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A perfect storm? The BlackBerry Storm reviewed

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Mr. Mobile

Wednesday March 4, 2009

Mr. Mobile takes a break from the iPhone love-in to look at the BlackBerry's answer to Apple's iconic phone, the BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone. What he finds is a BlackBerry that looks and feels great in the hand, but how does it perform?

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- Download Blackberry Storm applications from Tucows.

- Browse for more Blackberry Storm applications at blackberry.com.

- The BlackBerry Storm was developed under the code-name Thunder.

- The Storm is the first ever touchscreen BlackBerry smartphone.

- The Storm uses a click touchscreen interface.

- While the build quality is high and the phone feels great in the hand, Jay Goldman is less than thoroughly impressed with the overall interface of the Storm and advises waiting or opting for the BlackBerry Bold or the upcoming BlackBerry Javelin (non-touchscreen) handsets.

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