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Skype mobile heading to Verizon smartphones on March 25th

Ross Miller — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:40:00 -0400

We knew it was coming, and now we have a concrete date. Starting this Thursday, March 25th, Verizon Wireless customers with one of nine select smartphones (Motorola Droid and Devour, HTC Droid Eris, various BlackBerrys) and data plan will be able to use Skype over the 3G network. As we heard before, Skype-to-Skype calls will not affect your VZW minutes, and now you've got the option to use the app for cheaper international dialing using the mobile app. Full list of compatible devices after the break, a list we're hoping gets expanded in the not-so-distant future.

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Original BlackBerry Storm to get flick scrolling, better browsing through firmware update?

Darren Murph — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:19:00 -0400

Despite Verizon's best efforts to ignore the obvious, RIM's BlackBerry Storm2 is not only official, it's (un)officially destined for Big Red's airwaves. If you're one of those slightly disgruntled Storm 9530 owners, however, you could be looking at a rather nice firmware update coming your way in the near future. According to phoneArena, the Storm and Storm2 will eventually be "practically identical" in terms of software, with a forthcoming update to add flick scrolling, tabbed browsing and threaded texting to the original. Of course, we should probably wait for VZW to confirm the existence of the Storm2 before expecting any formal word on this, but feel free to go about your day with cautious optimism.

Filed under: Handsets, Software, RIM, Verizon Wireless, BlackBerry OS, Mobile

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Original BlackBerry Storm to get flick scrolling, better browsing through firmware update?

Darren Murph — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:19:00 -0400

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Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm price to $99.99 on contract

Darren Murph — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:22:00 -0400

With all signs (and by "all," we mean "all") pointing to a new Storm joining Verizon Wireless' lineup in the not-too-distant future, it's just about the perfect time to start discounting the current model in hopes of working that inventory down before the inevitable launch of numero dos. Starting today, VZW customers can snap up the SurePress-equipped Storm 9530 for $99.99 on contract, which is a full Benjamin less than it has been since debuting last November. If you're looking for a word of advice on the situation, here's ours: hold out for the next revision -- you'll thank us later.

[Thanks, Cara]

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, BlackBerry OS, Mobile

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Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm price to $99.99 on contract

Darren Murph — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:22:00 -0400

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BlackBerry Storm 9530 user manual leaked, totally not boring

Laura June — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:12:00 -0500

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.