BlackBerry Storm

---- The BlackBerry Storm is the first fully touchscreen BlackBerry email and internet device developed by Research in Motion (RIM). The smartphone, which is currently available only on the Verizon Network, brings together a unique user interface, input method, and RIM’s robust email and messaging system. The touchscreen is different from the Apple iPhone’s in that the entire screen is a single “button” that is used much like a mouse button. Like the iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm does not have a physical keyboard or keypad; instead it uses a software touch keyboard directly on the screen.

The Storm is available worldwide and can operate at high speeds throughout most world networks, but the United States version is limited to EDGE speeds due to limitations in Verizon’s 3G network. The BlackBerry Storm is supposed to be a direct competitor to b both the Apple iPhone and the T-Mobile G-1

Hardware

The touchscreen on the BlackBerry Storm is a 3.25 inch LCD that is both touch capacitive and scratch resistant. It features a 360 x 480 resolution and is capable of displaying 65,000 colors. It is a glass screen, and therefore it is very hardy, yet it smudges easily. The entire touch screen acts as a button thanks to RIM’s “SurePress” technology; when pressed, the entire screen becomes a button.

The CPU of the Storm is a 624MHz Qualcomm chip. This is the fastest BlackBerry configuration currently on the market. For storage, the device has 1GB of onboard memory, but it is upgradable via microSD up to 16GB.

The BlackBerry Storm has no physical input method and relies solely on the software keyboard and interface buttons to navigate the user interface. The buttons on the face of the unit are the Call buttons, menu button and back button. The camera on board is a 3.2MP camera capable of 30fps video.

The phone itself has a Bluetooth radio with full 2.0 support, a GSM radio and international CDMA radio. Powering the device is a rechargeable BlackBerry DX-1 Li-ion battery which provides 360 hours of standby and 6 hours of talk time.

Software

The Storm features the BlackBerry OS version 4.7 which includes AOL instant messenger support, the ability to view and edit Microsoft Office files, Lotus Domino support, and the full Blackberry Internet and Enterprise Service support. The Blackberry media player supports MP3 and Midi files. Because BlackBerry and RIM are such popular business devices, there is extensive 3rd party support with software, but in December, 2008 RIM announced a virtual BlackBerry Storefront that will provide software to users.

The BlackBerry Storm provides software modem support to a Microsoft Windows PC through both a tethered USB option or Bluetooth Networking.

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| screen = 360 x 480 px, , HVGA, 65,536 color LCD | camera = 3.2 megapixel with video at 480 x 352 px, flash, and autofocus | os = BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.419 | battery = 3.7 V 1400 mAh
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery
Talk time: 330 min
Standby time: 360 hours | input = Multi-touch touchscreen display with haptic feedback, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer | cpu = 528 MHz Qualcomm processor | memory = | storage = Flash memory:

• 128 MB application memory
• 1 GB device memory

microSDHC slot: supports up to 32 GB | connectivity = Bluetooth 2.0+EDR , Micro-USB, A-GPS, Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE and Uni band UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz
CDMA version adds: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz | successor = BlackBerry Storm 2 | size = (h)
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The BlackBerry Storm is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion (RIM). A part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones, it is RIM's first touchscreen device, and its first without a physical keyboard. It features a touchscreen which reacts physically like a button via SurePress, a Research In Motion patented technology of providing haptic feedback. It is intended to be a direct competitor to Apple iPhone 3G, the Palm Pre, the T-Mobile G1 by HTC and the HTC Touch family.

The Storm has received mixed reviews from critics, with some finding the Storm's touchscreen difficult to use or discovering bugs and glitches with the phone's software, but some have praised the Storm for its call quality and its business-oriented features.