Optus first to Boldy go and touch the new Torch

Optus says it will be the first port of call for would-be BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Bold 9900 owners in Australia. The new phones go on sale here on September 1.

Optus will be the first Australian carrier to exclusively sell two of Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry devices announced overnight.

With AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity under threat, and plenty of multi-touch high-end smartphones now available from the iNvincble iPhone through to wonderous new WP7 phones, Android 2.2 achievers and Nokia’s notables is BlackBerry’s shining light: the multi-touch, multi-input Torch 9800.

Hi, Finished the Torch in Lockscreen+new MenuLongKill+3 way reboot+Skip Tracks Long press the home button to activate the flashlight.

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