So the Storm is growing on me, and its a guild pleasure of mine to continually read about it online. For now, the Storm doesn’t have all the resources online that other phones like the iphone or curve have, so I’m going to gather up all the reviews and useful tips that I find here:
Highlights (what I thought were top notch resources)
Brighthand – very in-depth neutral review, with lots of useful details
Favorite Apps
Viigo – RSS reader for blackberry
Google Talk - chat, just like in gmail
Google Sync - sync your google calendar and your gmail contacts
Google Maps – good mapping application
Google Search Application – this app lets you type in searches without having to open your browser first then go to google.com. though it doesnt sound like much, it is very convenient in the long run.
Shozu – sync all your photos from your phone to different websites in the background
Posterous – this isn’t an app, but its a really cool site that can help you get blog posts, pics, and videos from your phone to other sites via email
Storm Issues I’ve Noticed:
- Camera is SLOW
- the keyboard isn’t as smart as the iphone when you’re typing
- you can’t type an SMS thats longer than one full SMS message at a time. With the Curve, it would just spill into a second text message.
- Visual Voicemail doesn’t work - ”incomplete xml Would you like to call your mailbox now?” check out the crackberry forum here.
- Bad Battery Life – discussion here on the crackberry forums
Storm Only Sites
Blackberry Storm Wiki – great post on fixing the screen button issue
Blackberry Specific Sites
RIMarkable – lots of Storm coverage
Blackberry Cool – tons of blackberry news
BerryReview – reviews of everything blackberry
Newbbie – if you’re new to blackberry
List of All Good Reviews
Brighthand – very in-depth neutral review, with lots of useful details
PC World Video Reviews – the top 5 youtube storm video reviews
The Boy Genius Report – very detailed
Wall Street Journal - Walt Mossberg
Cnet review (with video)
New York Times – Pogue’s infamous review
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