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time.com - 11/20/2008

BlackBerry Storm: The Novelty Wears Off Fast

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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 ...

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ptech.allthingsd.com - 11/20/2008

BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray

— ptech.allthingsd.com — To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical... keyboard, which the skilled BlackBerry addict can play like a violin. These folks scorn Apple’s popular iPhone, whose keyboard is virtual ... (more) BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray

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pcworld.com - 11/20/2008

BlackBerry's Storm: Awkward and Disappointing

— pcworld.com — BlackBerry fans who've been yearning for a touch-based handset à la iPhone now have one, but the... BlackBerry Storm--which Verizon Wireless plans to start selling Friday for $250 with a two-year contract--might not be the smart phone of their dreams.  ... (more) BlackBerry's Storm: Awkward and Disappointing

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jkontherun.com - 11/20/2008

jkOnTheRun review- Blackberry Storm, yes it can cut and paste

— jkontherun.com — We've seen a good run on hot smartphones being released since the iPhone 3G.  The T-Mobile G1... was introduced recently as the first Android-based smartphone and RIM has been releasing Blackberry models every few days, at least that's what it ... (more) jkOnTheRun review- Blackberry Storm, yes it can cut and ...

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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 ...

The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot
Technologizer — ... (Dan Frommer): Bottom line: If we could buy any one phone in the world, we’d still buy an iPhone. If we were serious BlackBerry email users, or signed onto a long-term Verizon contract — the carrier has 70-plus million subscribers — we’d buy a Storm. (If we were BlackBerry email users and not under Verizon contract, and preferred a real keyboard, we’d opt for the Bold at AT&T.) TIME (Anita Hamilton): If, like many Americans, you’re planning to scrimp your way through the holidays, the Storm isn’t worth busting your budget for. Even die-hard BlackBerry fans would be better off ...

TIME Mag reviews RIM’s BlackBerry Storm: ‘Novelty screen feels cheap; steer clear of this storm’
MacDailyNews — ... The trouble with having to push down on the entire 3.2-inch screen every time you type a letter or confirm a menu choice is that it slows you down... What's more, the screen jiggles in the phone's casing when you press on it, which makes it feel cheap." Hamilton reports, "If, like many Americans, you're planning to scrimp your way through the holidays, the Storm isn't worth busting your budget for... This is one storm you'll want to steer clear of this winter." Full review here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "MacVicta" for the heads up.] ...

Storm debuts to partly cloudy reviews
GMSV — ... But I think it fall short of what they were aiming for, and ultimately what all the hype is driving people to expect. Some of this is fixable: The damn thing needs to crash less often. But SurePress is not the end-all, be-all of touchscreen technologies — it’s not really an evolutionary step forward, even. The experience may be fairly refined, but more polish is still needed. Had this Storm been left to brew a bit longer, it would’ve been much more powerful.” * Anita Hamilton at Time : “After 24 hours of actually testing the new BlackBerry side by side with its main ...

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. Source