RIM introduced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone in market featuring capacitive touch screen, easy-to-use BlackBerry keyboard, full HTML browser with pinch to zoom or fluidly navigate and the optical trackpad. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with latest BlackBerry 6 operating system, a new operating system that retains the familiar and trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that’s powerful and easy to use.
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Another slightly surprising aspect of the Torch is that's it's a slider, combining its touchscreen with the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. This is understandable really as RIM's pedigree is in this arena, but it's hard to escape the feeling that the touchscreen interface and physical keyboard are uncomfortable bedfellows, allies thrust together in an acrimonious peace. RIM has dodged one glaring oversight of the Palm Pre, however, as it has added a touchscreen keyboard to supplement the physical one.
The RIM BlackBerry Torch is the first model to ship running BlackBerry OS 6, and much like the phone's design, when revamping the BlackBerry platform, RIM wanted to present something both fresh and familiar. There's a good bit of the familiar but a greater amount that's new, so this is definitely a major overhaul of the platform and not just a few added features.
