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BlackBerry Storm goes head to head with Apple iPhone in battles of touch-screen phones
Does this look familiar? The makers of the BlackBerry today announced a new model that is set to rival Apple's iPhone.
Named the Storm, the phone features a large screen instead of a keypad for the first time - just like the iPhone.
The traditional BlackBerry is already hugely popular among email-addicted executives and managers.
The new BlackBerry touch-screen phone, the Storm. Maker RIM is for the giving up the physical keypad in favor of a large screen
On the new version, users will be able to scroll through and select text by dragging and tapping the screen, which is springy rather than rigid like the iPhone's glass screen.
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Jim Balsillie, head of Research in Motion, which makes the BlackBerry, said: 'This clickable interface is like an engineering marvel, it is revolutionary.'
Daniel Robinson from VNU.net was enthusiastic about the new feature: 'This helps avoid the problem of accidentally hitting the wrong on-screen control that we have found with other touch-screen devices,' he said.
The Storm is expected to be in the shops by Christmas, although the price has not yet been released.
Spot the difference: The BlackBerry storm looks similar to its rival the iPhone3G
It will be available from Verizon Wireless in the US and from Vodafone in the UK. The phone will work both on Verizon Wireless's network and on Vodafone's, even though they use incompatible technologies.
The Storm also comes with e-mail and document managing software in-built, as well as a media player for music, movies and photos and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
The phone is certainly going down a storm among tech experts given a sneak preview of the device. Rich Brome from phonescoop.com said he was 'very impressed' by the device.
'The display is huge and very high-resolution. At 480 x 360 pixels, it has 12 per cent more pixels than the iPhone,' he said.
He found the 'tactile feedback' worked well and the phone surface was able to distinguish between a light touch and a heavier 'click'.
'The only thing missing is WiFi,' he concluded
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1072829/BlackBerry-Storm-goes-head-head-Apple-iPhone-battles-touch-screen-phones.html
Does this look familiar? The makers of the BlackBerry today announced a new model that is set to rival Apple's iPhone.
Named the Storm, the phone features a large screen instead of a keypad for the first time - just like the iPhone.
The traditional BlackBerry is already hugely popular among email-addicted executives and managers.
On the new version, users will be able to scroll through and select text by dragging and tapping the screen, which is springy rather than rigid like the iPhone's glass screen.
More...
Jim Balsillie, head of Research in Motion, which makes the BlackBerry, said: 'This clickable interface is like an engineering marvel, it is revolutionary.'
Daniel Robinson from VNU.net was enthusiastic about the new feature: 'This helps avoid the problem of accidentally hitting the wrong on-screen control that we have found with other touch-screen devices,' he said.
The Storm is expected to be in the shops by Christmas, although the price has not yet been released.
Spot the difference: The BlackBerry storm looks similar to its rival the iPhone3G
It will be available from Verizon Wireless in the US and from Vodafone in the UK. The phone will work both on Verizon Wireless's network and on Vodafone's, even though they use incompatible technologies.
The Storm also comes with e-mail and document managing software in-built, as well as a media player for music, movies and photos and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
The phone is certainly going down a storm among tech experts given a sneak preview of the device. Rich Brome from phonescoop.com said he was 'very impressed' by the device.
'The display is huge and very high-resolution. At 480 x 360 pixels, it has 12 per cent more pixels than the iPhone,' he said.
He found the 'tactile feedback' worked well and the phone surface was able to distinguish between a light touch and a heavier 'click'.
'The only thing missing is WiFi,' he concluded
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1072829/BlackBerry-Storm-goes-head-head-Apple-iPhone-battles-touch-screen-phones.html
