BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 5.0.0.216 Leaks

Monday, September 28th, 2009

We've just received word that the BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.216 for the Storm 9500 model has just leaked online and it's available for download, here with RIM Internal Tools and from here without the Tools. This is the unofficial OS, so remember to backup your BlackBerry Storm and be wary of the ...

BlackBerry Storm’s Price cut to $50, Courtesy of Verizon

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Unbelievable as it may seem, BlackBerry Storm is still RIM's only touchscreen phone, in this age of touch sensitive action. Verizon seems keep on giving the handset a proper "early retirement", by decreasing its price to $50, probably in order to empty the stocks and get ready for Storm 2. Late ...

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Uses a BlackBerry! Caught Red-Handed!

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

If you're into scandal and gossip, know that these are present in the tech industry, too, since tech gurus are some sort of rockstars and they all have their fail moments. Eric Schmidt, Google CEO is the author of such bad PR, since he was recently spotted taking a picture ...

Shazam Hits BlackBerry Storm

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

BlackBerry Storm users rejoice: there's a new version of Shazam available for BlackBerry Storm, or it should be, starting from Monday. The app will be available for Storm owners worldwide via App World. Shazam is all about the identification of a song you hear, by simply turning on the device that ...

Palm Pre Versus iPhone 3G Versus BlackBerry Storm: Browser Wars (Video)

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Now that Palm Pre is out, it's time to compare its features to those of the most popular Apple and RIM handsets: the iPhone and BlackBerry Storm. This time we're dealing with a mobile browser comparison, that will decide with of the three devices loads pocketnow.com faster and allows better ...

BlackBerry Storm 2 Is in the Making!

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Research in Motion is planning on releasing a follow-up to the famous BlackBerry Storm handset, that allowed the company to penetrate the mass market, in pure iPhone-style, without straying from the business segment too much. Jim Balsillie, RIM co-CEO claimed just yesterday that the company should think about the fact that ...

BlackBerry Storm Now Controls a McLaren F1 Car, a Fan’s Adventure/Viral (Video)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Two weeks before the 2009 Formula 1 season starts we're being treated with the finest example of viral I've seen recently. A McLaren and Formula 1 fan managed to get hold of a BlackBerry Storm app that allowed him to control an F1 toy car, while using the phone like ...

PDA/Mobile Device Comparison (2008 Hits)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

3lib.ukonline recently posted a comparison table between the hottest smartphones and PDA phones of 2008 (and older). Among the handsets on the list there's, of course, the iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Storm, T-Mobile G1, Nokia E71, Nokia E90, Sony Ericsson P1i and many others. The criteria used to judge the smartphones include ...

BlackBerry Storm Is Not an iPhone

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

This might come as a shock for many people, but, despite the touchscreen magic going on for both BlackBerry Storm and the iPhone, the two devices attract different people. RIM’s device came out as a promising smartphone, but still not being an iPhone killer. The iPhone offers, a large number of ...

BlackBerry Storm Has Problems

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Sad, but true. BlackBerry Storm faces dissatisfaction from many users on account of a pretty big list. Among the most often mentioned issues met with the device, the Strom seems to have some bugs when it comes to its virtual keypad. Aside that, many users consider it to be unfriendly, according ...