RIM patents tilt-and-slide, multitouch BlackBerrys

"supposibly" these here patents are coming along. The tilting mechanism aims at giving users the best of both worlds: a true keyboard and a big display, but the multitouch mechanism is interesting as well, and uses a different tech than the capacitive touch in the iPhone. Only time — and hopefully Mobile World Congress next week — will tell if these patents are going to be put to good use (hopefully as a team) in your next BlackBerry, but we’re certainly intrigued.