BlackBerry Storm 2 with Wi-Fi and a new screen
SlashGear reported on a rumor they heard about the next generation BlackBerry Storm launching with Wi-Fi on Verizon Wireless. We’ve been able to confirm that rumor a pretty long while ago, so yes, the Storm 2 will launch on Verizon with Wi-Fi. SlashGear was correct in their report and it’s 100% confirmed. Something not reported though, and now confirmed to us by two independent sources, is the new screen tech involved. We’re told that it improves the screen enormously and makes typing really pleasurable. Better yet? You can leave it to RIM to come up with the dumbest names possible because we heard they’re ditching SurePress and calling this one TruePress. Don’t take that as fact, but it is interesting that both our sources had mentioned the same thing to us. So, the BlackBerry Storm 2 will launch with Wi-Fi and a brand new screen technology, and, if we were a betting bunch we’d wager it will have a 5 megapixel camera.
Don’t you just love rumors?
Cool phone, seems that there is a lot of rumors popping up, i would much rather a physical keyboard though, i just find its much faster to text on
Any release info, projected release info, or estimated release info from your 2 ninjas?
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Do you have a Storm? I can type pretty quickly, but I do have a problem with my “keyboard” disappearing for no apparent reason. I will be typing a message and all of a sudden, my virtual keyboard is gone and the last two words I typed have also vanished, and I’m like wtf!?!?! But when the keyboard doesn’t disappear, I can type relatively fast.
if i decide to keep waiting, i’ll never have a new phone. i’m going with the niagara.
I’ve always said that the Storm’s typing ability would be much improved if they added either two buttons instead of one, or a larger single button…
But I wonder what the new method is that they came up with.
add at trackball too.
If this rumor is true, then I would buy it. If the BB 9630 “Niagara” comes to Verizon and have WiFi too, which Verizon seems to hate, then I will finally buy a Smartphone from them.
No I hate rumors.
How can I decide on a phone when there is a rumoured one every 16 seconds?
fml
First its “confirmed” then you mention rumors…
I call bull…
Im coppin dat asap. i love my Storm now and SurePress iznt dat bad, i type pretty fast on it. My boy scared me b4 i got it sayin its goin 2b horrible. he wuz so wrong. and im runnin .113 os so itz real quick and smooth. i love it. but im interested 2c what its gon look like and all dat.
This is garbage and you know it BG.
VZW would have to give this thing away to every customer who picked up a 9530.
@Roger A
Bro… I don’t know why this is so difficult. Wi-Fi is confirmed. No rumor.
Enter the rumor: new screen tech, better than 3.2 megapixel camera.
Again, why is this difficult?
@Mark Twain
Because they are releasing an updated model a year later they have to give it away? What the hell is wrong with you?
They better offer some sort of trade in program for us Storm 1 owners….they have really screwed us with the lack of OS updates and faulty hardware.
@BG
its garbage. Untrue an garbage, even the Niagra won’t have wifi. An it would be less than a year. If not free then one hell of a discount. Kinda like saying F U an giving the one finger salute to all the folks who bought the 9530.
Valace2
Waiting still for 4g.
@Mark Twain
Dude, there’s something wrong with you. I’ll let the other commenters bash the shit out of you. I’m done.
Bad reporting, just like your OS prediction. I like your site, but some of the stuff you come up with.
When is the expected release by any chance?
@Mark Twain
OS prediction? Do tell. You’ve got me intrigued.
Oh i dunno, maybe that blog you ran awhile back talking about March 31st
I love the storm! Its very interesting to see how this will turn up?
storm 2 to vzw?! NOOOOOOOO
tmobile pick up the storm…!
I love blogger who isn’t to high and mighty to jump into the comments and battle it out.
PS- I’m pretty sure that’s not the REAL Mark Twain…. he might be an impostor.
The iPhone 3G came out a year after the original iPhone and Apple got away with out instating a “refund policy”. You can’t say the iPhone 3G wasn’t much of an improvement over the iPhone either… it was a HUGE difference that all the early adopters missed out on, but the 3G still sold.
Perhaps the secret feature is LTE. I think VZW would want their flagship phone to support 4g?