I think Michael at BGR may have misinterpreted the technique used to highlight the text. I tried posting this comment there but it looks like their servers are really jammed and I keep getting errors.

What it says is that you simultaneously place one finger at the beginning of the text you want to copy and one finger at the end of the text you want to copy. This will highlight the selection. You can remove your fingers at this point.

If the selection isn't exactly what you want you can touch at the beginning of the highlight and slide the highlight to where you want. Likewise for the end of the highlight.

Then there are two ways to copy. First way: "click" (as in touch the screen and press) in the middle of the highlight. This brings up a menu box with the copy command. Alternatively you can press the physical menu button and select copy.

I think if you use your "slide" technique you'll end up erasing the highlight (by sliding both the beginning and ending highlight to the middle of the highlighted text).

And here is proof that, it is indeed possible to "copy and paste" on a touch screen phone.

All talk of release does not a release make. RIM simply keeps adding to the growing herd of unicorns. Tell you what RIM, get ONE...just ONE of these promised items out in the US for retail consumption...just ONE for damn sake. It's becoming laughable.