RIM has announced its second touchscreen device in India. The Blackberry Storm2 expectedly ups its predecessor with an updated SurePress technology, Wi-Fi and Blackberry OS 5.

Storm2 boasts a smooth design with sloped edges, stainless steel backplate and features a 3.25-inch (360×480) capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM and 3G support, 2GB internal memory, microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS and Blackberry App World support. It has a 1400mAh battery that gives up to 6 hours of talk time and 280 hours of standby on a 3G network.

The Blackberry Storm2 will sell at Rs. 31,990.

Verizon users will soon be spoilt for choice. A total of six phones, out of which five phones are power packed have been added to Verizon’s Inventory Database, hinting their launch maybe near. The phones – RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC Touch Pro2 (XV6875), Samsung Omnia II, Convoy U640 and interestingly two Palm devices with model no. P101 and P121 have been added.

Phone Arena who got these pictures speculates that since P100 number was given to Sprint’s Pre, P101 might be for the big red’s version. P121 is said to be CDMA band equipped Eos.

Ask a company and they would give rational reasons so as to why one should go with capacitive or resistive touchscreens. But giving this one of a kind to a consumer defeats the advantages other type of screen has to offer. This is why, Research in Motion has come up with a novel solution.

The latest patent filing from RIM reveals they are looking to come up with a hybrid resistive/capacitive touchscreen display that will give the responsiveness and multi-touch support of capacitive while accuracy and able to type with styluses with resistive. The patent was filed in early 2008 and we wouldn’t be surprised if RIM brings this tech along with the Storm 2.

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[Via Unwiredview]

We are gearing up for a probable September release but Kevin from Crackberry has already got his hands-on the successor of Storm. Being an early-stage device, the video does not give a full preview but it’s good to see the phone in real world. The unit did not have Wi-Fi radio and surprisingly had a far more responsive SurePress screen, which was initially rumored to be on its way out.

Boy Genius has managed to get some more details of the upcoming Blackberry touchscreen phone. According to the deets he received, the Blackberry 9550 due on Verizon and Vodafone will be called as Storm 2.

In addition to the confirmation of a new touchscreen tech better than SurePress and Wi-Fi, the Storm 2 will have a 3.2MP camera 360×480 capacitive touchscreen display, Blackberry OS 5.0, UMTS/HSDPA (2100MHz), Quad-band GSM and CDMA 1xRTT/EVDO Rev. A.

There is no info on the release date but the previous rumors have suggested a September release.

[Via BGR]

Looks like Sprint’s exclusive Pre joy will be short-lived. Verizon’s Lowell McAdam confirmed that they are planning to launch Palm Pre within the next six months, which means Sprint’s exclusive Pre contract will mostly hold valid only till the end of this year. He also confirmed few other phones that could excite existing Verizon subscribers. Amongst the Blackberrys, Storm 2 as well as Tour will make their presence count while Android phones will also make an entry on the network.

[Via WSJ]

Forget September because the word on the street is that Storm’s successor could head our ways soon. Though the exact date is still a mystery, the little birdie over at Verizon tells BlackberryOS that it could be launched in this month or next. The Storm 2 is expected to have Wi-Fi, new touchscreen technology and probably run on BB OS 5.0.

[BlackberryOS via BGR]

The guy who seems to have leaked the Onyx photos is back again with the pictures of Blackberry’s second touchscreen device, the Storm 2. There are no hardware details but the successor looks thinner, has a 3.2 megapixel camera and possibly runs a new touchscreen tech.

[Via Engadget]

Being the first touchscreen device from RIM, Storm was neither an outstanding nor a bad device. Now the word from co-CEO, Jim Balsillie is that they are already preparing a Storm successor. “We have next-generation devices with that and the whole roadmap”, Balsillie told Reuters.

Storm’s successor rumor was rife last month which claimed to have Wi-Fi, better touchscreen and a September release.

[Via Reuters]

Blackberry Storm was RIM’s first experiment with touchscreen phones. Though many liked the attempt, the exclusion of Wi-Fi and the hyped SurePress screen was a downer. Now according to a Dutch channel sales manager, RIM is looking to do the wrong things right.

The Storm 2 will feature Wi-Fi and have a new touchscreen that will drastically improve typing speed over the current Storm.

The release date is uncertain but Slashgear pins for a September release while the Dutch wireless carrier speculates for late 2009/10.

[Via Crave]