Here is good news for all BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone users. Canada’s Telus has released the official OS 5.0.0.442 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. As a reminder, the phone features a 624MHz CPU, a 256MB flash memory and a microSD card slot (up to 32GB). The BlackBerry Bold 9700 also features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with UMA support (carrier dependent), A-GPS, a 2.44-inch HVGA+ display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with AF and LED flash, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP/AVCRP, and a 1500 mAh battery. You can download the OS 5.0.0.442 here. [PhonesReview]
Telus has announced the availability of the new Motorola Milestone on its network. The handset is sold for $199.99 with a three-year contract agreement. As a reminder, this Android powered smartphone is equipped with a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports for quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band 900/2100 WCDMA connectivities. [Press Release]
The Telus HTC Touch Pro2 is now available at Best Buy for CAD$249.99 (US$230). In case you didn’t know, the smartphone features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP shooter with auto-focus, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a microSD (HC) card slot, an FM radio with RDS and a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. You can also get the speakerphone system called “HTC Straight Talk” for conference calls. [Boy Genius]
Telus offers the ZTE TXTster that is specially built for SMS lovers. The handset features a Fastap keypad and eZiType word prediction, that allows you to compose text messages in double quick time. The handset features a 1.3 megapixel camera, EV-DO connectivity, an internal 220 × 176 resolution 262k colors display and an external 96 × 64 resolution 65k colors display. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation and a microSD memory card slot.
In addition, the ZTE TXTster supports Telus Navigator, TELUS mobile music, Windows Live Messenger, and My Email services. Folks in Canada will be able to purchase this handset for CA$29.99 with a 3-year contract or CA$229.99 without a contract. [intomobile]
Telus offers the LG Dare phone for only $99.99 on three years contract. The handset adopts a 3 inch touchscreen WQVGA (240 x 400 resolution) display with Haptic feedback, Proximity sensor, a 3.2MP camera with auto-focus and xenon flash, Bluetooth connectivity, EV-DO Rev. A support, Full HTMl browser and a microSD memory card slot. You can also choose the 2-year or 1-year contracts for $200 and $300, respectively. [Telus]
