RIM Announces BlackBerry 6 OS, BlackBerry Torch

RIM has official announced the BlackBerry 6 operating system which debuts on the new BlackBerry Torch phone.

BlackBerry 6 features "a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with a touch screen and trackpad, expanded messaging capabilities that simplify managing social media and RSS feeds, an advanced multimedia experience that rivals the best in the industry, a convenient new Universal Search tool, and a new and efficient WebKit-based browser that renders web pages quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience."


The new operating system launches on the BlackBerry Torch, a 3.2" 360x480 capacitive touch screen device with slide out 35 key full QWERTY keyboard. The smartphone also features an optical trackpad, 624 Mhz processor with 512 MB Flash memory, 4GB built-in memory plug microSD/SDHD memory card slot, 5 MP camera with flash, 640x480 video recording, GPS, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1.

For more information on BlackBerry 6, visit www.blackberry.com/6.

For more information about the BlackBerry Torch smartphone from AT&T, visit www.att.com/blackberrytorch.