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Network operators Vodafone and Verizon Wireless will sell RIM's [Research In Motion] BlackBerry Storm smart phone from next month, the companies said Wednesday. The Storm will be available from Vodafone in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Romania, Spain, Italy, France (via partner SFR), India(W00T), Australia and New Zealand from next month, and from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. With a touchscreen interface, the largest screen size ever on a BlackBerry device and a long list of features, the Storm will be a worthy competitor to Apple’s iPhone all over the world.

The Storm is the first touch-screen BlackBerry device and has what RIM calls a “clickable” screen: The user feels the screen being pressed and released, similar to the feeling of a key on a physical keyboard or a button on a mouse, which should make it easier to type, according to RIM. The touchscreen technology is very impressive, with the 3.26-inch, 480 by 360 pixel screen as a USP. The Storm measures 112.5 millimeters x 62.2 mm x 13.95 mm and weighs 155 grams, compared to 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm and 133 grams for the iPhone. Users can surf the web and download email using either EV-DO Rev. A or HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access), but there is no Wi-Fi.

Big whoop.. I'm sure Nokia's forthcoming Nokia 5800 Music Express will leave Storm in it's wake. Oh wait, the Storm is a business phone, so no comparisons here.. BTW, isn't Verizon CDMA and Vodafone GSM?? An unlikely couple for one device, wouldn't you agree? If the device is CDMA, Reliance will probably pick it up in India.

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