BlackBerry touchscreen phone to be dubbed 'Thunder'
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted May 13th 2008 12:42PM
posted May 13th 2008 12:42PM
posted May 13th 2008 12:42PM
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If the real thing looks close to this mock-up it looks awesome... too bad verizon is getting dibbs on it first :(
Sucx alot cause now its 3g iphone or BB900 or (wait a few months)BB9500
I have the LG Voyager, but this looks very interesting because I'd like something with a better web browser.
yah sure you like your voyager, but you just always wished it had frickin capacitive touch. and that it could play with bluetooth like a real phone. ultimate sadness
What do you mean "play with bluetooth like a real phone"? My bluetooth works great. So does my friends LG Venus.
As for the touch screen it's just fine and good enough. I just wish I could play flash games on it (without replacing other programs) and download games from people besides Verizon. There's a crapload of games I'd buy but they're not available. Even games listed on their website sometimes aren't available.
NOTE TO APPLE:
Its OVER.
sincerely:
Verizon Wireless.
haha, you won't have the slick interface or easy to download/transfer movies and music... until I actually see the device, my vote stays with iPhone
Based on what?
A rumor and unofficial mockup of what the device *might* look like?
What about what it really looks like? The software? And here's the most important one, What it's actually like to use and live with...
It's far from over, if anything it's only just begun!
Note to Verizon:
I'm tired of your crap network dropping my phone and (especially) data calls as soon as peak hours hit. I'm tired of your junk phones, ridiculous restrictions, sky-high rates, and terrible customer service.
It's over.
*drooooooooooooool* yes baby!
Ownage with that comment Flashpoint!
it only has a chance if it's multi touch
This sounds very hard to believe verizon has came out with every other blackberry in memory many months after the gsm crowd now blackberry comes out with this and it goes to verizon first? I just left verizon because of this and if this is true im gona smack my head on the wall and LTE? wernt they saying not till like 2011?
This sounds very hard to believe verizon has came out with every other blackberry in memory many months after the gsm crowd now blackberry comes out with this and it goes to verizon first? I just left verizon because of this and if this is true im gona smack my head on the wall and LTE? wernt they saying not till like 2011?
Iphone is trash bb inerface rocks i hope the fixed the memory issue though
Now I'm feeling stupid for leaving my Blackberry 7290 to get an 8GB iPhone (which I unlocked personally).
I am NOT going to Verizon Wireless, but I'll get a Thunder when it hits the GSM market (and gets unlocked). I'm stuck using my current SIM card because my business pays for unlimited calls and data.
According to a certain "other" website...This is a LIFETIME exclusive to Verizon, hence no GSM.
The article says it's packin' both...
pffft...I don't know about everyone else but as long as it's a verizon device I don't see it beating the iPhone
Well, don't forget it's NOT a Verizon device, much like the iPhone is not an AT&T device. We're talking RIM vs. Apple here. As far as the networks, there is no question the VZ netwrok is superior to what AT&T currently has to offer.
As long as VZ doesn't cripple the device features somehow, I'm anxious to see it!
According to Consumer Reports, in the US, Verizon Wireless has the best customer satisfaction rate... Granted it is CDMA, but still, a phone should first and foremost be able to perform as a phone well.
queue the anecdotal replies about service...
"Thunder"? Campy, but I bet the suits will like that...
Business guy 1: "Hey what phone is that?"
Business guy 2: "It's da Thunder! In yer face!" ( strikes WWF wrestler pose )
Business guy 1: "My kids bought me this iPhone, I like it..."
Business guy 2: "Oh hell no, iPhones are for people that for Libertarian and drink soy milk! THUNDER!!!" ( Does the "gun show" body builder pose )
epic....epic fail
libertarian != wrestling
your avatar suits you.
Thats the worst thing ive ever read, and ive read a Fox And Friends article.
I would love to hold Thunder in my hands and wield it like a God.
That's what she said...
too bad thunder only follows something...
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
This show needs to make a return to TV.. or movies.. or somewhere where I can watch it.
"Can't have the lightning without the thunder."
does it hide your thunder thighs?
apparently not arrested development fans...
What you really need to know at this point:
"BGR has included a self-made mockup (above) of what the device may look like..."
Verizon exclusive...about time!
@taylor
pfffft what? verizon > at&t and i'm a current at&t customer. i switched thinking at&t has improved but am going right back to verizon as soon as this contract expires in a year.
with the news that verizon is going open to all manufacturers and the fact that it'll provide 4g, which is actually mentioned in this article, thats more than enough news to have me switch back to verizon.
All CDMA phone manufacturer's! At&t has always been open to all GSM Manufacturers. I'm sure this is going to be an awesome phone if and when it becomes reality I'm sure many people will buy it. Will it compete with iPhone? Probably never. Oh, and at&t is going LTE the same year as VZW.
at&t is going LTE 2 years after VZW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thunder
Thunder
Thunderphone HOOOOOOOOOOOOO
owned
iBerry?
if someone steals this phone, they would be stealing your thunder.
Epic Win. Lmao.
Yeah , yeah, I'll give it to you. Nice one.
So I guess "Thunder" makes the Iphone "Lightning" since it came first. Personally, I'd go with "Lightning".
Is that a 'Cars' reference?
Heck yeh! iPhone Lightning can do serious damage when it strikes. Thunder is nothing but a bunch of useless noise, much like the RIM Thunder or any other non-iPhone smartphone. Cover your ears and it's like they never even existed.
So now is the end of Apple? Every handset manufacturer thinks they can duplicate OSX. WTF are they thinking. Does any handset manufacturer even design their own OS? Don't they just slap on an OS like a cheap coat of paint onto any hardware they happen to have lying around at the time?
I agree with woot, though I do like the look of "thunder" it definetly purrty. I like that other companies are pushing to improve upon what Apple has introduced to the market years ahead. The more other companies get on this bandwagon, the better chances we the people can actually get a device that does what the hell we want it to do... and maybe more.
That's a mockup BG made, it might not look anything like that.
Oh I can see how the commercials might go.
announcer:you might not see the clouds in the sky indicating a storm but there is one in your hands:{we see the actress walking across the room
sitting on the couch with her cat}:announcer:introducing the new Blackberry
thunder bring a better rumble to your life.