NY Times’ Pogue reviews RIM’s BlackBerry Storm: ‘I’ve got a better name for it: BlackBerry Dud’
MacDailyNews — ... who wasn’t appalled, baffled or both," Pogue reports. "And that’s before they discovered that the Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi." Pogue asks, "How did this thing ever reach the market? Didn’t anyone at RIM actually try it? Or was everyone involved just too terrified to pull the emergency brake on this train?" There's much more - highly recommended - in the full report of the train wreck, er... review of RIM's BlackBerry Storm, headlined "Blackberry Storm Downgraded To A Depression," here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Fred Mertz" for the heads up.] MacDailyNews Take: Vista ...

David Pogue from NY Times trashes the BlackBerry Storm really hard
I4U News — ... ever reach the market? Didn’t anyone at RIM actually try it? Or was everyone involved just too terrified to pull the emergency brake on this train?" Previews reviews also have been not positive and compliant about sluggish response and bugs, but Pogue declares pretty much that the BlackBerry Storm is not usable. The pressure is on RIM to improve the Storm firmware as fast as possible. I hope for them that they get a first update out before Christmas. Read the full review on the NY Times . In the meantime Verizon ...

For New York Times BlackBerry Storm is a Dud [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Hello? Isn’t the thumb keyboard the defining feature of a BlackBerry? A BlackBerry without a keyboard is like an iPod without a scroll wheel. A Prius with terrible mileage. Cracker Jack without a prize inside. ( via The New York Times) ...

links for 2008-11-26
Jarrett House North — ... BlackBerry Storm Downgraded to a Depression (NYTimes.com) Oh, there's no end to the possible puns. My favorite is at the end: "Storm isn't such a bad name for this phone. It's dark, sodden, and unpredictable." (tags: iphone blackberry ...

RIM’s BlackBerry Storm and NY Times’ Pogue don’t mix
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... BlackBerry OS. Storm-plaguing bugs range from issues like the camera application spontaneously starting up in the middle of an email to excruciatingly long screen rotations and application launches. Perhaps Pogue’s stance on the BlackBerry Storm can be summed up with his statement: “I haven’t found a soul who tried this machine who wasn’t appalled, baffled or both.” Agree? Disagree? Sound off in the comments section! [Via: NYT] Related News from IntoMobile: Verizon ...

RIM BlackBerry Storm: Inconsistent and Confusing
PR News: — The NYtimes have written a detailed article highlighting some of the key issues and problems surrounding the BlackBerry Storm, concluding that it is inconsistent and confusing to use. The first main problem they identify is the Storms lack of physical keyboard. While the state the use of the screen depressing technology they believe the whole concept of a BlackBerry is based on its keyboard and they just created the Storm to cash in on the iPhone ‘s success. They also comment about sending emails using the touchscreen keyboard is a real issue and too much hassle when you have to press the screen in to type a single letter, comparing it to ...

Linkpost | 11.27.2008
TechBlog — ... Linkpost | 11.27.2008 • Mumbai Attack Aftermath Detailed, Tweet by Tweet and Terror Attacks in Mumbai & Overestimating the Potential of Twitter - Social media providing some live, firsthand coverage . . . if you can find them amid the flood of 'I saw it on TV!' posts. • Obama Pushing for a White House BlackBerry - The president-elect doesn't want to be isolated in an information "bubble". • RIM's BlackBerry Storm and NY Times' Pogue don't mix and No Keyboard? And You Call This a BlackBerry? - David Pogue savages the Storm. • What the ...

Stephen Fry Slams the BlackBerry Storm [Ouch]
Gizmodo — ... Having only played with a Storm for a few seconds at the office, I don't have a solid verdict like him, Matt or Pogue (who also hates it). But my gut feeling is that if I had to use that clickety-clack touchscreen for two days, I would have not thrown it out the window. I would have crushed it with a hammer, then dip the remains in a sulphuric acid bucket, set it on fire, and then throw it out the window into the Hudson river. [ ...

Talking Blackberry
A VC — ... misses the feel of her even older 8700. I've been using one blackberry or another since the original pager style Blackberry that I got in 1997. I've made a few detours along the way. I've tried the iPhone twice, the Sidekick (which I really liked), a windows mobile phone (which I really hated), and the Android-based G1. But I keep coming back to Blackberry, largely for the keyboard which I am addicted to. I didn't even think about getting a Blackberry Storm. David Pogue's comment about the Storm is exactly how I feel about it. Hello? ...

BlackBerry Fan Longs For A Better Curve
Silicon Alley Insider — ... misses the feel of her even older 8700. I've been using one blackberry or another since the original pager style Blackberry that I got in 1997. I've made a few detours along the way. I've tried the iPhone twice, the Sidekick (which I really liked), a windows mobile phone (which I really hated), and the Android-based G1. But I keep coming back to Blackberry, largely for the keyboard which I am addicted to. I didn't even think about getting a Blackberry Storm. David Pogue's comment about the Storm is exactly how I feel about it. Hello? ...

I almost feel sorry for the Blackberry Storm…
The Next Web — ... The Blackberry Storm is getting a lot of criticism around the web. The most notable is the rant by David Pogue over at the New York Times. His story titled “No Keyboard? And You Call This a BlackBerry?” is so filled with frustration, anger and disappointment that I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the poor PR managers at Research in Motion. I can highly recommend reading it. ...

ExtraBITS for 01-Dec-08
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... David Pogue Hates the BlackBerry Storm with Gale Force Intensity -- I had to hold my iPhone an extra foot away from my face while reading David Pogue's New York Times review of the BlackBerry Storm, Research in Motion's entry into the touchscreen, iPhone-wannabe category: the carnage in words was too bloody to take close up. Pogue argues that RIM got it wrong in almost every respect, especially by excluding Wi-Fi. Put on your oven mitts before reading his review. ...

