Our BlackBerry Storm review is online

By John Cox on Thu, 11/20/08 - 11:41am.

Our Cool Tools Editor, Keith Shaw isn't going to surrender his Apple iPhone 3G, but he says the brand new Blackberry Storm, on sale now, has a lot to recommend it.

You can read his review of Research in Motion's newest device and offer your own impressions, including your continued hosannas or flames for the iPhone.

The key sticking point: the Storm's touch screen, which requires you to press firmly on the glass face, to "feel" an audible click, and trigger a selected action. It seems to be awkward for reviewers (such as Yardena Arar at "PC World"), and Keith says it makes for extra work.

Other possible drawbacks for some: somewhat weaker browser experience compared to Safari on the iPhone, and lack of a Wi-Fi adapter (leaving you only with Storm's 3G options, notably EV-DO Rev A.