time.com - 11/20/2008
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It seemed like a neat idea when Research in Motion (RIM) announced it in October : the first smartphone with a clickable touchscreen. I even enjoyed the few minutes I spent playing with a prerelease version of the BlackBerry Storm , which goes on sale Nov. 21 for $200 (after the $50 rebate from ...
phonewreck.com - 11/22/2008
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phonewreck.com —
For full teardown analyses, bill of materials, and
pictures, hit up the wiki: http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/index.php?title=BlackBerry_Storm Being another first
for BlackBerry, RIM has delved into the widely competed touchscreen market. Not ...
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BlackBerry Storm - Review and Teardown
wired.com - 11/20/2008
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wired.com —
RIM's First Touchscreen Device Almost Eclipses the iPhone
How the hell do you brew up an iPhone
killer? Short of cracking open Steve Jobs's head and slurping out his big think-y brain, there's always creating a half-assed imitation that masters one ...
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RIM BlackBerry Storm | Wired.com Product Reviews
boygeniusreport.com - 11/20/2008
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boygeniusreport.com —
The BlackBerry Storm. It feels like ages ago
since we first broke news of this bad boy,
but the release is finally right around the corner. Literally, it’s tomorrow! Need we say more? Heck yeah! We’ve got a pretty substantial review on the device ...
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Verizon BlackBerry Storm review
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Blackberry Storm: The Reviews Are In
Today @ PC World —
... On the other camp, ZDNet's Josh Taylor says " There's no question that the Storm is an impressive piece of gadgetry" but "with the notable exception of WiFi". Josh did find though "a couple of annoying glitches - like the ‘screen rotating on its own' issue, and the noticeable lag time during rotation". As for the hardware itself, Josh thinks of the Storm as "an attractive phone, but not a head-turner" and finds it "a bit chunky." Times Magazine | Verdict: Not Worth Busting Your Budget For In the periodicals land, Anita Hamilton from Time Magazine hates Storm's SureType ...
Blackberry Storm : Storming the Drains?
Fashionfunky.com —
... and hardly make any more errors. Also, the screen doesnt seem firm when you do push in ; but it jiggles in the phones casing (not my words) which makes it feel cheap .
Mind you, I aint criticising the other benefits of the Storm of which there are several (despite no WiFi , which broke the deal for me) ; but given that this slow manner of input is the only one available ; perhaps you ought to have a second thought if you are planning to buy the Blackberry Storm.
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Verizon Wireless bets on Storm for Holiday Season —
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RIM to update BlackBerry Storm Firmware soon? —
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The bulk of the BlackBerry Storm reviews published today complain about UI lag and some bugs. Gearlog reports that RIM told them that the BlackBerry Storm would get an over-the-air software update "within weeks".
These bad reviews take ...