Salomondrin kept his promise and made a video overview of the BlackBerry Atlas, yet another version of the Bold!

• Made for East Asia and China
• Keyboard like 8900’s keyboard, has a Trackpad
• Says Bold on the back but no leather battery door
• Size comparison with the Tour
• Uses Bold battery
• Not a 3G device, uses EDGE and GSM
• WiFi enabled
• OS 5.0.0.239 Platform 6.0.1.9
• Runs fast
• Comes pre-loaded with John Mayer video
• Sal’s getting a cat (haha)

That’s it for now but be sure to check back for the next video Sal puts together. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

It’s been a few months since we last heard about the BlackBerry Atlas but it’s back and already had its first photo shoot!

Salomondrin has posted up a bunch of pictures showing the Atlas at a few angles including the front, side and back, as well as side-by-side comparisons with other devices. From the back you can see the “Bold” logo. This begs the question: Will the BlackBerry Atlas be another version of the Bold?

Here are some observations made by Sal:

1) It says Bold on the back

2) Keyboard of a Javelin

3) Its NOT 3G, its just EDGE

4) Has flash in the camera

5) Has a trackpad

Sal says he’ll post more about this device soon, so for now let me know what you think about the Atlas in the comments!

A few people have asked me who would be getting the Storm 2. Well, here’s your answer .

One of BGR’s new ninjas sent in some information regarding Verizon’s upcoming BlackBerry releases. Check it out:

• All Verizon BlackBerry handsets launched after the BlackBerry Tour will have Wi-Fi
• The Storm 2’s screen does not press in like SurePress, rather it operates more like traditional capacitive touch screen panels. We’re not sure if the rumored TruePress is just localized haptic feedback or what, but we can’t imagine RIM abandoning their entire selling point on the Storm.
• We have no idea what to think of this part, but, our tipster said the BlackBerry Tour would be accompanied by a BlackBerry Atlas with the Atlas having Wi-Fi, not the Tour. Again, don’t flip out, but it’s just what was told to us by this particular tipster.
• BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 release is “imminent”. We’d say May release, June latest.
• 8230 specs… EV-DO Rev. 0, 2.0 MP Camera, 3.5 ounces, Flash 128 MB, RAM 64 MB, SD Card – Expandable to 16GB, Usage/Standby – 220 min. / 216 hrs.

BG believes this new ninja to be credible and he tends to be on the right track with leaks. As for the BlackBerry Atlas…this was kind of randomly thrown into the mix. I’m surprised there hasn’t been a lot of information about the Atlas if it’s supposed to get released along with the Tour.