BlackBerry Storm 9530 user manual leaked, totally not boring

Can't get enough info on the BlackBerry Storm? No detail too granular? Well, then you'll surely be interested in the fact that the user manual has appeared -- and from the looks of it, it's a serious page-turner. It's not quite as long as War & Peace, clocking in at 249 pages, but just as action-packed, so cozying up with it might fill the void until the actual device appears.

[Chyi-Dean @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:16PM]

Seems interesting.

Snore.

[Connor @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:17PM]

Might as well read it now, since no one will when the phone is released.

[a ham sandwich @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:38PM]

second that!

i cant even remember the last time i read a manual. and of course the grandparents say "you should read the manual! how can you do that if you've never seen it before?!" then i reply "::sigh:: i guess its just a gift my ENTIRE GENERATION has" lol. +1 internets.

[djtezze198 @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:23PM]

Or you could just download the simulator from http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/resources/simulators.jsp (V4.7.0)
And have a play with one for yourself.

[MarbleMind @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:37PM]

Never had such an enthralling read since the day I locked myself into my laundry room for 14 hours, with lots of wet laundry and the dryer manpages.

[go seki @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:38PM]

As written by JK Rowling ..

[Perspective @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:46PM]

249 pages? Wow. . .good to know they cut down on the complexity.

[rento @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:57PM]

What no elfs?

[ED @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:07PM]

Why is War and Peace the standard for longness?

[Loonie @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:31PM]

Because it's sodding huge.

[a ham sandwich @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:40PM]

if im not mistaken it is the longest known book by work count. can somebody correct me on that?

[ED @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:48PM]

It isn't.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_novels

[rita hainsworth @ Nov 2nd 2008 7:31PM]

dont want to tell you what my standard for longness is....

[Arke @ Nov 2nd 2008 9:20PM]

@rita, I'd love to hear *yawn*

[Loonie @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:21AM]

@Rita: "Inaccurate"?

[Frankenstein Black @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:08PM]

Does it have WiFi? Can I unlock it and put a SIM in from another Carrier? Can I get of the air plane in Europe (say Heathrow), power it up and go? Someone please say yes to at least 1 of these important functions, please...

[Pizzahut @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:20PM]

The crackberry fanboys called this an iPhone killer? It cracks me up. I now know why it is called "crackberry".
It is good for a few laughs. :)

[brandon @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:28PM]

Please do not feed the troll.....

[a ham sandwich @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:41PM]

and just remember. the troll is just as afraid of you as you are of the troll.

[dennyg @ Nov 2nd 2008 6:34PM]

Gee! My iPhone didn't come with a manual. I feel cheated.

[BlissX @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:29PM]

Worst. 'Shop. Ever.

Although I'll give credit for whoever cropped the cover around her finger. Mad skillz. If it was me, she would've only had 4 digits.

[Jay @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:35PM]

Are you guys sure she is reading the manual? She seems a bit TOO engaged. (I bet it's a comic book.)

[ILoveApple @ Nov 2nd 2008 6:42PM]

It's quite obvious that she's looking at daddy's magic book of pornography.

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Nov 2nd 2008 8:06PM]

The expression on the little girl's face: Priceless.

+1 to Engadget, I laughed my ass off.

[Arke @ Nov 2nd 2008 9:24PM]

Now I'm waiting for big V to release the battery of Storm. maybe that'll keep us awake until the actual phone release day anticlimax.

[TheNewGuy @ Nov 2nd 2008 11:48PM]

When is it suppose to be coming out anyways???

[Ben @ Nov 11th 2008 2:52PM]

Can I use the Blackberry Storm as a tethered modem? I need to use my phone with my Tomtom to get traffic updates.

For me the ability to use my phone as an occasional modem for my laptop and for traffic updates for my sat nav is essential - and something that I can do on my ancient K800i (but not the iPhone).