Launch August 12. AT&T and Research In Motion (RIM) have officially announced the launch of latest high-performance BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone. It’s the cool touch-enabled slider phone which RIM promises to bring a number of new experience for BlackBerry enthusiasts – first BlackBerry smartphone featured with new highly-anticipated BlackBerry 6 OS, first to combine a full touchscreen with BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, first to support AT&T’s next-generation messaging capabilities, first to get BlackBerry App World pre-installed, first to support AT&T’s new Locations feature, and more.
“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,” commented Mike Lazaridis, president and co-ceo for RIM. “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.”
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