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We’ve got plenty to talk about this week, including the BlackBerry Curve, which again topped the smartphone charts, and a new patent for a touchscreen BlackBerry. It should lead to some interesting discussion about what RIM will do to integrate touch screen in their future models.

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Not only did the Curve top the smartphone charts for the second straight quarter, but RIM picked up four of the top six spots. This included the Pearl at 3, the Bold at 5, and the Storm at 6. The other two? The Apple iPhone, the 3GS at 2 and the regular 3G at 4. No wonder Apple and RIM take home the majority of the profits in the industry.

As for the touch screen, it’s a hybrid capacitive/resistive model, so the idea is to combine the best of both worlds. It could work and RIM could have one nifty bit of hardware on its hands. Or it might not work at all. Of course, I ignore that point in the podcast and just ramble on about RIM’s hardware proficiency and their software shortcomings. I think software is easier to improve than hardware, so hopefully that’s a plus for RIM in the future.

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