Its official: Touchscreen BlackBerry Storm announced

On Tuesday, Research in Motion officially unveiled the first touch-screen smartphone in its history. Known as the BlackBerry Storm, or 9500, this new BlackBerry is a 3G device and comes with a "responsive touch screen" that attempts to simulate the tactile experience of actual hardware buttons for a better experience with its on-screen keyboard. In addition, a built-in accelerometer allows a seamless transition between portrait and landscape mode. Beyond its trademark push mail capabilities, the smartphone comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera that can be used to take photos and record videos. The BlackBerry Storm will be available from Verizon sometime in November.

For more about the BlackBerry Storm:
- check out the article at ZDNet blogs