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• BlackBerry Storm 2 arrives Wednesday

  By Daniel Ionescu | 28 October, 2009 02:46

  Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm 2, the long-anticipated follow-up to the original BlackBerry Storm, will arrive on Verizon's network tomorrow. The Storm 2 will go on sale on Wednesday, October 28 for US$280 when you sign a two-year service contract with Verizon Wireless. Verizon is offering a $100 mail-in rebate, which knocks the price down to $180, but that rebate comes in the form of a Visa debit card, not an actual check.

• BlackBerry Storm2 to hit UK this month

  By Carrie-Ann Skinner | 16 October, 2009 00:31

  Vodafone UK has revealed it will be offering RIM's latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2, in the UK from the end of October.

• Blackberry Storm 2, Motorola Cliq: The critics weigh in

  By Ian Paul | 16 October, 2009 01:30

  The reviews are in for the much-anticipated Blackberry Storm 2 and Motorola's Android debut the Cliq. Finally, questions hanging over these devices have been answered. I know you're all eagerly waiting to find out whether the new Storm can wipe out the stain of its predecessor's virtually unanimous thumbs down, or will Blackberry Storm fanboys be called to defend the honor of their beloved PDA once more? What about the beleaguered Motorola, which was once the cell phone trailblazer? Will Android be its savior?

• BlackBerry Storm sequel seen keeping click screen

  By Brad Reed | 15 October, 2009 06:48

  Rumors are swirling that Verizon and Research in Motion could officially release the sequel to the BlackBerry Storm this week with its trademark "clickable" touchscreen still intact.

• iPhone, Android and Storm hurt RIM's subscriber growth

  By Mitchell Ashley | 20 June, 2009 04:12

  BlackBerry maker, RIM, just reported it's first drop in subscriber growth since 2006 back when they were in patent litigation.

• Alleged Blackberry Storm 2 photos surface

  By Ian Paul | 16 May, 2009 00:08

  Photos alleging to be the Blackberry Storm 2 surfaced online Thursday to the site Crackberry. While the images are new, there is not a lot to get excited about. The supposed images of the next-gen Storm appear to reduce any high-hopes of what the actual Storm 2 might deliver.

• BlackBerry Storm 2 coming in September?

  By Carrie-Ann Skinner | 09 April, 2009 02:25

  Research in Motion (RIM) looks set to launch a new version of its BlackBerry Storm handset.

• RIM becomes a $10 billion company

  By John Cox | 06 April, 2009 03:23

  Research In Motion is going strong despite an economy in recession, for the first time surpassing US$10 billion in revenue for the fiscal year just ended.

• It's Official: Blackberry Storm Is No iPhone Killer

  By Daniel Ionescu | 28 January, 2009 01:58

  The gales of the Blackberry Storm gales just weren't strong enough to wash away Apple's iPhone success. Between its average reviews and customer complaints over bugs and OS stability, the Storm seems to have severely underperformed in customer satisfaction. And now, the latest figures from Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) show that it has underperformed in sales, too.

• Despite firmware update, Storm seen as business smartphone

  By Matt Hamblen | 12 December, 2008 07:33

  Although the BlackBerry Storm needed a firmware upgrade just two weeks after going on sale, business users are still expected to warm up to the touch-screen handheld.

• Demand for Storm crashes ordering system

  By Brad Reed and John Dix | 24 November, 2008 06:53

  While Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.