Research in Motion Releases new BlackBerry Line-Up to Compete with Rivals: Bold 9900, Torch 9810, Torch 9850 on BlackBerry 7 OS.

In a much better attempt to compete with its rivals, Research in Motion (TSE: RIM) is releasing three new touch screen enabled phones. The biggest development is their decision to release a phone with no QWERTY keyboard at all, which looks more like many Android models. All of the new phones will run on RIM's new BlackBerry 7 operating system, and have faster processors than their predecessors.

The BlackBerry 7 OS will offer better web browsing and approximately 40 percent better performance than BlackBerry 6. The new system will surely be powerful, but investors are still waiting on the release of the QNX operating system, which should be on RIM's next models to mesh better with the user experience of the PlayBook.
The specifications for the new models are detailed below. The new Torch 9850 will be the new game changer for RIM, and should receive some initial success, and give the company and its investors some time before the release of their QNX phones.

Bold 9900

• 2.8-inch 640×480 (VGA) screen
• full QWERTY keyboard. 
• 1.2GHz processor 
• 8GB of on-board storage 
• MicroSD card slot
• 5MP camera that can record 720p video. 
• NFC chip (could be used as a wireless credit card)

Torch 9810

• 3.2-inch “high resolution” touch-screen
• 5MP camera with autofocus and “HD” video recording
• slide-out QWERTY keyboard. 
• 1.2GHz processor

Torch 9850

• 3.7-inch screen, the largest of any BlackBerry smartphone, 
• Liquid Graphics technology
• 1.2GHz processor
• 4GB of internal storage
• MicroSD
• 5MP camera with autofocus

Importantly, the company is releasing their phones simultaneously throughout their developing markets and North America, which should lend them a sales increase and an influx of cash for new research and development. Overall, the release looks promising and investors should now wait a couple of quarters to see how earnings, and free cash flow, come in the door.

Happy Investing : )

Queen's University Develops PaperPhone, a new Paper-Thin Computer / SmartPhone / E-Reader!

Queen's University in Kingston has announced the development of a new paper-thin and bendable computer/smartphone/e-reader. The school's Human Media Lab has named it the "PaperPhone" and it measures 9.5 centimetres diagonally. Interestingly, it can even be rolled up and stored like a regular piece of paper. 

Queen's has stated that the device is probably about five years away from being available to the mass market, but this is surely a game-changing technology that many companies will love to get a hold of. RIM, Apple, Microsoft, and others will undoubtedly be paying close attention to how this develops.

The prototype cost $7,000 for Queen's to make, but within a few years the school should have that number way down. The key to the future prosperity of this invention is that the price needs to come down low enough so that consumers and businesses will conceivably own multiple e-paper sheets of many sizes. They could utilize them to cover desks, office walls, and board room tables. To be sure, the possibilities in the institutional and corporate environments for this type of technology are immense.

Eventually, the devices will even be able to be folded into your pocket so that you can carry around a huge screen for presentations etc.

For more information, check out the link from Queen's University below:

http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/revolutionary-new-paper-computer-shows-flexible-future-smartphones-and-tablets