The first blackberries to support 3G network and improved internet browser.

In an article concerning BlackBerry’s strategy, the NY Times is quoting “two independent developers writing software for coming R.I.M. devices” that a touchscreen BlackBerry is in the works. It is yet unknown if it will have a hardware QWERTY just as the rest of its phone or will be an all-touch phone. However, known as the “Apple Killer” it is sure it will be consumer oriented device.

With the release of the Pearl and Curve series, the brand now offers non-professional features such as camera, memory card slot, multimedia player and headphones jack, clearly pointing out it cares about the consumer market. However, iPhone offers both Microsoft’s corporate e-mail and a bunch of other features, such as desktop-like Internet browser and advanced multimedia player. This way, most people who require more than an email client, prefer the Apple iPhone to any of the BlackBerry devices. The manufacturer is obviously trying to change this, as we’ve seen in the contemporary looking interface running on one of its rumored devices, so a touch-device also sounds realistic.

This appears to be targeted for Rogers. The rumor is that the launch of Blackberry 9000 is delayed until Jul/Aug 2008.

Research In Motion Ltd. has known since January 2007 that Apple Inc.’s iPhone could threaten its bread-and-butter business in the mobile enterprise space. Indeed, last week, Apple entered the enterprise fray with several announcements.

Today, three of the Canadian firm’s partners unveiled applications that could help RIM keep Apple at bay.

LogoVision Wireless/Movidity, which specializes in interactive mobile media, said it will expand its applications for RIM’s BlackBerry devices. Oracle will provide a collaborative customer relationship management (CRM) tool for the BlackBerry. And iEnterprises, which also provides CRM products for desktop and mobile platforms, has launched a CRM tool for small and medium-sized businesses.

The announcements are roughly in line with remarks that co-CEO Jim Balsillie made at the Mobile World Congress last month, in which he envisioned a business-to-business, social-networking future for RIM and its signature BlackBerry devices.

Last week, the Web site Mobileburn.com reported that RIM is applying for touchscreen-related patents to support a reference design for a device with a touchscreen and slideout keyboard — again indicating RIM’s interest in heading off the Apple challenge.

via RCRNews

The BlackBerry 9100 will sport a screen with the dimensions of 480 x 320 (or maybe that’s 320 x 480), 1GB of on-board memory, and an Intel XScale PXA270 processor at 624MHz, clocking in slightly faster than the 620MHz ARM 1173 processor found in the iPhone. The BlackBerry 9000 will sport the dual-threat of GPS and WiFi as well as introducing 3G support (multi-band HSDPA) to the GSM carrier family devices, answering the prayers of many of us. At this point in time, there’s no update to the camera, which remains at 2 megapixels, although we’re hearing there is the possibility of seeing a 3.2 megapixel camera at launch.