The Facts Behind The Naming of The BlackBerry Storm

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Have you ever wondered what brought about the confusion on the naming of the BlackBerry Storm. I am sure you have heard it referred to as the Storm and Thunder.  CrackBerry found this article from the National Post that clears it up. It is taken from an interview with David ...

Verizon Offers The Storm Hands On In Select Markets

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Verizon Wireless has launched a simple webpage to signup for food, beverages and a hands on experience with the new BlackBerry Storm. I am concerned event dates go out until 11/20. Does that mean no launch until after the 20th? If one of these locations is close to you, sign ...

Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Rovekamp Talks Storm

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Rovekamp, talks about the upcoming launch of the BlackBerry Storm on Vodafone. I realize this is just another piece of marketing material but Mr. Rovekamp seems genuinely excited about the device. Then again, I would probably be that happy if I already had a Storm in ...

RIM Releases Dev Tools and Simulator for 4.7 / Storm

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

You can’t have a Storm in your hand just yet but you can play with one on your computer. RIM released development tools for the 4.7 OS today as well as the simulator. It is a full featured simulator and a lot of fun to mess around with. Follow this link to start ...

Vodafone Storm Makes A Video

Monday, October 6th, 2008

In case you have not seen enough video of the Storm here is one more. I want this phone to hurry up and launch so the avalanche of Storm info will stop. In the last four days alone we have decided to skip publishing so much of it because it was ...

RIM Internal Documents specify “Niagara” and “Apex” CDMA BlackBerrys

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Update: At the request of a certain legal team, the original images have been removed. They were not exactly needed, just proved their existence. While all of the present talk in the BlackBerry world is focused on the Thunder and Javelin offerings, it seems that future BlackBerry products are missed. In ...

Vodafone Germany Follows the Lead of Verizon Wireless and Launches Storm Updates Page

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Following the lead of Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Germany has setup a very basic site for potential BlackBerry Storm customers to register and receive more information as Vodafone deems fit. No firm date on when the Storm will hit Germany and the site is very basic. Speak German? Signup and keep us informed. You can visit ...

UPDATED: Spy Shots Prove Existence of GSM-Only Storm

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Wow, are you readers ever good! Minutes ago I received an email containing two photos of the 9500 Series Job Aid which proves once and for all that there are indeed two variants of the Storm that have been talked about so much, especially in the past week. The image with ...

Verizon BlackBerry Storm 9530 Launch Details Leaked

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Here is some additional information on the launch of the Verizon BlackBerry Storm. Like most news on the Storm this week there is not a lot of things we don’t already know or assumed in the document. Hopefully before long all of you can have one in your hands. You can ...

Official High Quality Verizon BlackBerry Storm 9530 Video as Promised

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

We received an email tonight with the high quality, Verizon “Minute with Mike” video as promised. Like other things Verizon has a hard time telling time. Mikes minute is actually 1 minute and 58 seconds. This video was shown to Verizon employees on September 15, 2008 highlighting the BlackBerry Storm. ...