RIM today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pure White for Indian customers priced at Rs 34990 .

The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the first BlackBerry smartphone to include built in support for NFC (Near Field Communications).

BlackBerry Bold 9900 comes with BlackBerry 7 O.S which is significantly faster vombining the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine together with powerful hardware enhancements.

RIM claims BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone delivers browsing results that are up to 40% faster than BlackBerry 6 based smartphones and up to 100% faster than BlackBerry 5 based smartphones.

Distinguished by its high performance, beautiful design, amazingly effective keyboard and brilliant touch display, the Pure White BlackBerry Bold 9900 is crafted with premium materials including a brushed stainless steel frame that puts the finishing touch on a truly outstanding smartphone.