Verizon gets Blackberry Tour on July 12th for $200

RIM's highly anticipated new world phone capable Blackberry Tour will be releasing to Verizon on July 12th for $199.99 with a two year contract. This confirms previously rumored leaks of internal Verizon sites regarding pricing and release date. The Blackberry Tour will also be coming to Sprint on July 20th for the same price.

Which smartphone are you buying?

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It's been a rather eventful June thus far, with Apple unveiling the iPhone 3GS, Palm releasing the Pre, and today RIM announced the BlackBerry Tour. Each phone has its own ups and downs, but which phone is going to end up in your pocket?

We ask John Biggs of CrunchGear, and Jason Hiner of TechRepublic their takes on the latest crop of smartphones. John's phone of choice looks to be the iPhone 3GS, while Jason is eying the Pre. Both of our panelists think the real news this summer is that those cheaper, free with contract feature phones look to be going the way of the dodo, especially with a $99 iPhone on tap.