BlackBerry Torch 9800 now available in Canada

Rogers, Telus, Bell and Virgin as well as Best Buy, Future Shop and The Source have begun shipping the BlackBerry Torch in limited numbers. RIM's latest smartphone that combines multi-touch capabilities, the all-new BlackBerry OS 6 and the ever-reliable QWERTY keyboard that slides out when needed.  The BlackBerry Torch was slated for an earlier release date but was delayed for about a week which means there will be a lot of happy customers this weekend.

BlackBerry Torch launched, UAE-RIM issue escalates

BlackBerry's sliding smartphone, the 9800 AKA "BlackBerry Torch," has been launched after an earlier leake on the AT&T' s website. This new model features a 5 megapixel cam with flash, full QWERTY on a portrait slide, 802.11n support and the spanking new BlackBerry 6 OS boasting a new WebKit (i.e. faster) browser, a social feed stream reader, an iPod like media player, a universal search function and multi-touch gesture support.Video and details follow after the break.

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