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}} The BlackBerry Storm is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion (RIM).

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Introduction

The BlackBerry Storm is the second newest addition to the BlackBerry family. It is part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones. It is RIM's first touchscreen device and the first device without a physical keyboard. It features a touchscreen which reacts physically like a button via SurePress, a Research In Motion patented technology of providing haptic feedback. It is available through Vodafone (SFR) in the UK, France, Italy, Ireland, Australia, and India; Verizon Wireless in the United States; Telus and Bell in Canada; and on bMobile and Digicel in Barbados and other parts of the Caribbean.

The BlackBerry Storm is a world-phone, featuring CDMA with EV-DO Rev. A data, UMTS with HSDPA, and quad-band GSM with EDGE data access speed. However, the BlackBerry Storm only has European, Oceania, Asia and Brazil UMTS and HSDPA frequency bands. Therefore if the BlackBerry Storm is used with GSM wireless carriers in North America, the BlackBerry Storm will only be able to access wireless internet at EDGE data speed maximum. This is because GSM carriers in North America, namely AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers and Fido do not operate on the same frequency bands for 3G as the rest of the world. If BlackBerry Storm is used in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania or Brazil, HSDPA wireless data speed can be achieved, provided that the local GSM networks support it. The phone will use the primary network technology of its intended carrier (Verizon) when traveling domestically in the US, and rely upon the GSM/UMTS/HSDPA networks of Vodafone mainly when traveling abroad. There are currently no unlocked and unbranded versions available for the GSM Blackberry Storm however unlocking the phone will allow it to be used with any GSM service provider.

It is intended to be a direct competitor to Apple iPhone 3G, the T-Mobile G1 by HTC and the HTC Touch family.

Hardware

• Touchscreen: The Storm uses a "SurePress" glass capacitive touchscreen which provides haptic feedback - clicks physically depress the screen into the phone. The screen's settings can be adjusted so that double tapping can be employed as an alternate method to select and navigate the phone.

• Display: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive scratch-resistant screen with 360 X 480 pixel resolution and able to display 65,536 colours. The touchscreen eliminates the need for use of a stylus as it uses a capacitive touchscreen. The touchscreen also provides haptic feedback when it is used.

• CPU: The Storm utilizes the MSM7600 from Qualcomm a dual core CPU with ARM11 400 MHz and ARM9 274 MHz.