Research in Motion has released their newest BlackBerry model, the Bold, and for now the phone is free from Wal-Mart with a 2-year contract and a plan that runs about $80 a month. Well, it's a rebate that fully refunds the cost of the phone, but that's still pretty keen if you're into one of the most popular brands of smartphones and you've got the cash for the plan. You also have to make the purchase through the Wal-Mart web site, but who buys anything in the real world these days anyway?

BlackBerry is going to need promotions like this to compete with whatever else Google can come up with regarding Android in addition to incredible sales for Apple's iPhone which indicate the middle class is buying it in larger numbers than initially predicted. Of course, it all depends on your definition of the middle class. Nowadays no one consideres themselves rich or poor because both are stigmatized.

Regardless, it's a good deal and will bring you into the world of getting the most out of your pocket, whether it's business or pleasure, or both.

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