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Vodafone isn’t the only one gearing up to launch the BlackBerry Torch 9800 in the UK; O2 will also have it, and launching on October 4 if these leaked internal documents can be trusted. No pricing details were included, but they’ll probably be in the same ballpark as Vodafone’s.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is RIM’s first slider, and the spearhead for their new OS 6 operating system, which is mostly a visual upgrade with the added bonus of quick universal search to local and online content. The specs are decent enough: 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen, 624 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, Wi-Fi b/g/n, world-roaming HSPA 3G, and GPS. If you’re interested in picking up a BlackBerry Torch 9800 from O2 in the UK, be sure to check out our review before taking the dive.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
