BlackBerry Storm 3 Canceled!? BlackBerry OS 6 Updates on the Way
Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry Storm 3 might be canceled. According to Engadget‘s sources, the Storm 3 has been canceled on Verizon Wireless’s network. Before you go rioting, keep two things in mind: the Storm 3 as has been rumored (the 9570) was just a slightly updated Storm 2 with more RAM and slightly faster processor, and it might end up on another carrier eventually. Hopefully the real Storm 3 we all have been waiting for (with LTE or 4G) network abilities is still going to come out in the near future.
The older Storm 2 from RIM has a meager 256 MB of RAM, which is apparently too little to run BlackBerry OS 6 on Verizon’s CDMA network. The 9570 Storm 3 (or should I say 2.5) was expected to pack 512 MB of RAM but keep SurePress and the exact same form factor. The BlackBerry Storm series has been a disappointment for many since it’s not up to snuff with the iPhone or some of the Android OS powered smartphones out there. And let’s face it, the web browser in BlackBerry smartphones before OS 6 came out with its Webkit powered powered browser is… well disappointing in comparison.
Fortunately, from Engadget‘s sources again, BlackBerry OS 6 will be launched in October sometime the BlackBerry Tour, the Bold 9650 and the Curve 3G. No word yet for the Bold 9700 or the Pearl 3G but keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully, this means that BlackBerry OS 6 has finally been approved by Verizon, and will come out for the rest of its models (and on AT&T, T-Mobile and the rest of the networks) in the near future.
I sympathize with BlackBerry owners because I’ve used the platform quite a bit in the past and feel your browser pain. BB OS 6 brings a slew of new features to the platform and better integrated social networking features. Not to mention a much better browser that finally can compete on the same footing as Safari Mobile for iOS and Google’s browser for Android OS.
Since QNX Software System’s new BlackBerry Tablet OS should be coming out early next year and will probably find its way onto most BlackBerry smartphones in the future, I also hope that it will run properly on older BlackBerry devices. QNX’s CEO is very excited about the new OS and seems confident that it will propel the BlackBerry smartphone brand into new, better territory. Regardless, the BlackBerry you purchase next year or the year after that might be able to run circles around BlackBerry OS 6. I know OS 6 has barely been around, but RIM seems intent on moving forward.
Let me know what you feel about this news about the BlackBerry Storm 3 and if you’re excited about the possibility of BlackBerry OS 7 running on a UNIX based operating.
Tags: BlackBerry Storm 3, Verizon Wireless, Blackberry OS 6, BlackBerry Storm 9570, rumor
It’s a hardware issue, that’s why the storm 2.5 was going to be released.
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No Blackberry OS 6 for the Storm 2 has been devastating news. Every piece of news about the Blackberry opens that wound and makes me ask “Why does RIM hate its users?”
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Wouldn’t it be a nice idea if Blackberry released a smartphone that had something going for it other than BBM and a combined inbox? People want some innovation. BBM in itself isn’t enough to hold on to its customer base which is evident by the stead increse in Android smartphone sales. Rim should be talking about OS-A (android) I have had the Storm 1 and the Storm 2 and am waiting to see what the real Storm 3 has to offer before I move to an iPhone or Andriod base smartphone.
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I have 6.0.0.222 running on my 9650 and my opinions are mixed. Personally I think the “Webkit” browser is WAY over hyped, it’s not really any faster and it still struggles to load some pages correctly. That said, the overall layout of the OS is a nice improvement and the camera has some cool new features.
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Come on already!!!! RIM cannot get the new OS 6 here fast enough! Seems they’ve only been teasing us for a long time now! As for OS 7…if it’s an improvement…I say bring it on…NOW!
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sad…
but I already buy the odin…
i hope the OS 6 can use in bb odin…
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I was really hoping Verizon was coming out with something compatible to AT&Ts BB Torch!! Really disappointed…
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I’ve got a Storm2 and like you said, the browser sucks. BUT…the screen is super bright, has GREAT black levels, the speaker is LOUD and clear, and I don’t need all the social-app stuff shoved into OS6, so all I’d be looking for is the webkit browser. The rest of OS6 is a yawner, for me. Also, the 9570 seemed to be a LAME update to the S2. I’m GLAD they decided (purportedly) to shelve the updated Storm.
I’d like to see them come out with a larger screened, SurePress-enabled Storm that makes non-BB users sit up and take notice of the Storm series, for once. Storms have been much maligned, but I’ll tell you, owners seem to LOVE their Storms, even if it means a battery pull now and then (what BB DOESN’T need a battery pull from time to time, anyway? might as well have a large touchscreen BB, rather than a half-screened one, is my motto)
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October 17th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
@dave, Dave I couldn’t have agreed with you more from the many people I’ve known to have owned BB storms many of them LOVED there storms and as a user myself I personally wish the storms couldve been improved enough to compete with the iphone if and when S3 comes I’m hoping it stays with the Verizon network and smashes the iphone to the ground but if not I will indeed switch sides.
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