DoCoMo unveils new BlackBerry Bold model

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NTT DoCoMo Inc said Monday it will launch a new, high-end BlackBerry model in Japan in the January-March quarter. The price of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone has not been set yet.

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The new product will be mainly targeted at corporate clients. The company’s president, Ryuji Yamada, said that smartphones are a important segment, expressing hopes that their share will expand from some 2% of the nation’s handset market at present.

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NTT DoCoMo may position the BlackBerry Bold as a competitor to Apple Inc’s iPhone 3G sold in Japan by Softbank Corp, analysts said.

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