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Report: RIM to Introduce Touch-screen BlackBerry

 
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    Fans of the iPhone touch-screen will soon have an alternative. According to The Wall Street Journal, Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) is planning to introduce a touch-screen version of the BlackBerry in the third quarter.

    The device, called the Thunder, will be sold exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the U.S. and Vodafone PLC overseas, inside sources told the newspaper.

    The new device marks RIM’s attempt to expand beyond the corporate sector in the US and Canada, through superior processing, browsing, battery life and faster networks, The Journal reports.

     

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