"Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM - message board; Toronto: RIM) unveiled today its first touch-screen 3G phone that will be available exclusively from Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD - message board) and Verizon Wireless from next month, just in time for the holiday season.

The new BlackBerry Storm is RIM's answer to the 3G iPhone and comes hot on the heels of the 5800 XpressMusic phone that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK - message board) unveiled last week, which means that Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - message board) is no longer alone in the smartphone stakes. (See RIM's Touching New BlackBerry Plans, 8 Killer iPhone 3G Alternatives, and Nokia CEO: Go Long! Get Open!)..."

[Via www.unstrung.com]