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First up, sorry for the lateness. The aforementioned server issues slowed production, but no worries- we still recorded and have a heaping two weeks’ worth of news for you this episode. The BlackBerry Thunder and iPhone 3G were both huge news items last week. There are lots of numbers on the ‘net to refute the iPhone’s hype, while the BlackBerry faithful are sticking to their guns and holding out for the BlackBerry Bold. Some more pictures of the BlackBerry Thunder have also floated up, showing off the on-screen keypad and media player, as well as a massive false start by Expansys. This week a lot of stuff was ramping up to a BlackBerry Bold launch, primarily in the form of OS 4.6 software.
Check out links to all the relevant news after the jump, as wells as options for streaming and downloading the BlackBerry Cool Podcast.
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We talk about the Bold a lot, and RIM’s marketing strategy behind it. Basically, it seems like the timing of WES this year just wasn’t right. They had to make the announcement then. Yet, they had to have known that the device was still at least two months away, which means that there are still plenty of places things can go wrong. And, judging from what we’re hearing about AT&T — September 1 release — things did go wrong, though not necessarily on RIM’s part.
While those of us packing proper BlackBerrys might not give two sniffs what BlackBerry Connect is up to, a recent move to keep the service off of upcoming Nokia E71 and E66 models could say a thing or two about Nokia and RIM’s current relationship. “Our approach is to make email a mass-market proposition for everybody, not just for the corporate boardroom group of individuals where BlackBerry has established itself,” said Nokia’s UK Managing Director Simon Ainslie. This could very well become a growing issue and threat to BlackBerry Connect’s viability as RIM becomes a concern for other manufacturers. Despite this potentially souring relationship between RIM and Nokia, it does go to show that the big dogs are getting just a little nervous about what BlackBerry’s up to. 
Can you imagine a new BlackBerry coming out that only works with a simultaneously released new version of BES that doesn’t work and RIM not being able to get it fixed 3 weeks after it launched? I can’t imagine that either, but, apparently, a ton of iPhone users can. 
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