http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/ Engadget Comments for How would you change RIM's BlackBerry Storm? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
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true, you cant say the iPhone is a BAD phone. It clearly exsels at what it does.
The blackberrys escel at what they do. its like comparing a truck to a sports car.]]>Feb 13th 2009 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
build it better. tighter seems where the battery cover is locked in, higher quality buttons, higher quality side case...and better firmware - firmware not shared by previous phones. ]]>Feb 13th 2009 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
You know, people *talking* about iEye and Paul Chapel has become just as annoying as iEye and Paul Chapel.

Please. Stop.]]>Feb 14th 2009 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Or like comparing a phone to a phone.... also you spell "escell" "excel".

FAIL]]>Feb 14th 2009 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
There are many great things about the BB, and as an iPhone user the device is pretty attractive. Competing head on with Apple was a mistake. That said, an OQO-ish like BB based on the Storm would be pretty cool. But, ditch the reliance on a touch screen.]]>Feb 14th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 15th 2009 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
Better Browser

No click screen]]>Feb 13th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
We seriously need a good, stable, flash-enabled, capacitive-aware (on supporting platforms), web standards compliant, cross-platform browser, YESTERDAY.

Everybody making their own webkit browser isn't bad, but it ends up being more work for everyone. Here's to hoping Fennec comes close to closing the cross-platform mobile browser gap.]]>Feb 13th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
I've thought up a few ways they could keep the click screen, but make it useful. You need to be able to tap too. I know people won't like me mentioning the iPhone, but the iPhone's keyboard is so much easier and faster to use because you can just lightly tap each key and type very fast. The storm needs this.

The click can still stay, but use it in a way like allowing you to drag your finger around almost like a cursor, and click while you're dragging, as long as everything still has the ability to tap for speed. I think that would increase the usability quite a bit, and it's certainly easily done in the software.

Other than that, the phone felt really slow and buggy to me, like someone else said, like unfinished software, but I was using the original firmware, so I can't say much as to what's updated since then. I feel that the Storm was a great first attempt by Blackberry, but like almost anything, the first version always sucks. Hell, the original iPhone was worthless until 2.0 (no 3g, no apps, basically just a simple phone with an expensive touch screen for little reason). I think that a Storm 2, or whatever it ends up being, will be a very good phone.]]>Feb 14th 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
Your schtick on the click screen is spot on. The first thing I thought when I played with my friend's Storm was that the clicking action of the screen should've been implemented as an analogy to right-clicking on a PC. You suddenly have a two-button touch screen/mouse! But making that the primary was a fail.]]>Feb 15th 2009 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
and snap dragon does sound good if it doesnt become vaporware]]>Feb 14th 2009 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
I've had mine since the second week they were out. The first firmware sucked big time. The update to 4.7.0.75 has been very nice. My only gripe: lack of apps like the iPhone. If the new iPhone in June is anything like the rumors, I may just switch, jail break it over to Verizon [3G now in the States] and just eat the cost of the Storm.

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Back on topic... I just bought a Blackberry Curve. I'm not impressed with the Storm. Two of my friends have it, and I don't like the click screen. I probably could deal with the iPhone touch screen if they had the iPhone on Verizon. I hear you get used to the iPhone after a while, and I'd love the iPhone to replace my iPod. But, for now, I'm a Curve user. It was only $30 with my upgrade!

P.S. The Curve is my first smartphone. I really like having a full keyboard... so maybe the iPhone isn't for me. Maybe in 2 years Verizon will get the next iPhone! Time will tell.]]>Feb 13th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
Still, the likelihood of Verizon getting an iPhone is low. We'll see what happens if they unveil a 3rd gen iPhone (guess we can't call it a 3G, heh)]]>Feb 14th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/]]>Feb 23rd 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 14th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
Here's a question for you to ponder:
Would a real philosopher actually quote Carlos Mencia?

"dee dee deee!!!!!!!!!!" ftl!!!]]>Feb 15th 2009 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
Storm Owner: "Really? Cause mine shoots lightning and liquid fire at morons." *vahwooooooosshhshsh*

-*insert screams from Paul Chapel's screams here.*-]]>Feb 13th 2009 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/Feb 13th 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-storm/
i think what you're going for is either remove the clicking screen completely, or make two versions, one with, one without. i support the former, as the latter is highly unlikely.]]>Feb 13th 2009 9:48PM