9800

Research in Motion this week announced its first smartphone featuring the BlackBerry 6 operating system. The BlackBerry 9800 (known as the BlackBerry Torch) features a 3.2-inch touch screen, along with a full slide-out BlackBerry keyboard, support for AT&T's next generation messaging for SMS and MMS, and integrates a new WebKit-based brower for viewing HTML web pages and email. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include BlackBerry App World pre-installed with AT&T billing support.

"This is one of the most significant launches in RIM's history and we are proud to introduce the new BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry 6 together with AT&T," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-ceo, Research In Motion. "With a new user interface, new browser and new handset design, the highly anticipated BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry 6 deliver integrated and uncompromising capabilities for consumers and business professionals that preserve the industry-leading strengths of the BlackBerry platform while adding exciting new dimensions."Read more