• Innovative Touch Screen Makes BlackBerry Storm a Credible Rival to iPhone On 8 October 2008, Research In Motion (RIM), Verizon Wireless and Vodafone revealed the BlackBerry Storm 9500.
• Demand for Consumer Qwerty Devices Fuelled by Social Network Sites On 9 July 2008, LG launched its KS360 phone in the UK
• RIM Makes Three Bold Announcements Research In Motion (RIM) used its Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2008 event, held in Orlando, Florida from 13 to 15 May, as the forum for three significant announcements.