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BlackBerry Storm2 - how the 'net has responded

Posted: 20 October 2009

The recent announcement that Research In Motion (RIM) would follow up its first-ever full touchscreen phone with a new model has sparked much excitement in a number of online sectors.

Unveiled on October 15th, it is expected the BlackBerry Storm2 will be available to shoppers on the 26th of the month - and is initially being launched on the Vodafone network across seven European nations and South Africa.

RIM explained it would endeavour to equip the revised model with many of the same attributes as its predecessor, pointing out it was this that had won the original model a number of plaudits. However, it also advised the touch-enabled smartphone "significantly improves" on that which h ...

Blackberry addiction - a sign of email replacing from text messages?

Posted: 13 February 2009

A recent study, published to coincide with Living TV show Rehab, and reported by Mobileshop.com, has found that people in Britain list the humble Blackberry as one of their biggest addictions. This in itself is an interesting trend, but is it a hint of a deeper trend running underneath it? Is the success of the Blackberry range of mobile phones a sign that emails are taking over from text messages as the general population's method of choice for communication? Before that question can be answered, it's necessary to take a look at the history of the Blackberry mobile phone, to see exactly where these email devices came from, and to take a look at where the Blackberry device is going. The story of th ...

BlackBerry Storm boosts RIM's move to the mainstream

Posted: 24 November 2008

Research In Motion's (RIM) range of BlackBerrymobile phones has established itself as a firm favourite among the business fraternity and the A-list celebrity set, but its latest model could mean the brand crosses into the mainstream market - making it the phone to look out for this Christmas.

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone was announced by RIM in October this year as part of a deal with Vodafone in the UK and Verizon in the US. The announcement came following months of speculation regarding what was to be the company's first move into the touchscreen market - with the inevitable comparisons to the Apple iPhone 3G coming thick and fast.

RIM announced at this time that the BlackBerry Storm would ...