label pointing at an August release. No exact release date as of yet, but you can tell that the wait is soon coming to an end.

Other carriers in the UK have announced future availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 as well, with Three UK promising a September 15th launch and Vodafone UK taking it easy with only a “coming soon” banner and no mention of anymore detail. It should be noted that Phones4u has already revealed both pricing and details on availability (via Vodafone) with a delivery date of August 24th for pre-orders. Whether a release in late August or earlier, the release is near – I can feel it.

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O2 not carrying BlackBerry PlayBook due to 'end to end customer experience'

Although today is launch day for the BlackBerry PlayBook in the United Kingdom, one major carrier won’t be taking part in the fun. O2 has decided to pass on the tablet and simply won’t be selling the device. The company has been reaching out to customers to let them know stating “unfortunately there are some issues with the end to end customer experience”. While there are no plans to sell the PlayBook for now, it doesn’t totally rule out offerings in the future for this or other RIM devices. So unfortunately if you were looking to O2 to snag your PlayBook today, you’ll have to venture elsewhere to pick one up.

Source: Engadget