Yesterday was a big day for us on the Social Media team at Research In Motion® (RIM®)! To celebrate the launch of the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 and our other new BlackBerry® 7 OS smartphones, we hosted a fan event in Toronto and invited members of #TeamBlackBerry and the media to try out our new devices. Thank you to all of our attendees for making the event such a success!

Why do we patrol these events with a notepad, camera, and open ears? Because we are committed to incorporating your feedback into the designs of BlackBerry smartphones, and we want other BlackBerry device owners and shoppers to hear what you have to say. While the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone is not yet in stores, we’ve posted these early hands-on impressions so you can know what to expect when it hits shelves. Remember, we may have provided the BlackBerry Torch smartphone, but these opinions belong to press and everyday consumers and BlackBerry smartphone users like you. Please don’t hesitate to post your own comment and let us know what you think about the new BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone.

Ohh new Blackberry Torch. Fast. Super Fast. The new generation is all grown up & built for speed. #BB7FanNigh http://lockerz.com/s/126327883—
katie (@motherbumper) August 03, 2011

#bb7fannight just played with the Torch 2 9810 and the Bold 9900 a 5 star improvement over OS6 & FAST!!—
Bill Murphy (@murphquake) August 04, 2011

The new Torch 9810 with OS7 is sweet. #bb7fannight http://twitpic.com/60kstq—
Jason Shim (@JasonShim) August 04, 2011

Loving the new BlackBerry Torch and Touch – so hard to choose just one! #BB7FanNight—
Jenn Annis (@JennAnnis) August 03, 2011

#BB7FanNight love the wikitude "find a friend" locator app…did I mention…. I love #BB7FanNight…and my Blackberry—
Desiree_Todd_313 (@DesireeTodd_313) August 04, 2011

I think BB7 is a knock-out of the park, 8.5/10 – #BB7FanNight—
Corey Herscu (@cellguru) August 04, 2011

Impressed with the improved screen resolution and speed with the BB7 OS! Always looking for ways to tweet faster! #BB7fannight—
Jeff Ashcroft (@JeffAshcroft) August 04, 2011

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“The biggest bang feature in BB7 is Liquid Graphics; it is all about fast performance, quick response times, and fluid animations.”

Read more: Interview with Annu Dawar the Product Manager for BlackBerry 7 at #BB7FanNight

Website: TheCellularGuru

“Augmented Reality: is simply something that needs to be seen to be believed; it’s actually awesome. RIM partnered with Mobilizy to provide Wikitude for BlackBerry 7. You can locate YouTube videos that were made by GPS location, your BBM contacts, and create points of interest right from your phone.”

Read more: Interview with Annu Dawar the Product Manager for BlackBerry 7 at #BB7FanNight

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“All in all, the Torch 9810 is the original Torch, but way better. If you like the sliding form factor of the 9800, you’re simply going to love the 9810.”

Read more: (VIDEO) BlackBerry Torch 9810 Hands-On and First Impressions