Storm details posted from VZW’s “Mike”; images also arise

Monday, September 15th, 2008

UPDATE: We have received a new document from an anonymous tipster. It instructs reps on basic Q&A and lists how the Storm differs from the iPhone. It's the last image after the break. Following up from our Saturday post... The details of the "Minute with Mike" have been posted and while there ...

9530 Storm Appears in Video, Ugly Stick that Beat It Nowhere to be Seen

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

It was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn't it? The upcoming touch screen 9530 Storm has been captured on video (2:55 mark) and given the fastest review possible. What makes the video review so intriguing is that: The very touch screen that makes this device unique in the BlackBerry portfolio ...

Boy Genius Reports delay in Storm, in testing at Verizon

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Boy Genius is reporting today that the BlackBerry Storm as been placed into TA (Technical Acceptance) at Verizon, with a three to four week delay. Release data?

If you hear Thunder, a Storm is coming…

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Last night Engadget posted some pretty cool leaked pictures of the proposed packaging for the BlackBerry Thunder. Pretty darn cool, I say. And obviously by the packaging design, it is pretty evident the name of this device will be the "BlackBerry Storm".

Verizon’s Thunder is the 9530, October Launch a Certainty?

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The Boy Genius has just posted a picture of Verizon's product inventory which shows the touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder as the BB9530, confirming that the Thunder is indeed from 9500 series like we said over a month and a half ago. Also being reported by the Boy Genius is a tentative launch ...

Pictures of the Thunders Camera Interface, Media Player in Landscape

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

    It looks like the people over at BlackBerrySYNC have a very good friend who works at RIM, because today they released more exclusive "shots" of the Thunder's interface. Not quite the live pictures of the Thunder that we have shown you in the past, but what you're looking is purportedly ...

The Death of the Non Camera-Berry???

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

This week, for the first time I realised that a non camera-berry is about to become a thing of the past. A couple of years ago when rumours of the Pearl first surfaced, we were all surprised that RIM would be breaking the mold of the corporate blueprint and producing ...

Breaking News: Thunder Advertising Campaign in September, Bold to be Pushed Back Again?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

According to the Boy Genius, come this September, Research In Motion is set to make a lot of commotion in the United States with an advertising blitz to promote their touch-screen Thunder device. And for those of you who are looking to get their hands on the device that has ...

The Thunder and the rain!

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Stories of the BlackBerry Thunder are the gossip of the moment on tech sites with the odd leaked pic here, assumed specs there, and the occasional stab at a presumed release date, but one thing that’s interesting with all of this is people’s reactions to it.

Breaking News: Live Pics of the Thunder Emerge

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Kevin over at CrackBerry has just posted some exclusive pictures of the Thunder 9500 which showcase both the virtual QWERTY and SureType "keypad" features of the touch-screen device.