Research In Motion is to launch new BlackBerry Torch in the United States on August 12.BlackBerry Torch is supposed to be big challenge to Apple’s iPhone. The BlackBerry Torch will go on sale in the United States on August 12 for $ 199.99 with a two-year contract – about the same price as an iPhone. Research In Motion will launch the phone in the United States with AT&T Inc, the same carrier that has exclusive US rights to the iPhone.
The main features of the BlackBerry Torch include a touchscreen and slideout keyboard. BlackBerry Torch has a faster and easier-to-use Web browser. One of the new features ability to search any application, media content or contact by typing a word on in Torch’s “universal search” function. BlackBerry Torch users can type messages on the screen or a slide-out keyboard. It comes with a 5-megapixel camera with a flash and a built-in GPS for location-based applications.The new BlackBerry 6 operating system also offers an inbox where users can access updates from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in the same place as their emails.
