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Video: Storm 2’s new touchscreen tech explained with mindblowing clarity, WiFi confirmed

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

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The last video we posted of the Storm 2 doing its SurePress thing has been unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, but this new video really makes up for it. It turns out the screen uses piezo electronics to detect pressure at any point on the screen, instead of the all-or-nothing click button on the Storm 1, and our video host was kind enough to explain this in painstaking detail in the video embedded after the break. The screen actually stiffens when it’s off or locked, and has a sort of spongy give to it when alive. He also confirmed in no uncertain terms the GSM and CDMA versions of the device will be packing WiFi. According to his Twitter account, we should be expecting a video about the OS soon as well.

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Verizon Wireless to carry Palm Pre, Storm 2 "in about six months"

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

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Think you’ll have to wait until June 6th for all the Pre surprises to emerge? Think again. A breaking Reuters report has just dropped one of the biggest cellular bombshells of the year: Verizon Wireless, America’s largest mobile operator, will soon be carrying Palm’s Pre. Oh, that’s not enough? No worries — it’ll also be selling a “new version of the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm,” which is obviously the Storm 2 that we’ve been toying around with. The report makes clear that both phones would be cleared for shipment in around six months, which certainly jibes with whispers we’ve heard about Sprint’s mighty short exclusivity period. The news came from the company’s Lowell McAdam, the top executive for the venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone. To quote: “Over the next six months or so you will see devices like Palm Pre and a second generation Storm.” First Sprint, then AT&T, and now Verizon? T-Mobile, where you at?

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Verizon Wireless to carry Palm Pre, Storm 2 “in about six months” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RIM CEO: "SurePress is here to stay"

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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In a scandalous, but not entirely shocking turn of events, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis has declared from the stage of D7 in no uncertain terms that “SurePress is here to stay.” The trouble is, there’s no clarification of what he means by that, since the Storm 2 we’ve been toying with quite obviously lacks a click-screen mechanism. Our best shot-in-the-dark guess is that RIM has developed some alternative to a physical click that may or may not duplicate the functionality adequately, while hopefully removing some of the frustration experienced by the physical click of the Storm. What is clear is that apparently whatever face-saving technology that turns out to be, Mike and co. plan on calling it SurePress.

RIM CEO: “SurePress is here to stay” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 27 May 2009 18:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 due next month?

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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Perhaps it should come as no surprise, given the pervasiveness of recent leaks, but word has it that the clickscreen-free BlackBerry Storm 2 could be hitting shelves as early as June, and no later than July. Word comes from Mr. BlackBerryOS.com himself, who got word from an “insider” who has proved reliable in the past. She says the internal deadline for training tech support is end of month, and while such an early followup seems like a bit of a raw deal for original Storm buyers, it doesn’t come as too much of a shock. Is it just us, or is this kind of shaping up into a “phone heavy” summer? Maybe it’s just the sunstroke.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 due next month? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 19 May 2009 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 dropping SurePress screen?

Friday, May 15th, 2009

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When we brought you those exclusive Storm 2 pics and details just a short while ago, we touched upon the “new approach to text entry,” but unfortunately didn’t have any details. However, lightning has struck again, and our source has gotten back to let us know that the Storm 2 does indeed have a stationary screen “just like the iPhone’s.” That’s right, it looks like RIM is axing its SurePress technology in favor of a more conventional touchscreen, though our tipster says the model he has may allow for some type of haptic feedback to be enabled. This should be great news for all you folks having dust-under-screen issues on your first-gen Storms, but obviously, we’ll have to wait and see until this thing gets, you know, legit.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 dropping SurePress screen? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Exclusive BlackBerry Storm 2 shots!

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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What’s this we have here? A trusted source just hit us with a slew of beauty shots of the Storm 2 that leaked a little bit ago. Not much else to say at this point until we can get one in our hands — the photos really speak for themselves. But seriously, what are you still doing here? Get over to the gallery and see all the tasty (and frankly, familiar) shots!

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Gallery: Exclusive BlackBerry Storm 2 shots!

Exclusive BlackBerry Storm 2 shots! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 14 May 2009 23:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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