BlackBerry Storm: Sorta Like an iPhone

by Jordan Yerman | October 8, 2008 at 11:25 am

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The BlackBerry has undergone yet another facelift, and this transformation is its most radical yet. Borrowing a page from the iPhone, the Instinct, and the G1, the newest RIM handset seems to bridge the gap between everyday consumer and enterprise user. The traditional BlackBerry, with its full QWERTY keyboard, was too much of a tool for consumers, and the Pearl was too much of a toy for business users: the compromised keyboard was tough to use, especially for those whose thumbs were trained on the original Blackberry.

Now, though, all bets are off as the Storm arrives, since it has a touch-screen interface. RIM wants to get you hooked on Crack(berry).

According to RIM, the BlackBerry Storm will be available later this fall exclusively to Verizon Wireless users in the U.S. and Vodafone users in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Pricing has not yet been announced.

Adding a touch-screen device to its BlackBerry arsenal is another sign that RIM is targeting both consumers and business-conscious users with its recent lineup of smartphones, which also include the oft-delayed BlackBerry Bold 9000 and the just-released BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. BlackBerry's new cadre of devices deliver on the communications and global connectivity that is their cornerstone, but adds personal touches and multimedia capabilities.

Lifting more than just a mere page from the iPhone, check out the marketing material posted by Vodafone, using screenshots from a jailbroken iPhone...http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/08/vodafones-blackberry-storm-art-department-all-soon-to-be-fired/

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master_jim2008

at 19:03 on October 8th, 2008

I wanted to try to get a bold but they're still not available in the USA. Closest is Canada

satyamkaushik

at 06:51 on October 12th, 2008

The first images of the BlackBerry Storm and its interface have been released, depicting the Touch screen, On Screen Keyboard ,Web browser, Media player, E-mail software.

To know more log on to : www.halaku.co.cc

satyamkaushik has contributed a photo to this story.

mazevedo

at 15:13 on December 11th, 2008

Based on several reviews I've read it seemed pretty bad. Innovation is the way to go not imitation!

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