Research In Motion Announces BlackBerry Storm2

Research In Motion (RIM) officially announced BlackBerry smartphone Storm2 which is both a touch screen. BlackBerry Storm2 who have an official name Storm2 9550 is the first BlackBerry that directly comes with the BlackBerry operating system 5.0 and supports the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for the Macintosh platform.

Compared to its predecessor, there is no much change in Storm2. Only the addition of wi-fi, access to a variety of support networks, and improvisation on the SurePress features touch screen. With the improvement of these features, Storm2 claimed would make it easier for users to more quickly typing on the screen.

This is because Storm2 using new technology based on the touch screen electronic suspension systems that will provide more responsive feedback. In addition, with its multitouch features, typing with the virtual keyboard is also claimed to be more accurate and faster because when one finger touching the screen, the other fingers can still type.

BlackBerry Storm2 has 3.25-inch screen, with a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels. Camera capabilities similar to its predecessor which is 3.2 MP. Its flash memory 256 MB, or twice that of its predecessor. MicroSD external memory is also included twice before because now a 2 GB.

This time Storm2 accommodate different network technologies in Europe or the U.S., both GSM and CDMA. RIM has announced Storm2 will be available the first time in the near future with the hold Vodafone (GSM) and Verizon (CDMA) in the United States.