RIM and AT&T Unveil “The Best BlackBerry Device Ever” -

BlackBerry and AT&T have introduced the BlackBerry Torch, a smartphone that AT&T's President and CEO of Mobility and Consumer Markets Ralph de la Vega calls "the best BlackBerry device ever."

RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis describes the device as the first "touch qwerty slider" for BlackBerry, meaning it features both a slide out keyboard and a touch screen. It's also the first smartphone from RIM that uses a webkit browser (which the company got with its acquisition of Torch Mobile).

The device also features a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and is the first BlackBerry to ship with version 6 of the company's operating system. Torch goes on sale August 12th and will cost $199 with a two-year contract.

We're at an event live in New York City where AT&T and RIM are unveiling the device. We'll be updating this post live with the details.