Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Movistar’s Chilean outpost has now become — somewhat surprisingly, may we add — the very first carrier in the world to launch the BlackBerry Bold and put it into subscribers’ hands. The carrier’s making sure everyone knows what a coup they’ve managed to pull off, too, proudly proclaiming “FIRST ONES IN THE WORLD” with a red banner draped across the Bold’s image on Movistar’s site. Pricing seems a little high at 299,990 Chilean pesos (about $588) on a two-year contract, but hey, you’ve gotta pay to play; just how badly do you want to be one of the first people on the face of the planet (John Mayer notably excepted) to put this thing to use?

[Via Engadget Spanish]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Apple’s relentless quest to spread the iPhone to every corner of the universe has officially nabbed yet another carrier. Movistar has been announced as an official partner for Spain, though no clues have been given about the launch date — a common trend with the iPhone carrier partnership press releases as of late, we’ve noticed — and the best that interested parties can do right now is sign up to be notified when more information becomes available. Any suckers out there want to bet us that they’ll be launching the EDGE model? No?

[Via Engadget Spanish and AppleWeblog]

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