New photos of the rumored BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen phone appeared on CrackBerry showing the on-screen keyboard.

The images show the virtual keyboard of the BlackBerry Thunder, which can be displayed in landscape and portrait mode with different layouts.
The keyboard graphics still look very bland, but these screenshots are apparently from an early build of the BlackBerry Thunder 4.7 OS.
BlackBerry can only beat the iPhone with a better data input experience that their customers are used to from their other devices.

The BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen has apparently tactile feedback. It is "soft" and pushes in a bit.

The first rumors about the BlackBerry Thunder appeared in May. The BlackBerry Thunder is expected to be released late this year (November) according to BGR.
More photos and details on CrackBerry. More BlackBerry Thunder News.