Boy would this make me happy. Rumors are circling that the BlackBerry 9800 may launch on the AT&T network around August 15, 2010. It's interesting that Research in Motion has been dropping little hints in the twitter world and their Blog that BlackBerry 6 is ready to see the light of day. We assume that the slider will be the first BlackBerry device to be sporting the new OS and if you have seen the videos you know it's going to be a real treat.

This will be RIM's first touchscreen with a slide out keyboard device, which suits me perfectly fine. For those who love touchscreen devices but may get in a jam with typing out long e-mails, the 9800 slider will be a perfect fit. What about you guys? Is this the device you have been waiting for ? Is it a suitable competitor to the Incredible, iPhone, and Droid X? Or does it even need to be considered a competitor?

Time will tell but chime in.

<info via Venture Beat>