Sprint Launch BlackBerry Bold 9930 And Torch 9850 On August 21th

Sprint announced on Monday that they will launch RIM’s latest CDMA smartphone, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 on August 21th. Sprint will offer the Bold for $249.99 on contract and the Torch at $149.99 on contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Torch 9850 is an affordable full touchscreen smartphone that picks up where RIM’s Storm lineup left off and the Bold 9930 is RIM’s brand new touch-and-type flagship smartphone, which launched on rival carrier Verizon Wireless at same price $250. Both of them feature RIM’s latest BB 7 OS and are part of the largest global launch in RIM’s history.