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Samano, a Howardforums.com contributor has noted that the BlackBerry Storm is no longer available on the Telus website. There is a lot of speculation as to when the Storm 2 will be released on Telus and Verizon. When old devices get quietly discontinued, a big launch is soon to follow.
Has anybody heard anything from their Telus or Verison rep? When do you think the Storm 2 is coming?
Verizon had an incredibly successful Buy One Get One promotion for BlackBerry devices but sadly it’s coming to an end. While today may be the official end date, Verizon will honor the BOGO promo through June 27th due to active advertising.
On the bright side, while the BOGO promotion is finished, BlackBerry devices that were under the BOGO promotion will be reduced by $50. This means great savings on the Curve and Storm.
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In an interview with Laptop magazine, co-CEO of RIM Mike Lazaridis said the company is planning more touch-screen BlackBerry devices and thinks its brand and push technology can help it weather the economic slowdown.
Although the BlackBerry Storm has got a lot of negative feedback, it was a crucial step for RIM to enter the consumer market with a touchscreen device. The SurePress technology took a new spin on touchscreen phones and it definitely helps the typing process.
“I think there’s some truth to the fact that these devices are becoming much more complicated, and of course we do a lot of testing every time before releasing these devices,” Lazaridis said about the Storm. “And I think it’s unfair. … That’s our first touch product, and you know nobody gets it perfect out the door. You know other companies were having problems with their first releases.”
Lazaridis also hinted that the company will be coming out with other touch-screen smartphones, but did not confirm reports that RIM is already planning a “Storm 2″ later this year that will have Wi-Fi and a new input method. Additionally, there’s speculation that the company is working on a BlackBerry that has a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch screen.
Here at BlackBerry Cool we know the Storm 2 is on its way. Whenever there is this much internet hype about something it usually happens. Plus, even if it isn’t called the Storm 2, from this interview as well as a host of rumors, we’re sure a Storm-like device will be hitting the market soon.
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It looks like Future Shop is pricing the TELUS BlackBerry Storm 9350 at $649.99 on their site. Along with these new pricing details, they are also posting an “Estimated release date of December 18, 2008.” Is anyone taking?
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There has been no word about a Myspace app for the BlackBerry Storm. Facebook has managed to get its app pre-loaded on BlackBerry devices and I’m curious why Myspace has been left out. Here is a thought: Facebook has a non-compete clause with RIM, much in the same way that Coke and Pepsi will have non-compete clauses with restaurants and campuses. Does anybody know or care why there is no Myspace app for BlackBerry?
BrickBreaker, the classic comes-with-your-BlackBerry game, is on the Storm and here’s the video. The video is a little long but you get the point really quickly. BrickBreaker is back! In touch form!
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According to BGR, the BlackBerry Storm will be in-stock November 16th at best Buy, but that isn’t necessarily a release date. Also, a ton of BlackBerry Storm videos have hit the Internet. I wasn’t able to embed them but you can check them all out on CrackBerry. The audio on these videos is really strange. For some reason, they decided to only play a fraction of the audio. I guess they were trying to be creative.
Here is a video we got from CrackBerry. Although the video is a whopping 3 minutes long, it showcases all the features we’ve been looking forward to on the BlackBerry Storm. Something I’m curious about is the landscape keyboard: will it turn for everything? As Doug has mentioned before, I’m an iPhone user and one of the problems I have is that the keyboard will go landscape for Safari, but not SMS. I’ll add this to my giant list of problems with the iPhone. Anyways, this is a BlackBerry site and RIM knows its stuff, so I’m sure they’ve figured it out. Enjoy!
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