Touch-screen for BlackBerry coming this Fall

October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For you Crackberry users out there, Research in Motion is coming out with a new touch screen version of its Blackberry smartphones to compete with Apples iPhone, according to Reuters.

The phone is due out later this fall and will be available exclusively to Verizon Wireless subscribers in the U.S. and Vodafone subscribers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.

This new Blackberry will be called “The Storm”, which, when the touch screen is depressed, will have a soft click when the screen is released.

The Storm will also come preloaded with software for e-mail and managing documents, as well as a media player for music, movies and photos. It will also come equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, according to Reuters.

As for pricing, Reuters reported that RIM did not offer any details, but they intend to price it attractively to keep luring new subscribers.ribers.