BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray

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Blackberry Storm: The Reviews Are In
Published 11/20/2008 at Today @ PC World
... from the Chicago Tribune isn't very impressed either with RIM's Storm. He classes the phone as " more like a flurry, failing to add much more than a trace of innovation" and says "the touch controls on the Storm do not compare with the more responsive iPhone or Google phone." However, Benderoff agrees "the Storm is great for watching movies" and that the "3.2 megapixel camera is better than average", considering it "a nice media phone". Wall Street Journal | Verdict: Not as fancy as the iPhone Last, but certainly not least, Walt Mossberg says "the Storm is a very ...

10 Takes on the Blackberry Storm [Frankenreview]
Published 11/20/2008 by Mark Wilson at Gizmodo
... a mechanical component (the entire screen functions as a button for confirming selections or initiating actions) turns out to be more confusing than helpful. Ultimately, the Storm's touch interface feels like a failed experiment. Popular Mechanics With a little practice, we were able to get used to [the virtual keypad] and speed the typing along, but it was never quite as fast as typing with a real mobile keypad, or even with the iPhone's virtual keypad. The Wall Street Journal The Storm also has a keyboard oddity that I found annoying, and that ...

RIM BlackBerry Storm reviewed (Verdict: Not even a BlackBerry killer)
Published 11/20/2008 by Joel Johnson at Boing Boing Gadgets
... Mossberg said that "neither I, nor any of the several BlackBerry addicts I asked to try it out, considered typing on the Storm’s keyboard to be very similar to using the keyboard of a traditional full-sized BlackBerry." ...

Walt Mossberg avalia o novo BlackBerry Storm
Published 11/22/2008 by Rafael Fischmann at BLOG.MACMAGAZINE
... Walt Mossberg, famoso colunista de tecnologia do Wall Street Journal, brincou com o aparelhinho por quase uma semana e traz suas impressões. Segundo ele, a idéia de proporcionar um feedback tátil no teclado (SurePress) virtual é boa, mas o resultado não ficou tão bom. Além disso, a ausência de Wi-Fi é um forte ponto negativo para o Storm. ...

Here comes the Storm, BlackBerry's first touch-screen phone
Published 11/25/2008 by Tam (tam@nasw.org) at Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women
... Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal's fabled technology columnist, is lukewarm about the innovative keyboard and startled at the Storm's lack of wi-fi, but he likes the Web browser. Find his All Things Digital review and a video here, and a Fox network ...