Filed under: Multimedia, RIM, Verizon Wireless
If you want to watch live hockey games played by NHL teams not owned by RIM’s Jim Balsillie — that would be all of them, by the way — you need look no further than the warm glow of your Storm’s display now that Verizon has brought its V CAST Video service to the device. Starting today, users will be able to download a dedicated VCAST Video application to their Storms, bringing a host of feature-length and live programming that makes us thank our lucky stars for high-limit data plans. Sure, it’ll set you back $10 a month and kill productivity — but isn’t wasting money and time what life is really all about?
V CAST Video comes to Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Still not convinced that the BlackBerry
Storm 2 is alive and kicking in places outside of RIM’s “secure” labs up in Waterloo? How’s a seven minute long video showing off this perennially-leaked device for all you skeptics? The blur-free video shows off the updated
SurePress screen that only clicks when the unit’s actually in use, as well as some size comparisons with the
Onyx and Tour. The mystery man behind the camera says that even though his OS is super old — at least by pre-release firmware standards — it’s much faster than the previous-gen Storm. Also interesting is the fact that WiFi doesn’t appear to be present in the “Manage Connections” screen, although we can almost say with 100% certainty that there will be WiFi at launch. The full video’s posted after the break, conspiracy theorists: go wild.
[Thanks, bighap]
Continue reading Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 gets yet another prerelease review
Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 gets yet another prerelease review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Vodafone, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, BlackBerry OS
There’s little doubt that the Storm 2 is real, but where’s it going, exactly? Not long after its debut in some 1960s-era Verizon mainframe that occupies two and a half acres of rural real estate in an underground bunker in North Dakota (we totally fabricated that, by the way), the phone has shown up in a Vodafone Germany computer of similar vintage and unfathomable size. RIM’s latest attempt at the touchscreen craze is undoubtedly being pursued with some vigor by the world’s top-tier carriers, and it makes sense that all of the original model’s launch partners — Vodafone Germany included — would have first dibs. No word on a launch date, but we take it as a good sign that everyone’s feverishly entering this stuff into inventory databases now.
[Thanks, anonymous BlackBerry lover from Germany]
BlackBerry Storm 2 spotted in Vodafone Germany’s systems originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Either the gang at Crackberry have a very good special effects department (which we doubt), or we’re looking at the first footage of a working BlackBerry 9550, a.k.a. Storm 2. As noted in the video, the hardware and software is “very early stage,” but that said, there’s something mighty interesting going on here with the SurePress click. Turned off, the screen has no give whatsoever, but when the phone’s powered up, the mysterious click returns. We talked with CB, who confirms that the whole display does in fact move in and out just a bit, although much less than its predecessor, and that sound you hear is a physical click — guess SurePress really is here to stay, after all. The takeaway here is that it’s definitely a step in the right direction and perhaps what RIM should’ve released from the get-go. More impressions via the read link, and check out the video for yourself after the break.
Continue reading BlackBerry Storm 2 demoed on video, SurePress “click” and all
BlackBerry Storm 2 demoed on video, SurePress “click” and all originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, BlackBerry OS
With all signs (and by “all,” we mean “all”) pointing to a new Storm joining Verizon Wireless’ lineup in the not-too-distant future, it’s just about the perfect time to start discounting the current model in hopes of working that inventory down before the inevitable launch of numero dos. Starting today, VZW customers can snap up the SurePress-equipped Storm 9530 for $99.99 on contract, which is a full Benjamin less than it has been since debuting last November. If you’re looking for a word of advice on the situation, here’s ours: hold out for the next revision — you’ll thank us later.
[Thanks, Cara]
Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm price to $99.99 on contract originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Looks like RIM and Verizon are getting things in place for the Storm 2 — this picture posted on CrackBerry purportedly shows an entry for retail mockup units of RIM touchscreen sequel in Verizon’s inventory system that seems to confirm the rumored 9550 model number is the real deal. Considering how leaky RIM’s been lately this doesn’t surprise us any too much, but we’re still waiting to see a Storm 2 that actually functions before we say an actual launch is imminent.
[Via PhoneArena]
BlackBerry Storm 2 dummy unit appears in Verizon systems originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Reviews, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, BlackBerry OS
It’s here, folks. The BlackBerry Tour has been unboxed, and now that we’ve had a few days to mess around with it, we’re able to tell you how we truly and deeply feel. There have been countless leaks and unofficial reviews circulating for the past few months, but now that it’s finally legit we can give this sexy piece of tech a proper shakedown. It’s been roughly described as a CDMA Bold, but does it surpass its GSM counterpart? Read on to find out!
Continue reading Verizon BlackBerry Tour review
Verizon BlackBerry Tour review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, Others, Windows Mobile, EDGE
The ad reads: “Obama have BlackBerry, I have BlockBerry.” BlockBerry, of course, being haff-cmm’s Huawei K3-based WinMo 6.1 handset. This Storm 9500 KIRF packs a 460MHZ processor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and supports 3G and EDGE. Some people’s audacity, it seems, knows no limits.
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXVII: Not even Obama can sell us on BlockBerry originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Apple
Oh hi, HiPhone. Not much of a surprise to see you here, again. The latest masterpiece, the HiPhone F06-Slim, is a Frankenstein amalgamation of KIRF favorite iPhone and RIM’s first foray into the world of touchscreen phones, albeit with a slightly smaller, 3.2-inch display. We’re also looking at a 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio, microSD support, GPRS, Bluetooth, dual SIM card slots, and “TV phone” capabilities, which we’re taking to mean a mobile receiver of some sort. Looks like it forgot the refresh button on the bottom of the device, but with any luck, it left out SurePress as well. If you hang out with the kind of friends who respect a good knockoff, the price of raising your street cred is just a penny under $190 before shipping.
[Via PMP Today]
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXVI: HiPhone F06-Slim is brewing up a Storm originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Software, RIM, Verizon Wireless, BlackBerry OS
An incredible way to start the weekend, Storm owners: Verizon is finally pulling the trigger on a firmware update, which will be available to all comers starting on Sunday at 3PM Eastern time. If that’s too much trouble, you’ll alternatively be able to sit back, chill, and wait for the over-the-air version to hit, which should follow on at 10PM. Verizon tells us that it’ll be releasing 4.7.0.148, as rumored — just a tiny bump from the failed build 141 that had been rumored before that, but all told, far, far too long since the last official update was rolled out. We can only assume this has been tested better than a NASA launch at this point, so you’re on notice, guys.
Verizon finally releasing BlackBerry Storm update this weekend originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 29 May 2009 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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