The Blackberry Bold - Research in Motion's answer to the Apple iPhone 3G - hit the Canadian market today minus the cult-like crowds. Rogers Wireless is offering the Bold online today and in its stores by the beginning of next week. Initial pricing is set at $399 for the device with a three-year voice and data contract. Here's the tale-of-the-tape:

Shorter, wider, thicker, and heavier. BOLD.
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I caught a video this morning testing browser loading speeds on wifi between a Bold and an iPhone. Suffice to say, the iPhone wins by a large margin.
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