Today in a rather surprising move, Bell Canada and Telus Mobility both announced their plans to begin to sell the BlackBerry Bold (9700) in November.

• Sleek design measuring 109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm and weighing just 122 grams.
• Sharp and dazzling 2.44" (62mm) light-sensing display (480 x 360
  resolution at 245 ppi)
• Highly tactile, full QWERTY keyboard - with finely sculpted keys and
  chrome frets - for fast, accurate typing
• Innovative touch-sensitive trackpad that allows intuitive and
  responsive navigation
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• 3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
• 256 MB of Flash memory
• microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB cards today and is expected to support 32 GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Media player for videos, pictures and music, plus support for BlackBerry Desktop Manager for both PCs and Macs, and BlackBerry(R) Media Sync for easily syncing iTunes(R) and Windows Media(R) Player music with the smartphone*
• A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, dedicated volume controls, Lock and Mute keys seamlessly integrated across the top of the handset
• Access to BlackBerry App World(TM), featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones; categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more.
• Premium and easy-to-access phone features, background noise suppression technology and high quality speakerphone
• Bluetooth(R) (2.1) with support for Secure Simple Pairing, hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
• HSDPA and quad-band EDGE support for global roaming
• BlackBerry(R) OS 5.0, offering users email management and calendar enhancements(xx) as well as a better browsing experience with faster JavaScript and CSS processing
• BlackBerry(R) Internet Service and BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server support
• Removable, rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time in 3G mode.

Additional information about pricing and availability will be shared in he coming week. We will updated our readers as more information and pricing is released.