RIM's Vastly Improved BlackBerry Storm
Over the past few weeks, I have used about a dozen smartphones. The experience has convinced me that touchscreens will soon be the main way we control phones—and that the days of miniature keyboards may well be numbered. This would seem to be bad news for Research In Motion (RIMM). Even though its keyboard-centric BlackBerrys have gained market share in the face of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone onslaught, those little keys feel very last year. RIM is now demonstrating that it has the problem licked.
The company introduced its first touch model, the Storm, about a year ago, earning strong sales but mixed reviews. (I liked it a lot better than most.) Now, RIM is back with a vastly improved Storm 2, available from Verizon Wireless and Vodafone (VOD) later this fall.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091015_737920.htm
The company introduced its first touch model, the Storm, about a year ago, earning strong sales but mixed reviews. (I liked it a lot better than most.) Now, RIM is back with a vastly improved Storm 2, available from Verizon Wireless and Vodafone (VOD) later this fall.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091015_737920.htm
