subject: Is There Enough Room For The Blackberry Torch? [print this page] The BlackBerry 9800 Torch is the latest handset to support RIMs OS 6.0. A series of upgrades have been made to the operating system to ensure its survival in a market filled with fierce competition. OS 6.0 is an update that most BlackBerry users have been waiting on for some time. With Googles Android OS growing into a market behemoth of its own, Apples constant growing grip on everything pop culture, and software giant Microsoft on the verge of releasing a completely new re-branded OS of its own, a question presents itself -- is there still room for a third mobile operating system much less a fourth? Well take a look at RIMs latest effort in both the hardware and software department and stack it up against the current most devices from other operating systems.
The hardware of a device is just as important, sometimes if not more important than the software itself. With hardware comes design and style. For instance, you may have a mobile operating system with features that go unmatched by all other OSs. However, without the proper hardware requirements its rather useless. The BlackBerry 9800 Torch seems to meet all the requirements of a modern smartphone. The device sports a optical trackpad, slide out QWERTY keyboard (as well as a virtual QWERTY keyboard), 3.2 HVGA display with a 480x360 resolution, built-in GPS, a 5 megapixel camera, 802.11 b/g/n support, and a 624-MHz processor. The phones design is based upon a slider candy bar design that features a fully functional touch screen. Also to be noted, You can help customize and protect your device by acquiring numerous BlackBerry Torch accessories, such as covers, skins, screen protectors, and cases.
The most notable upgrades to the operating system include BlackBerrys first full web-kit based browser, an update that was crucial considering BlackBerrys previous attempt at internet browsing. Other notable features include, a revamped media player, social network integration, universal search, and a re-skinned UI. The OS still offers everything that BlackBerry users have come to love such as BBM. All in all the upgrade was a positive one that should help BlackBerry users proud to show off their devices once again. Hopefully within the following months we see growth in app development, which seems to be the future of any mobile OS.
