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Nokia smartphone users starving for app extras may finally get some new toys for their handsets. App developers who previously stuck to iOS and Android are probably going to branch out, thanks to Nokia's Windows 7 deal.

Research In Motion unveiled the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and a new operating system on Tuesday in a bid to show that it, too, can deliver a cool consumer gadget. The phone is sleek, and it comes with a touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a host of new social media and Web browsing features. But is it cool enough to help RIM beat Apple at its own game?