reuters.com - 11/21/2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone. More than 200 people had waited at a Verizon store in mid-town Manhattan early in ...
engadget.com - 11/20/2008
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engadget.com —
By now most of us have heard this
story in one fashion or another: when Steve Jobs...
and Apple were in the planning stages of the iPhone, the first carrier they brought the device to was America's largest network, Verizon. Even if you haven't heard ...
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BlackBerry Storm review
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
boygeniusreport.com - 11/22/2008
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boygeniusreport.com —
When we met with Verizon and RIM about
the Storm, we asked about the software version ....
They confirmed it to be 4.7.0.65. We had heard otherwise, just like most of you, and didn’t understand why that OS version was so low when versions up to .90 were ...
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The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
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Huge line and riots this morning at one NYC Verizon store?
CrunchGear —
According to a Reuters report, there was 200+ CrackBerry addicts waiting this morning at the mid-town Manhattan Verizon store for the BlackBerry Storm and most of them were turned away due to supply levels. The report then states,
The angry customers caused a ruckus and police came to restore order.
Really? The police had to be called to calm down middle-aged suits? What’s wrong with these poeple. Plus, did anyone read all the crappy reviews?
We ran a poll here on the site and 44% stated that they had purchasing plans for the Storm, but a 200 person line is iPhone-impressive. Even though Verizon ran out of ...
BlackBerry Storm Lines Not iPhone Lines, But Still Feisty [BlackBerry]
Gizmodo —
... yourself are concerned about a Storm shortage, Reuters says that Verizon stores that may have run dry are promising a unit within 7 days, as long as you pre-order at the store or online. Given the high profile of this product launch, I figure this isn't a supply problem so much as it is an allocation problem, and that every store will soon have enough to meet demand. Have you had any issues scoring a unit? If so, do share them so your fellow Giz readers don't waste their Saturdays. [Reuters] ...
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I4U News 11/21/2008
Verizon Wireless just opened the online ordering of the BlackBerry Storm. So if you do not want to wait in line at a Verizon Store, go online and buy the BlackBerry Storm for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate (requires 2-yr contract).
Verizon ...