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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BlackBerry Storm bug-fixes incoming!
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!
Five firmware fixes the BlackBerry Storm needs now
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.
Five next-gen phones worth waiting for
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.
Lack of Wi-Fi proves sore point for BlackBerry Storm owners
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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