Day: November 20, 2008

“I don’t follow Blackberry developments closely, but I was quite aware of the calm before the Storm. Ok, yes… I know, cheesy intro. Sorry. Anyhow, last night sometime, an apparent embargo was lifted on the Blackberry Storm for Verizon. That or 1/2 the blogosphere decided to post their reviews at the same time. Even though we don’t cover Blackberry much, I know we have many readers that follow Blackberry and even use Blackberries. If we had a writer with Blackberry ties, we’d cover it a bit more, but we don’t. So, let me direct your attention to a plethora of links related to the Blackberry Storm…

• BlackBerry Storm review – Engadget
• BlackBerry Storm Review (Verdict: Not Quite a Perfect Storm)
• Review: BlackBerry Storm : Is It Your Type? (Phone Scoop)
• Mossberg Video Review
• Hands-on with BlackBerry Storm (Phone Arena)
• BlackBerry Storm review (Verizon Wireless) – infoSync Reviews
• CrunchGear Review: BlackBerry Storm for Verizon Wireless
• BlackBerry Storm 9530 Preliminary Review (Brighthand)
• Blackberry Storm, (JKontheRun)
• Verizon BlackBerry Storm review : Boy Genius Report
• BlackBerry Storm for Verizon Review Part 1 – SlashGear
• RIM’s First Touchscreen Device Almost Eclipses the iPhone (Wired)
• ZiffDavis Gadget Review
• Review: BlackBerry Storm from Verizon – Gadgets” via mobilitysite.com

“As for the quality of the E63’s materials, we didn’t have any niggles with them – it’s decked out into soft-touch plastic that won’t wear out after several weeks of use, which is definitely good news. As far as the build quality goes, everything seems fine at a glance. Now, remove the back cover to discover a very quirky lock – sitting on the top is a small slot, which is where you insert the hook, then shut the lid closed and push the lock switch down to fix the back cover. So far so good, so why did I mention that it only looks good at a glance? That’s because the battery itself feels somewhat loose in the slot – it won’t fall out of the phone, make no mistake about that, but if you simply shake the E63, you’ll hear it rattle inside the battery compartment.” Read more here: