It was reported that the BlackBerry Bold 9790 will be sold in the UK from O2 and Vodafone. From the official statement of  O2, this device will be released in January next year. If you didn’t knew about it, the Bold 9790 is one of the latest RIM smartphone which runs BlackBerry 7 OS and powered by a 1GHz single-core processor.

BlackBerry Bold 9790 also features a 2.44 inch touchscreen display with 480 x 360 pixels, full QWERTY keyboard, 8GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi, NFC, HSDPA, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 5 Megapixel rear camera and 720p video recording. No pricing info at the moment.

In the wake of BlackBerry’s mid-October blackout of service that lasted several days, the company that makes the devices, RIM, has their work cut out for them over the next several months. But it’s not just repairing the public relations damage caused by their network catastrophe; BlackBerry has to prove its right to exist as the premier mobile device of business people. The security strength selling point of the BlackBerry is being undermined by hosted PBX alternatives for communication. The security itself, once state-of-the-art, is facing competition in the form of recent Motorola creations – the new RAZR featuring government-grade encryption sits at the top of the list. Add the difficulties in securing such popularly used offerings such as social media apps and VoIP services, and the BlackBerry brand is certain to be in need of a rinsing.

Another issue getting in BlackBerry’s way is the growing existence of a smartphone operating system dichotomy: Android and iOS are here to stay and are only growing in popularity by the day. Apps are what are driving the smartphone industry, and app developers are going to see less and less of an incentive to create a BlackBerry-capable version of their product in addition to two separately-written incarnations for Android and the iPhone as well. The profitability from the two dominating mobile app markets will be enough for these developers. Only those providing no-nonsense/strictly business apps are going to see a reason to create one for the BlackBerry market. This breed of app developer is indeed a rare one.

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It was reportedly that T-Mobile has confirmed the availability of BlackBerry Curve 9360 on September 28 costs $79.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate) with a new two-year contract. In case you don’t know about it, the Curve 9360 is the latest line of affordable RIM smartphones which features a 2.4 inch display with 480 x 360 pixels, 800MHz processor, BlackBerry OS 7, EDGE / HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, 5 Megapixel camera and MicroSD card support

AT&T wireless starts selling the BlackBerry Torch 9810 for $49.99 with a 2-year contract or $449.99 without contract. Available in two color options:  zinc grey and pure white, this new RIM’s smartphone measures 4.37 x 2.44 x 0.58 inches and weight 5.68 ounces. This handset is works in GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, and EDGE high speed data network.

BlackBerry Torch 9810 runs BlackBerry OS 7 and powered by a 1.2GHz processor with up to 8GB of internal memory expandable with a microSD card (up to 32GB). Another specs include a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixel, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5.0MP auto-focus camera with flash, Bluetooth 2.1, 4G and a 1270 mAh Lithium Ion battery.