BlackBerry introduced slider Torch

The company introduced a new smartphone RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 at a press conference held in New York.

The smartphone is a touch-sensitive slider equipped with a qwerty-keyboard. Torch was the first such device in the line of the Canadian company. He goes on sale in showrooms U.S. operator AT & T costs $ 199 with a two-year contract for mobile communications.

The device will be running the new BlackBerry OS 6, which was also represented at the press conference. In addition, RIM has equipped Torch webkit-browser.

Torch has a display with a diagonal of 3.2 inches and a resolution of 360 by 480 pixels. He will be able to work on 3G networks and modules equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. When the thickness of 14,6 mm Torch weighs about 160 grams.

RIM is one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phones in the world. In the U.S., BlackBerry smartphones are the market leaders. In June, RIM reported on the sale of the 100 millionth smartphone, but only BlackBerry sold in 175 countries.