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Since Research in Motion (RIM) is taking a long time to release the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Philippines, grey-market sellers are making a killing with these handsets by directly importing them from the US.
A number of stores have been spotted in Greenhills carrying the new Bold 9900 — the cheapest is around Php33k while others, including online sellers, command up to Php37k for the device.
If that’s the going rate, it’s possible we’ll see the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Php28k range, just like how the Torch 9800 was priced when it was introduced here last year.
BlackBerry Bold 9900 specs:
• 2.8″ capacitive touch screen display (640×480), 287 dpi resolution
• QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
• 1.2 GHz processor
• 768 MB RAM
• 8GB on-board memory,
• microSD slot supporting up to 32GB
• NFC technology
• 5MP camera w/ 720p HD video recording
• Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor
• GPS with aGPS support
• Dual-Band WiFi – 802.11 b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n @ 5GHz
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• 1230 mAh Li-Ion battery
• BlackBerry 7 OS
We had first dibs to check out the Bold 9900 back in June and was impressed with the form factor and performance:
The NFC support is also in question since there’s no practical use for it now. We tried it in the Bold 9900 and the Nokia N9 and the technology is actually impressive.
We’ve also heard of reports that some sellers are also offering the CDMA version (Bold 9930) for a lower price of around Php28k.
What’s still not clear is when RIM will eventually ship their new flagship phone into the country. My guess is late September.
Hat tip Nikko Valenzona.
YugaTech.com is the largest and longest-running technology site in the Philippines. Originally established in October 2002, the site was transformed into a full-fledged technology platform in 2005.
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Glenn Ong says:
Hey Abe! Kimstore is selling it for 31.5K. Got to ask a Greenhills stall and they’re selling it for 32K. I was told that they were able to sell more than 10 units already after 2 days.
cjputo says:
Your blog is getting wider coverage and you should be more aware of American slang usage. You have a partnership with GMA now, I believe.
To call dibs on something means declaring ownership of a communal item i.e. I call dibs on the couch. The implication is that everyone is free to use the couch, but you are taking the couch captive for a certain period of time (exclusivity). This might be temporary, as in a sleepover; or permanent, as in the case of a garage sale. And in the case of companies, to have exclusive access to a product. You were just the first to do a review with no exclusivity involved.
Your grammar has always been terrible, but that is not the point. Please do not further add to your shame by being a “poser” and using slang in such an unthoughtful manner.
I know you have to copy from other bloggers, but do not paraphrase if there are slang terms in their sentences.
You have been covered in TechCrunch before, so I thought it might motivate you to be a bit more thoughtful, but I was wrong. Please, have someone check your work; it doesn’t even need to be for correct grammar, it’s just to check your work to avoid embarrassment.
I want you to succeed and have greater impact as a Pinoy tech blogger.
Richmond P. Nuguid says:
Hindi naman lahat ng bloggers ay perfect……
Brickz says:
@Richmond P. Nuguid Exactly. That’s why there’s always room for improvement. cjputo is trying to help Mr. Abe by giving advice.
Miguel says:
There is no single English slang. Your definition is from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibs
While Abe follows Urban Dictionary’s definition:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dibs
which doesn’t include the communal aspect.
Bryce says:
If he’s trying to help Abe, maybe he could’ve emailed him instead of posting it here?
…just thinking aloud…
josh says:
Sir abe! my friend told me that he bought his bold 9900 for 29k sa greenhills:)
joooomy says:
@cjputo. i second the motion. hindi ako magaling mag-english pero napapansin ko rin yang mga napapansin mo. i’m not impress (sometimes disappointed) with sir abe’s use of words… anyways, yugatech is still the only pinoy tech blog i regularly read.
Grammar Police says:
I agree with the observations of cjputo and jooomy.
Mistakes in grammar are excusable as English is not the blogger’s first language but to use slang words to appear cool and use it completely out of context is just embarrassing for a popular tech blog like yugatech.
I hope Abe Olandres takes these observatons constructively.
Bob says:
I have always been content to just come to this site and not felt the urge to post except once before I believe but after reading your post I all of a sudden got the itch to put my two cents in. I’m and American who enjoys not only the articles on this site but also generally the atmosphere that is prevails here. Yuga in his replies that I have seen always come across as helpful and polite and that is one of the main reasons I keep coming back. I can say that there are no hard rules about slang in America and if he had used that phrase around a bunch of Americans not one would had felt the need to correct him and hardly any would had even noticed if it wasn’t used correctly and even if they did wouldn’t have bothered to correct it and in a second it would had been gone from their minds. I think this site compares favorably to most other tech blogs I’ve seen and I’m not talking about how whenever a Filipino will brag about how something in the Philippines is just as good as in America but once all the failings are pointed out to him he comes back with “But it”s pretty good for the Philippines”, I think this site is pretty good and not just pretty good for the Philippines.
You’re on a mission of failure to go around complaining that slang was used incorrectly such as was in this article because slang is incorrect from the start.
I hope I didn’t misuse any slang or phrases.
garz says:
Some pinoys are just too technical to sound “cooler.”
Brickz says:
cjputo was just giving advice and there’s nothing wrong with what he said. I agree with him because someone might read it and think that he was the only person that RIM chose to review the phone here in the Philippines. As cjputo said, the blog is getting more coverage and readers so there’s nothing wrong with staying safe and being mindful of what he posts.
garz says:
I wonder what these guys do that they deserve to be sold at 30k+ compared to its Android touchscreen rivals?
jehzlau says:
Bought one sa eBay for 27.5k. O__O. Sana mag mura pa pag officially released na sa phils. :D
Joseph says:
Sir, is that a Verizon Wireless Model?
Bryce says:
magmumura pa yan! :) bibili ako…
^
Positive thinking, haha. :)
jego207 says:
Hahaha, tama.
jing says:
again and again, this is a technology blog. kung nagkakaintindihan din naman tayo dito, why bother on these comments about “slang” and grammar. language is intended to communicate… di ba ang motherboard, board nga pero hindi naman mother? mabuhay ka yuga! just continue… naiintindihan ka namin. hehe.. ako lang pala.