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BlackBerry Storm bug fixes are coming

 
  The BlackBerry Storm is an undeniably beautiful handset. Sadly, users have found that this beauty is only skin deep. Software gripes that were optimistically passed off as mere niggles in demo units soon started showing up in the proper retail versions.   The list of complaints is now longer than a BlackBerry user’s average email string and has been subject to a few conspiracy theories . Happily, RIM has heard your cries and is readying an update to soothe some of the pain.   A list of planned updates has leaked from Verizon – the US carrier that has exclusivity rights on the Storm. The fact that it’s leaked may explain one or two of the more humorous ‘Interim Recovery Instructions’. Here’s what you can expect to appear from early December:   If a customer receives a call while listen to music at low volume using a wired headset, the music volume may suddenly increase to the highest level. Interim recovery ... (link)

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