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Nokia and BlackBerry were dominant and Google and Apple were the upstarts, the untested platforms vying for the hearts and minds of consumers. Even back then, I remember thinking: why would I want a phone with buttons when I could have one like the iPhone?

Conceptually, Apple and Google had the same idea for their phone businesses, they just went about it in a completely different manner; Apple wanted to control everything and Google took a more open-source approach to Android, letting its OEM partners do the heavy lifting. BlackBerry attempted to counter the rise of Android and iPhone with the release of its first touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Storm. It was panned critically and sales were iffy at best.

There was a sequel, the BlackBerry Storm 2, but, again, this phone failed to impress reviewers and consumers. Between and , BlackBerry continued releasing phones, powered by its BBX platform, although its focus returned to handsets with QWERTY keyboards , though some of its releases also featured touchscreens too.

The best of both worlds? And I think it was this exact point when RIM reached its point of no return…. Working in London, I remember seeing more and more iPhones and Android phones in the hands of people on the street, whereas before everybody had had BlackBerry phones. People not only wanted touchscreen phones, but they would go out of their way to buy them. BlackBerry stopped becoming an option. The brand became stale. People viewed BlackBerry phones as stuffy relics from a bygone era.

And this was in , a time when BlackBerry was still a dominant force in the phone world. But the writing was very much on the wall at this point, the concept of what a phone was had changed, and BlackBerry, although it had helped birth the modern smartphone, no longer seemed to have a role in the consumer market.

Could this have stopped WhatsApp in its tracks? At the time millions of people used BBM. Adding it to iPhone and Android would have doubled that number within months, allowing non-BlackBerry users to message their buddies with BlackBerry phones.

It makes you think, right? I went to the launch of BlackBerry 10 in Florida. Lewis Hamilton was there and so too was Alicia Keyes. By this point, however, even they had switched to iPhone, despite being paid brand advocates of BlackBerry. It was just too late. By , Apple and Google controlled the phone market. No one else got a look in. BB10, while impressive and hugely innovative, was just too late.

You cannot come to a party at 3 am in the morning, stone-cold sober, and expect everybody to calm down and wait for you to get your buzz on. However, even beyond that, we think it wouldn't hurt to have a trackball navigator since it allows for easier one-handed operation.

Also, you wouldn't always have to rely on the touch screen and it would be useful for certain operations like for selecting links on a Web page. On the left side, there's a user-programmable shortcut key and a micro USB port, while the right spine has a 3. Finally, though not readily apparent, there is a device lock and mute button on the top edge of the Storm. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.

Features While the RIM BlackBerry Storm might be the first touch screen for Research in Motion, the company wanted to make sure the smartphone offered the same feel and functionality of previous and current BlackBerrys. If you want the capability to create new documents, you will have to upgrade to the Premium Edition. We had no problems opening and working on Word and Excel documents, but we can't imagine doing more than minor edits on the Bold or any other smartphone for that matter.

Other PIM applications include a Calendar, a task list, a memo pad, a voice recorder, a calculator, a password keeper, and more. You can also get more applications for your Storm through the recently launched BlackBerry App World.

The store was not available when the Storm was first released, but you can download it through the phone's mobile browser. We installed it on our review unit with no problem and were able to download apps such as Pandora quickly and easily over Verizon's 3G network. Like all recent BlackBerry models, the Storm has a spell-check feature that will look for errors in e-mails and memos, but not text messages. As a phone, the BlackBerry Storm offers dual-mode functionality, so the phone switches automatically between CDMA and GSM networks to offer seamless international roaming--all while keeping the same phone number.

Note that the phone does not support domestic GSM bands. In all, you get voice coverage in countries 22 of those on CDMA and e-mail coverage in 62 countries. Verizon also offers technical support if you need help while overseas. First, there's a hour Global Help Desk that's open seven days a week.

In addition, you get a calling card for free support calls while traveling outside of the United States from any landline phone to technical support your BlackBerry Storm is lost, broken, or stolen.

The address book is only limited by the available memory with room in each entry multiple phone numbers, e-mail addresses, work and home address, job title, and more.

For caller ID purposes, you can assign a photo, group category, or one of 32 polyphonic ringtones. Other voice features include a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging. You can also download Visual Voice mail. Bluetooth 2. A network, which allows for faster Web browsing, e-mail, and downloads. The Rev. Of course, this is all dependent if you live in a coverage area you can find a coverage map from Verizon's Web site.

Unfortunately, there's no integrated Wi-Fi, which we find disappointing. We realize and understand the argument that the 3G radios does away with the need for Wi-Fi, but we still like having that option, especially if you drop out of range or don't live in a coverage area.

You can check out sites in page view or column view, and navigate via pan mode or cursor mode. In pan mode, you can move around pages simply by dragging your finger and then double-tapping the screen to zoom in. To select a hyperlink, you just highlight the link and then click. Meanwhile, in cursor mode, you can just place the cursor over the link and click or use the onscreen magnifying glass to zoom in.

There's also a collapsible toolbar along the bottom that lets you go to new sites, change views, and more. There is support for streaming media, including YouTube's mobile site. As we've said before, the BlackBerry browser has greatly improved over the years, but it's still not as easy to use as the iPhone and its multitouch screen. Last but not least of the wireless radios is integrated GPS. Moving onto multimedia features, the BlackBerry Storm is equipped with a 3.

In camera mode, you get a choice of three picture sizes and three picture qualities. There are white balance settings, and you can add various effects to your photos, such as black and white, and sepia. With the built-in GPS, you can also geotag photos.

I'm looking for a good reader for my Storm. I am currently using Mobipocket, but I am not considering this as any more of a stop-gap solution, as they announced that they will not support autoscroll, something that I require in a reader and Mobipocket had it on WinMobile, so I have no idea why they won't support it on the BB.

I have also tried out eReader, which seems nice, but has some problems reading PDB formats - it apparently only reads THEIR pdb format, and in order to convert what I have now to their format I need to purchase their converter unless someone else knows of one that works for eReader.

It also doesn't have autoscroll, but I am hoping this will be supported in a future release. So - does anyone know of a decent Storm-native reader something that doesn't only take up half the screen reader that has autoscroll?

Originally Posted by daedalus I've just joined up, so 'hi there' to start with. My question is similar to that above. I ahve a Storm and use the mobipocket software. I plan on buying an e-reader that uses epub and pdf cool-er and wondered if there was any software I'd missed that would enable me to use those books on my phone as well as my e-reader.

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