Here is a good hint that Verizon is trying to clear out its BlackBerry Storm inventory to make room for the rumored October arrival of the Storm 2. As of today, the first touchscreen BlackBerry is now only $50 on “America’s Most Reliable Wireless Network.” If you aren’t interested in what RIM did to improve [...]
Boy Genius rolls up Verizon’s entire lineup of new BlackBerrys, but the most interesting point confirms what I suspected when I saw the Storm 2 shots yesterday: The Storm’s clicky screen is gone. Update: Instead, it’ll work “more like traditional capacitive touch screen panels,” maybe with haptic feedback. Given Palm and Microsoft’s push toward multitouch, [...]
We’re always looking for progressively easier ways to make sure we’re not blowing by our minute allotment for the month, and if you’re using a BlackBerry on Verizon, this is probably about as easy as it gets. It seems that Big Red posted a “My Verizon” app recently, giving quick on-device access to a store [...]
It’s one thing to see it on video, but it’s quite another to try it for yourself, isn’t it? Intrepid Bold users are now invited to take BlackBerry OS 5.0 for a spin courtesy of a freshly-leaked build (5.0.90, if you’re curious). Of course, a good majority of the world’s Bolds are used in somewhat [...]
When a key feature of a new platform version is said to be its awesome startup screen, we question the importance of said version — but when that new startup screen is nothing more than a logo and a progress bar, we’re really starting to lose hope. Don’t get us wrong, BlackBerry OS 5.0 is [...]