Sexy Smartphone Wars

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Not content to cede any more territory to the iPhone, Research In Motion has decided to go head to head with Apple with a new touchscreen Blackberry. The phone, codenamed Thunder, should be released sometime between July and September. [Silicon Alley Insider]