Research In Motion, the Canadian company behind the Blackberry, has announced its newest phone — the Blackberry Torch 9800. The Blackberry Torch 9800 will release on the AT and T network on Aug. 12, 2010. Some of the features on the Blackberry Torch 9800 seem like large improvements — but others have reviewers wondering why RIM bothered at all.
What you’ll discover in a Blackberry Torch 9800
The features that Blackberries are loved for have been maintained within the Torch 9800. The QWERTY keyboard is housed in a slider-style case. There is updated firmware for messaging and web browsing. The Blackberry Torch 9800 has a similar size and weight as previous models. The full-featured security that Blackberry phones are loved for have also been put in place.
Updating firmware on the Blackberry Torch
The Blackberry Torch 9800 has the new Blackberry 6 operating system. This update involves many new features on the Blackberry Torch that users are asking for. There could be built in messaging and social networking. Data usage is kept to a minimum with the new WebKit browser, supposedly. Finally, the Blackberry Torch 9800 will come pre-loaded with the Blackberry App Store (and, on AT and T, a separate AT and T app store) to customize the phone with specially developed apps.
Blackberry Torch 9800 reviews and concerns
The Blackberry Torch 9800 may not be enough for RIM to truly survive. The Blackberry is and has always been intended and developed for business and government use — strong security and no-frills interfaces. RIM seems to be courting more of the consumer market with the Blackberry Torch. However, the tiny screen with almost half the resolution of other Smartphone’s combined with the few-frills email interface may be the downfall of this granddaddy of Smartphone makers.
