Review: BlackBerry Storm for Verizon Wireless (flag)

www.crunchgear.com — The ‘iPhone killer’ label (which I hate using – BTW) as been thrown around since the first touch-screen device hit the market after the original iPhone was launched last year and, unfortunately, nothing has been able to live up to the hype. Both consumers (you) and techies (us) have been ...

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BlackBerry Storm Reviews spell out Problems
I4U News — ... at and hold, but it's not as easy, enjoyable, or consistent to use as the iPhone. Several reviews highlight the lack of Wi-fi in the BlackBerry Storm, which really sucks. Also several reviewers complain about the OS lag and sluggish UI. Looks like a BlackBerry Storm software update is needed badly. BlackBerry Storm Reviews: Engadget InfoSyncWorld Wired Yahoo Tech! BGR Popular Mechanics Gizmodo SlashGear jkOnTheRun CrunchGear Phone Scoop The BlackBerry Storm 9530 will launch on November 21st for $199.99 ...

iPhone and BlackBerry Storm web browser speed test video
CrunchGear — The BlackBerry Storm (our review) launches tomorrow and speed tests are no doubt going to be conducted many times over comparing the latest BlackBerry against every phone out there, but here is real world test of the top two touchscreen phones. Without spoiling the results, lets just say the BlackBerry does just fine against the Jesusphone in a real world test. There isn’t anything scientific about the test as the tester was waiting for his flight at LaGuardia but the results speak for themselves louder ...

What does the BlackBerry Storm mean for RIM, Verizon Wireless?
CrunchGear — ... I might not be a fan of the Storm but that doesn’t mean it won’t be flying off the shelves come tomorrow. You see, it’s not meant to be a gadget lover’s device. Just hear me out then flame away if you feel the need to. RIM felt the urgency to fill the gap between they’re entry level Pearl phones and their higher-end Bold. They obviously felt threatened by Apple and rightfully so. Hell, everyone else did and they began pumping out all sorts of touch-screen devices to combat Apple and everyone has failed. As I said in my review, the Storm is at the top of that ...

Happy BlackBerry Storm day!
CrunchGear — ...  is now available and this is the day that countless CrackBerry addicts have been waiting for. At least until they read all the lackluster reviews about their supposed Jesusphone slayer. (Speaking of reviews…anyone see a super positive one?) Many Verizon locations are ...

China’s i6 Goal Android phone uses Wi-Fi in lieu of 3G
CrunchGear — ... She also lacks a physical keyboard, instead only using a touchscreen one. If the BlackBerry Storm has taught us anything it’s that companies better damn well figure out their touchscreen before shipping, lest the press absolutely hammer their phone. ...

Blockbuster OnDemand might not be out of beta yet
CrunchGear — ... Christmas is right around the corner and the device’s $99 price with 25 movies sounds like an attractive Christmas gift. You can only imagine that suits pushed out the box before the techs said it was ready. Give it a few firmware updates and a couple of nasty blog posts until the box is really ready for mass consumption. Too bad companies don’t fully test and debug products before releasing them anymore. *cough* BlackBerry Storm *cough* ...

Verizon rolls out Storm OS update, still isn’t going to help
CrunchGear — ... has the scoop on the Storm OS update we’ve all been waiting patiently for over the last two weeks. If you actually bought this girnormous piece of poo then you can update using the Desktop Software Manager or wait for the OTA that’s said to be going out at 12:30 AM EDT. Regardless of what this update can do, I won’t be changing my review of the Storm. It really is the worst device RIM has put out on the market and I love BlackBerrys. ...

The Lenovo+China Mobile OPhone sure does look familiar
CrunchGear — ... It’s using Android as its operating system, a move that took a great deal of bravery for China Mobile to accept. (Apparently the firm doesn’t like the idea of relying on outside technologies for its products; it would rather have developed its own OS for the phone.) There’s little to no information about it, other than that is uses Android and China Mobile’s TD SCDMA, the company’s weird 3G-like standard. It looks a little like the BlackBerry Storm, no?

The most kickass gadgets of 2008, according to me
CrunchGear — ... and the iPhone 3G, which are great devices but the Bold is the one that always makes its way into my pants. It’s the fastest and sexiest device to come from up North in quite some time. (What they were thinking with the Storm, I’ll never know.) ...

Contest: CrunchGear Loyalty Rewards Program
CrunchGear — ... We’ve been around for a few years now and we know that a lot of you have been following us since the beginning so we wanted to reward those folks. Think of it as our version of Best Buy’s Reward Zone program. Otherwise known as the CrunchGear Loyalty Rewards Program. TeleNav has always been supportive of us and so we’ve teamed up to give away a years worth of free service for your Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm. So how do you win? ...

CrunchGear’s Top 100 Posts of 2008
CrunchGear — ... the new Lara Croft, gymnast Alison Carroll 60. Making Galaxies fun again- An interview with the developers of the Star Wars Galaxies PreCU Emulation Project 59. Rumor- New MacBook Pros on St. Patrick’s Day? 58. Attack of the Clones- Garrison Carida of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion 57. Review- Samsung Glyde 56. iPhone 3G for $199 comes with 2-year contract 55. Video- Samsung Instinct 54. Review- BlackBerry Storm for Verizon Wireless ...

BlackBerry Storm, she is not doing so well
CrunchGear — ... to come out of Canada since Celine Dion, sold 500,000 units in its first month. Everyone who was everyone basically told RIM that this was a heap but did they listen? Nope. “I found myself wanting to throw it in the ocean due to my frustration with its overall usability,” said Steven Golub, a longtime Verizon customer from Morristown, N.J., who bought the Storm the day it was released, but returned it a few weeks later. Our own Peter Ha reviewed the phone and found it lacking. I used it for a few weeks and found it atrocious. ...

CrunchNotSoDeal: BlackBerry Storm $99 on Amazon
CrunchGear — ... for a red hot deal on the BlackBerry Storm. RIMs lose-a-phone will cost you $99 with 2 year contract, provided you don’t throw it on the ground and step on it after a week of trying to type “google.com” into the browser. ...

RIM: Disable the Storm’s auto rotating main screen, please
CrunchGear — ... Other than that annoying feature and typing on a touchscreen, I have been pleasantly surprised by the Storm. The early reviews blasted the touchscreen BlackBerry, but if you’re bound to stay with VZW for some odd reason, the Storm isn’t that bad. Or you could wait for the ...

Rumor: RIM to launch downloadable TV show service
CrunchGear — ... Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the BlackBerry Storm not have Wi-Fi? Wouldn’t that be the best BlackBerry to view TV shows? So, if, indeed, this rumor pans out, we’ll see how RIM tries to spin that. ...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on track to be worst-rated $400m movie ever
CrunchGear — ... In other words, movie critics have no idea what they’re talking about vis-à-vis the average guy, which is sorta like us here at CG. Our reviews are mainly written for the tach-savvy crowd, and we look at things through that tech-savvy prism. While we may pan an item, like the BlackBerry Storm, the average guy thinks it’s the coolest thing ever. ...