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Here are some public mentions in the media that I find noteworthy and developer resources for folk interested in the platform.
Date | Link | Notes |
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2009 | ||
Nov 11 | Mobile Minute: Open GL and Flash support coming soon to your Blackberry | This I gotta see. |
Nov 02 | It’s No Storm2, but the Original Storm with BlackBerry OS 5.0 is a Solid Storm1.8 | Surprising. I must investigate this sometime. |
Oct 29 | First Storm 2 ad huffs and puffs for attention | The punchline is very good. |
Oct 19 | Original BlackBerry Storm to get flick scrolling, better browsing through firmware update? | I still use mine as a paperweight. The 8900 is a much better device overall. |
Oct 15 | Vodafone puts BlackBerry Storm2 up for 26 October preorder | Oh no, not again. |
Jun 18 | ‘Spokesman’ Obama and A Blackberry storm 9500 Clone | The Chinese, ever so creative |
May 21 | BlackBerry Storm 2: the official unofficial hands-on | |
May 15 | BlackBerry Storm 2 dropping SurePress screen? | I sure the hell hope so. |
May 14 | BlackBerry Storm 2 gets pictured early | I have to wonder… |
Apr 16 | RIM CEO on BlackBerry Storm: ‘nobody gets it perfect out the door’ | This is too good for me not to bookmark for later. |
Jan 29 | iSuppli: BlackBerry Storm costs $4 more than its purchase price to build | Weird, to say the least. |
Jan 26 | BlackBerry Storm Is Off To Bit of a Bumpy Start | “New reality” indeed. |
Jan 20 | RIM opens the BlackBerry Application storefront, says it’s going to shake up Music 2.0 | Hmm. |
2008 | ||
Dec 30 | The Storm is a Netbook, says RIM’s founder | No comment. |
Dec 18 | BlackBerry Storm buyer’s remorse? You’re not alone! | Mostly anecdotal evidence, but not that surprising. |
BlackBerry Storm Buyers Returning Phones En Masse? | ||
Dec 11 | Gee, One Bold Storm coming up… | Wherein we find the memorable sentence “Watching someone writing an email on a Storm is like watching an antelope trying to open a packet of cigarettes.” |
Dec 4 | Readers React to David Pogue’s Review of the BlackBerry Storm | Simply amazing. |
From Apple to RIM, With Love | Interesting and to the point. | |
Nov 26 | For New York Times BlackBerry Storm is a Dud | Om agrees. |
No Keyboard? And You Call This a BlackBerry? | David Pogue holds back no punches and says what most other reviewers ought to have said. | |
Nov 25 | Hanging out with the T-Mobile G1, iPhone 3G and the Blackberry Storm | In which most people would reach the conclusion that competition isn’t that straightforward |
Nov 21 | BlackBerry Storm – Review and Teardown | Interesting image gallery. |
Nov 20 | The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot | A round-up of many reviews, with selected quotes. |
What’s a BlackBerry Without a Keyboard? – GigaOM | Apparently, a “Meh”. | |
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm: Awkward and Disappointing | Weird to read phone reviews on a PC site, but hey… | |
RIM BlackBerry Storm | CNET rates it 3.5/5 | |
BlackBerry Storm Review | Loads of photographs, pretty much the same opinion: nice, but slow. | |
New Blackberry missing magic touch | Another reviewer that hints that the Bold might be a better fit for demanding users. | |
Looking for an iPhone Killer? Better Keep Looking | Choice quote: “If you […] want a touchscreen phone and are willing to put up with an OS that moves like a tranquilized yak, then yes the Storm is for you.” | |
Blackberry Storm, yes it can cut and paste | A bit more positive. | |
BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray | Walt Mossberg weighs in, including a video and a nice comparison table with the iPhone and G1 (more). | |
Verizon BlackBerry Storm review | Holding back no punches. | |
Nov 19 | BlackBerry Storm review | Pretty honest review. |
Nov 5 | RIM Blackberry Storm unboxed | In which someone confuses “paltry” with “poultry”. |
Oct 29 | Why BlackBerry Storm Is An iPhone (and G-1) Killer | One day, I will go back and critique where this piece was right – and wrong. |
Oct 15 | Vodafone demonstration video shows you how to use the BlackBerry Storm | Nothing amazingly new, but still… |
Oct 11 | Blackberry Simulators | Click through and grab version 4.7 to get the 9500 simulator. Plenty of other developer resources available here. |
Oct 8 | RIM’s Impressive Blackberry Storm | A short overview on BusinessWeek. |
Oct 8 | BlackBerry Storm bows, comes next month to Verizon and Vodafone | Plenty of hi-res device shots for presentations. |
Oct 8 | BlackBerry Storm 9500 hands-on | It really is fashionable to disassemble new phones – some inside shots here. |