The BlackBerry Tour is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion and is part of the 9600 device series. This high-end messaging phone combines the multimedia features of the Curve with the global roaming of the 8830 (with the addition of North American GSM/GPRS/EDGE capability), plus a higher-resolution display, 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera, 3G data overseas and faster EVDO Rev. A data in the United States and Canada. Other key features include video capture, 3.5mm audio jack, memory card slot, push email, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, and GPS navigation. The BlackBerry Tour was released on July 12, 2009. In 2010, the "Tour 2" refresh was re branded the Blackberry Bold 9650 when RIM decided to merge the GSM and CDMA2000 variants under the same brand.
The BlackBerry 9630 has the following features:
256MB on Board Internal Memory3.2 Megapixel camera with flash (Available without camera)aGPS - internal assisted GPS with extended ephemeris, BB Maps is standardMP3/WMA/AAC+ media playerDivX/WMV/XviD/3gp video playerBluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVRCPBrowser - HTML browsing, View Movies/Clips from websites built for mobile streaming, RSS feed supportOperating System: 5.0Research In Motion (RIM) released BlackBerry OS 5.0 for the Tour in North America in April 2010. OS 5.0 feature improvements:
All BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) devices running OS 5.0 will get an updated Web browser with more accurate AJAX rendering, faster JavaScript processing, and BlackBerry Widget support—including Google Gears and SQLite for BlackBerry Widgets.Companies running BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0—originally released back in May—will see several additional improvements on BlackBerry OS 5.0-equipped devices. They include follow-up flags for e-mail messages; e-mail folder management; the ability to view, edit, save, or e-mail documents from remote file shares; calendar appointment forwards and attachment viewing; and wireless contact sync for multiple folders, distribution lists, and Public/Shared folder contacts.BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) 5.0 (chat with other BlackBerrys)Email and text messages will have a stationary date headerThreaded text messagingWhen sending pictures (via email, mms or bbm), an option to resize individual photos to 1024×768, 800×600 or 640×480 is given.Forward calendar entriesUpdated BlackBerry MapsUsers will be able to set their default download folder, wallpaper, theme and reset the icon layout of a theme to its default layout from “Homescreen Preferences”If the device is running low on memory, a message will pop up that not only informs the user of the low memory, but also recommends rarely used apps for deletionUsers can decide if they want to have sounds when the device is booting up, shutting off, plugged in to charge, unplugged from charging, when the battery is full and when the battery is drained.Users can now individually encrypt email PIN messages. All that is needed is for the sender and receiver to know the encryption password which is done via S/MIMEOfficial Released 5.0 Operating Systems:
Telus : 5.0.0.419SaskTel : 5.0.0.419MTS Mobility: 5.0.0.419Sprint : 5.0.0.1030Verizon Wireless: 5.0.0.975CNET's Bonnie Cha has criticized the BlackBerry Tour for lacking Wi-Fi and for not allowing applications to be downloaded to the memory card, but also praised its high resolution display and QWERTY keyboard and concluded that it was a "feature-rich and well-performing smartphone".
