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BlackBerry Storm2 Coming Soon

blackberrystorm.jpgResearch in Motion has announced the BlackBerry Storm2, the successor to the BlackBerry Storm, which was released in December 2008. The Storm2 features some improvements which should make it more competitive in the touch-screen smartphone market.

The Storm2 delivers an electrical pulse when buttons are pressed, rather than having the entire screen move as the original Storm did. This greatly improves typing on the device’s virtual keyboard, according to The Wall Street Journal. The keyboard itself has also been improved, with a full QWERTY keyboard being displayed when the device is in vertical mode. The Storm2 will also support Wi-Fi, a feature which is standard for smartphones but, which the original Storm lacked.

According to the WSJ, the Storm2’s battery life is on par with other smartphones, with 5.5 hours of talk time. It also notes that the browser is still not as good as Safari on the iPhone and the BlackBerry’s interface does not work well on a touch screen, despite improvements since the original Storm.

According to Computerworld, the Storm2 will also have built-in GPS, 3G and Bluetooth support. Also included is a 3.2 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video capture. It comes with 2GB of memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB with a micro-SD card.

Verizon, who will be the exclusive carrier of the phone in the United States as it was for the original Storm, has yet to announce a release date for the Storm2. It is, however, expected to be released sometime in November and be priced at around $200. Vodafone has announced that the Storm2 will be available in the UK starting on 26 October for free along with a two-year contract that costs £35 per month and comes with 600 minutes of talk time, unlimited SMS and unlimited Internet usage.

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