Vodafone gets the exclusive on the BlackBerry Storm

Posted by David Walker on Wed 8 Oct 2008

November launch for the RIM's touchscreen beauty

Fact has replaced rumour with the official launch of the BlackBerry Storm. And with a proposed November launch from Vodafone, this is one toy you can guarantee for Christmas.

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RIM's most consumer-friendly handset yet, it packs a 'tactile' 3.25-inch touchscreen, with the sensation of actually pressing down on a key when you type. So no 'real' keyboard, but lots more screen for 'desktop-style' web browsing, editing documents and updating those social networking sites - Voda claims to be offering 'quick access' to all of them with this handset. That screen also switches from portrait to landscape mode, should you need more expanse for your web-based activities.

Anything else? Oh yes - there's a 3.2MP camera with video shooting, flash and zoom, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, media player, pre-loaded DataViz Documents to Go software(for Office-friendly editing) and up to 16GB of storage (via card). Full pricing details will arrive in the coming weeks, but we'll take it as read that you can bag this baby for free if you sign on that 24-month dotted line.

Link: Vodafone