Right on time, RIM’s update for the BlackBerry Storm has hit the internet. OK, so it’s not an official release, but it does give those brave enough to install it a glimpse at the bug fixes in store.

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As the hour hits twelve (and thirty minutes), it’s once again time to give work the temporary heave-ho, grab yourself a sarnie and a hot or cold beverage, put your feet up and feast your eyes on the top tech stories you’ve missed this morning. In other words, it’s the Lunchtime Lowdown!

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National treasure and smartphone enthusiast Stephen Fry has given his opinion on the BlackBerry Storm - and it’s not the positive reaction Vodafone and RIM would have been hoping for.

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Thursdays are made for skiving, so stop answering e-mails, put the spreadsheets away, click Word’s oh-so-tempting red X, and fill your eyes with all the news you’ve missed this morning.

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We’ve only just dished out a list of software fixes needed by the BlackBerry Storm, when it turns out RIM has an armful of updates just around the corner! The Storm’s due a software overhaul next week. Read on to see what’s in store!

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November seems to have been firmware upgrade month for all the big tech companies. First Microsoft gives Xbox 360 owners the NXE overhaul, iPhones get an update and now PS3 owners get to run flash video on their tellies.

While the BlackBerry Storm has only been out for a few weeks, it could do with a few fixes too: here are the five things we’d like to see in the next Storm firmware upgrade. Vote for the one you’d most like to see most in our poll below, and if there’s any we’ve missed, let us know in the comments.

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Coming to the end of your contract? Looking for an upgrade to your rubbishy Java phone?

You’re spoiled for choice at the moment with swanky smartphones more common than out-of-work bankers. Everything from the T-Mobile G1 to the BlackBerrry Storm is free on monthly contract, but don’t whip out the credit card just yet - there are a few more mobiles on the horizon worth waiting for.

See which ones are worth waiting for after the jump.

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High street stores and customer blogs have been venting their frustration over the lack of Wi-Fi on the BlackBerry Storm, but Vodafone’s official answer to the criticism is that its 3G network is quick enough without Wi-Fi backup.

However, that’s not washing with the Great British public, who are universaly decrying it as a way for Vodafone to force customers to go online and download music through its 3G network.
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