Technologizer’s Ten Most Popular Stories of November
Technologizer — t-hits There are less than eight and a half hours of November to go here in California. And so it’s time to look back at the month’s most-read articles, as is our custom. The month’s hot topics? The BlackBerry Storm, a weird auction site, the iPhone, Apple laptops, and a bunch of old magazines that aren’t with us any more. 1. The T-Grid: BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone 3G ...

First Firmware Update For The BlackBerry Storm Blows Into Town
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , Dec 1, 2008 05:15 AM [image] If you've read any reviews of the BlackBerry Storm, you no doubt have heard that the poor thing is a bit buggy. Heck, even The New York Times' David Pogue harshed on it . The initial batch of Storm's are running firmware version 4.7.0.65. Over the weekend, firmware version 4.7.0.75 became available, and with it a bunch of fixes. In InformationWeek 's ...

RIM is hiring -- good move during a recession?
BloggingStocks — ... It's no secret that RIM has recently revamped its line of smartphones to try and broaden its appeal beyond the corporate user and reach the consumer. It did it to mixed reviews. The touch screen BlackBerry Storm got an awful review from David Pogue at The New York Times, while ...

RIM is hiring -- good move during a recession?
BloggingStocks — ... It's no secret that RIM has recently revamped its line of smartphones to try and broaden its appeal beyond the corporate user and reach the consumer. It did it to mixed reviews. The touch screen BlackBerry Storm got an awful review from David Pogue at The New York Times, while ...

BlackBerry Storm Review (Verdict: Fixable)
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... , some have called the Storm “the best BlackBerry yet” while others have gone as far as saying it’s the “BlackBerry dud”. ...

BlackBerry Storm, Or Possibly Just The Winter, Causes Major AT&T Outage
TechCrunch — ... “, in which it described the network issues the telecom giant has been having over the last day. The title refers to BlackBerry’s recently-launched (and widely panned) touchscreen handset that is supposed to take the iPhone head-on. It might even make sense - perhaps enough people bought the phone over the holiday that a traffic spike took the network down. ...

Macworld 2009: Interview with David Pogue
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Hot on the heels of the Macworld Live show Wednesday morning, we caught up with New York Times columnist David Pogue to talk about what's hot (and not) at the show this year, his thoughts on the "Philnote" and the future of Macworld, the iPhone's phenomenal success in 2008 and his undying love (ahem) for the Blackberry Storm. Click through to check it out. Continue reading Macworld 2009: Interview with David Pogue TUAWMacworld 2009: Interview with David Pogue originally appeared on The Unofficial ...

The Sophomore Quarter Curse For The iPhone?
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek — ... years. But it seems Bach was more right than I thought. Analysts such as Bernstein Research’s Toni Sacconaghi and Citigroup Richard Gardner have trimmed their iPhone estimates for the fourth quarter to below 3.5 million and “potentially below four million”, respectively. That’s nearly a 50% drop. But if Bach was right that the iPhone is subject to big debut quarters as with other highly-hyped gizmos, the competitive dimension of his argument doesn’t hold up as well. The economy—not RIM’s Storm —has taken the wind out of iPhone sales. On the contrary, the ...

Reviled by Reviewers, BlackBerry's Storm Rages On
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... while New York Times reviewer David Pogue in one of his harshest reviews ever for a device said the Storm "even muffs simple navigation tasks." ...

See Lightning, Hear Thunder, Know The Storm
Digital Daily — ... to scathing reviews, Research in Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry Storm has actually sold fairly well. Certainly, it hasn’t stumbled as badly as ...

BlackBerry Ready With a Sequel to Storm?
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Research In Motion released Storm, its first touchscreen phone, in November last year. The phone received some harsh reviews on its debut from critics unhappy with the software and the user interface. But it has ...

Alleged Blackberry Storm 2 Photos Surface
Today @ PC World — ... , tech columnist for The New York Times. Pogue called the original Storm a " dud " and said he hadn't "found a soul who tried [the Storm] who wasn't appalled, baffled or both." Criticism of the Storm set off a flurry of consumer indignation with ...

Palm Pre Scores a Modest Hit, Despite Problems
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... The Pre seems to have lived up to its initial billing. The phone garnered favorable reviews and has put Palm back in the game. There’s a lesson here for Research In Motion with its botched launch of the Storm, the touchscreen phone on Verizon that was marred by poor reviews and visible lack of excitement over its launch. ...

★ Mobile Phone Keyboards
Daring Fireball — ... But that’s not to say that I think hardware keyboards will go away industry-wide. I think it’s safe to say that RIM, for example, isn’t going away any time soon, and their foray into software keyboard models has not gone well (to say the least). But it’s worth noting that HTC’s follow-up to the G1, the Magic, ...

Sprint, Verizon to Include Wi-Fi in all Future Phones
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Last year, Verizon baffled customers with its decision to offer the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm without Wi-Fi capability. The move became a sore point among reviewers who criticized it in reviews of the Storm. ...

BlackBerry Storm Gets a Price Cut
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Research In Motion released Storm, its first touchscreen phone, in November last year. The $200 phone (with a two-year contract) received some harsh reviews on its debut from critics unhappy with the software and the user interface. But ...

Research In Motion Announces BlackBerry Storm 2
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... RIM launched the first Storm phone in November last year. The device met with some very harsh reviews from critics who derided the phone’s poor touchscreen, glitchy software and lack of Wi-Fi connectivity. Yet the Storm sold more than one million devices in just about two months after the launch. ...