blackberry torch

Nokia unveiled its type-and-touch X3 Tuesday, a device designed to appeal to consumers looking for an inexpensive smartphone. An alternative is Research In Motion's BlackBerry Torch, which just had its price slashed by 50%.

In the market for a fancy cell phone at a decent price? The Blackberry Torch 9800 may be of interest to you, now that Research in Motion has halved its price to $99 to boost sagging sales against rival iPhone 4 from Apple. The new $99 price comes with a two-year contract with AT&T. The phone...

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?