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Thursday 9th October 2008
RIM to launch clickable touch-screen handset 2:29PM, Thursday 9th October 2008
Research in Motion (RIM) will launch its own touch-screen handset, to rival phones such as T-Mobile's G1, Samsung's Omnia and Nokia's 5800 and Apple's iPhone.

The phone - dubbed The Storm - will be unveiled this autumn, and will have a 'clickable' touch-screen.

"This clickable interface is like an engineering marvel," said RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie. "It is revolutionary."

The launch comes as RIM ups its efforts to make a name for itself amongst consumers, and build on its solid foundations in the business user market.

The Storm comes preloaded with software for e-mail and managing documents, as well as a media player for music, movies and photos. It will also come equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera.

The Storm will follow RIM's latest attempt to break into the market by launching a flip version of the BlackBerry.

RIM did not announce a specific release date for The Storm, nor did it offer details on pricing.

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