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Just in case you needed some extra assurance that Sprint would be getting RIM’s latest touchscreen slate, a shot of the device with a Sprint wallpaper has been sighted. Although we’ve also seen an AT&T wallpaper on the new Torch, and there are no sure bets without seeing the device itself branded, but the “activation required” notice at the top is a good indication that it’s a working CDMA model. Verizon and T-Mobile are also likely to pick up the Torch 9850/60, so you won’t be hurting for options.
The BlackBerry Torch 9850 is expected to be launched soon as an alternative to the Bold 9900. It has the same near-field communication chip, magnetic compass, 1.2 GHz processor and 768 MB of RAM, but instead of a classic QWERTY keyboard, it’s got a big 3.7-inch 480 x 800 touchscreen. The 5 megapixel camera isn’t a big upgrade, but at least the software can handle 720p video recording now.
The new Torch looks nice, even if it plays second-fidde to the giant 4-inch Android phones with dual-core processors and tons of apps. The whole breed of OS 7 devices will be incremental updates that barely keep BackBerry devices up to the current standard in hardware specs, but come early next year and we start seeing dual-core QNX BackBerry handsets, I think we’ll see a pretty notable leap.
[via N4BB]
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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.
