Personally I am never one to put much stock in rumors. They just get my hopes up for a product that we know nothing about. On the other hand I have found on multiple sources online that RIM’s co-Chief Executive 
Jim Balsillie has confirmed that a 3G HSDPA phone is right around the corner for GSM networks.
APCmag.com has more on the 3G HSDPA.
Otherwise I have also been reading about RIM’s latest patents all over the internet recently. Specifically the slider phone patent and the touchscreen patent covered by BBCool. I would not put either past RIM but you never know. I would think Apple would come up with a slider phone first. Personally I think RIM may have just patented it to keep the rumor going and their stock up.
If you want a good laugh and want to see how ridiculous some patents truly are just check out the link below:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html
My favorite is:
Luciano ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 448
Posted: February 15, 2008 at 11:04 AM EST
Touchscreens are overrated.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5298
Posted: February 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM EST
Completely agree. Ever tried using a treo or WM device? It requires 2 hands!
Luciano ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 448
Posted: February 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM EST
And most of us have 2 of them, alright, but it doesn’t make things easier at all, and I bet it makes the phone more expensive. I have a Palm PDA (still used for reading books and listening to podcasts) and I think the touchscreen is no more than a kludge that somehow became popular.
Greg Myers ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 55
Posted: February 16, 2008 at 8:44 PM EST
Try the ‘Touchscreen’ on the iPhone and then say Touchscreens are overrated… Definitly Apple’s most redeeming feature…The rest of it is Crap…