The first touch screen Blackberry from the Canadian mobile phone company, RIM, the BlackBerry Storm is official and would be launched soon. The Blackberry Storm was also one the most awaited phone of this year as it is touted as the iPhone killer. Touch screen with robust features of the Blackberry make this phone a must have. Though Blackberry phone always target the enterprise/corporate users, this time RIM has made sure that the Storm like the Blackberry Bold, has enough multimedia features so that it appeals to a normal mobile phone user who looks for multimedia functions in his phone. Right now the Storm would be officially launched by Verizon and Vodafone. The Storm will hit the Indian shores in November and will be available on the Vodafone network. If you have not forgotten, Nokia Tube is also coming to India in the third week of November.
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Blackberry Storm Specifications [Via: Official Blackberry Storm Page]:
- Wireless email for your personal/web-based and business accounts3
- Advanced phone features such as voice activated dialing, conference calling, speakerphone and voicemail attachment playback4
- Instant messaging and text messaging (SMS and MMS)3
- Access to social networking sites like Facebook® and MySpace®3
- At 3.2 megapixels, you can take sharp, print-quality pictures using the BlackBerry Storm smartphone. You can also rely on the auto focus and auto flash to help you capture the moment.
- 1 GB of built-in memory—add up to 16 GB more using microSD cards6
- Sync your desktop iTunes® music files using BlackBerry® Media Sync7,8,9,10
- Use Roxio® Media Manager to help create your own personal juke box
- The BlackBerry Storm smartphone features built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities. Designed to work with BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based software, use it to help determine where you are and how to get to where you need to be.
- Stay in the know even when you’re on the go with access to the mobile versions of news, television and other media sites. Interested in a funny clip from YouTube or the incredible play from last night’s game? The built-in mobile streaming capabilities on the BlackBerry Storm smartphone are designed so that you can watch online clips like these or even listen to streamed music broadcasts
Few days back RIM or Research in Motion made a very bold statement in India by launching their newest offering the Blackberry Bold. Bold from Blackberry is like en enterprise mobile phones user's dream come true. The phone is being touted as the iPhone killer but from what I saw it cannot be called as the iPhone killer but yeah, it has some fundu features, which anybody must be dreaming of. This new offering from the Canadian mobile phone company, RIM, boasts of fast performance, more beefed up memory, GPS and Blackberry Maps and a new crystal clear brilliant display. People are even saying that this one is good for watching your movies and listening to your favorite tracks while you are on the move. The phone comes with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack so that any of your Senhiessers or your JBLs can easily fit in. Also, as Blackberry is mostly used by corporate users these days to keep in touch with their work and mails, Bold has a secure 1GB memory that will make sure that nobody messes with your company data and your employer does not get finicky about you storing some confidential presentations on your device ;-)
Bold's File Editing feature is something that will appeal to corporate users. With WordToGo and SlideshowToGo users of the Blackberry bold can edit their Word Documents and PowerPoint Presentations. The phone is now available in India and is priced around Rs. 35,000. With this price it certainly sits in the same shelf where Nokia's N96 and Apple's 3G iPhone are sitting as of now, but the Bold's target market is entirely different. if you ask me, Bold will also appeal to common users like you and me. So with Bold launched at this price point, do you think it will do well in the market? Keep those views coming.
