Category: Storm 9500 Series

Are Telus and Bell in bidding war over Storm?

Are Telus and Bell in bidding war over Storm?

September 30, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

We launch over new forums on the weekend and today I was looking at some of the posts and came across this one. According to Engadget they received word that Telus and Bell are in a bidding war over RIM’s first touch screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm 9530. Apparently Telus had exclusive rights until Bell [...]

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BlackBerry Storm dummy phones at VZW

BlackBerry Storm dummy phones at VZW

September 30, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

Apparently some Verizon WIreless stores have received display phones (not live units) for the BlackBerry Storm 9530. This is awesome news because it just means that they are one step further than everyone thought. I’m thinking we should keep an eye on vzw.com/storm for more launch details soon… Check out the pictures from over at [...]

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Storm Crazy: Press images of Verizon’s Storm?

Storm Crazy: Press images of Verizon’s Storm?

September 29, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

It seems that everyone is going Storm crazy. Over the past few weeks we have seen tons of new images of the BlackBerry Storm floating around and today new Verizon possible press images have emerged. Check out the new shots of the Storm from a CrackBerry forums member after the jump…

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Vodafone shows BlackBerry Storm coming soon!

Vodafone shows BlackBerry Storm coming soon!

September 27, 2008 | By | 1 Comment

Vodafone is joining Big Red aka Verizon in announcing the BlackBerry Storm as coming soon. You can now register to be notified when Vodafone Germany releases the BlackBerry Storm 9500. Now if we could only get Telus (maybe Bell too?) to announce this bad boy… Who else is going to join in? Head on over [...]

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Even more BlackBerry Storm screen shots!!

Even more BlackBerry Storm screen shots!!

September 27, 2008 | By | 4 Comments

Kevin Bryne from CrackBerry Forums seems to have all the right info regarding the BlackBerry Storm and Verizon. Here are some new screen shots showing off the Storm’s touch screen controls, Suretype mode and homescreen icons. One thing you will notice is that you will be able to adjust the Tap Interval, Hover Period and [...]

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Verizon BlackBerry Storm launch date hinted?

Verizon BlackBerry Storm launch date hinted?

September 26, 2008 | By | 13 Comments

It seems a training schedule for Verizon has been leaked on to the internet. Two of the modules shown include the BlackBerry Storm 9530 and HTC Diamond. If you notice all Storm training must be completed by November 2nd and the Diamond not until December 3rd. This could mean that the Early November release date [...]

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New BlackBerry Storm screen shots!!

New BlackBerry Storm screen shots!!

September 25, 2008 | By | 7 Comments

New screen shots of RIM’s unreleased touch screen BlackBerry Storm. These new shots show features such as the clock application, browser and calendar. I have to say that the keyboards look much better than we have previously seen… I’m also happy to see they kept the full QWERTY in landscape and Suretype in Portrait mode. [...]

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AT&T: Why iPhone is better than Storm

AT&T: Why iPhone is better than Storm

September 24, 2008 | By | 13 Comments

AT&T must be feeling a little heat from Verizon’s announcement of the first touch screen BlackBerry “Storm”. AT&T has released an internal document that outlines what the iPhone does that the Storm doesn’t. Here’s why they say the iPhone is so much better than the Storm: – The iPhone uses multi-touch technology / Storm uses [...]

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VZW BlackBerry Storm presentation leaked!

VZW BlackBerry Storm presentation leaked!

September 23, 2008 | By | 4 Comments

We know get to see tons more details of the BlackBerry Storm 9530 that Verizon will be offering. A leaked PowerPoint deck that Engadget got their hands on shows tons of interesting Verizon Storm news. The new Storm 9530 will feature 1GB on internal memory, Large 3.25″ high resolution display, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, [...]

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GSM/3G only BlackBerry Storm 9500 for “Europe”

GSM/3G only BlackBerry Storm 9500 for “Europe”

September 23, 2008 | By | 8 Comments

Thanks to the latest round of spy shots, those of you who were concerned you wouldn’t be able to get your hands on a BlackBerry Storm unless you went to Big Red (aka Verizon) have been saved. Apparently RIM will be releasing a European only model of the Storm with GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA only. This model will [...]

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Who will get Storm in Canada? Bell or Telus?

Who will get Storm in Canada? Bell or Telus?

September 23, 2008 | By | 8 Comments

So the question this morning for Canadians is who will be launching the BlackBerry Storm 9530 first? Rumors over night claim Bell will have a 6 month exclusivity on it, however we don’t think that is true. BlackBerryNews is reporting that they received a tip from a reliable source saying “Bell Mobility will be in [...]

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BlackBerry Storm heading to UK – Late October

BlackBerry Storm heading to UK – Late October

September 22, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

News of the BlackBerry Storm RIM’s first touch screen smartphone is everywhere. Today (unconfirmed) news that Vodafone will be the exclusive carrier for RIM’s Storm. Another interesting tidbit is that RIM will be ditching the Thunder name as we previously talked about and running with a global name of “Storm”. The BlackBerry Storm is expected [...]

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