One of the hottest features on the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 is the new BlackBerry OS 6. What if you don’t want a slide-out keyboard or touchscreen display? Well, based on this video, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 has no trouble with the new OS.

We already knew that this smartphone would be getting the upgraded operating system, but it is good to see the new OS in action on the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The short video seems to demonstrate that OS 6 is relatively smooth on the older hardware and we get to have a look mostly at the web browser.

According to the reviewer in the video, interestingly enough, BB OS 6 might be running even faster on the Bold 9700 than it is on the newer Torch 9800. Maybe this is because it doesn’t have to deal with more complex touchscreen input; there is no pinch-to-zoom, for instance.

It probably won’t be long before OS 6 is made available official to 9700 owners, but if you want the latest you’ll want to wait for the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with its 5MP camera, 512MB memory, and OS 6 pre-installed.

BlackBerry OS 6 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 video walkthrough [BGR]

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Blackberry Bold 9700 $0 on Virgin Mobile

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 that I took a good look at last year has headed North.   Rogers Wireless is far from being the only Canadian carrier to sell the phone. Telus, Bell, and Wind all have it, but as it turns out you can get it even cheaper somewhere else, with strings attached of course.

Being one of the newest and most advanced BlackBerry devices to date, getting it without laying down a single penny (at least for the device itself) seems pretty good.  The current promotion via Future Shop and Virgin Mobile is the Bold 9700 priced at $0 when you agree to a new three-year contract. You probably need a qualifying voice and data plan too.

By comparison, Telus is selling the 9700 for $150 with a three-year contract, which is the same price being asked by Rogers and Bell. If you go directly to the Virgin Mobile Canada site, they have it at $150 too.  I suspect it won’t be long before the other carriers drop their price down to $0 as well.

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