Here’s an excellent overview of the new BlackBerry Storm: a touch-screen phone which is meant to directly compete with the Apple iPhone.  Research in Motion has added a mechanical “click” to the touch screen to give tactile feedback when onscreen buttons are depressed, unlike the iPhone’s hard, flat screen.  But this reviewer says it’s not quite ready for prime time:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/154212/blackberrys_storm_awkward_and_disappointing.html

Here’s a link to a larger list of reviews:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/review_roundup_rims_new_touchscreen_blackberry_storm.html

Incidentally, I use a BlackBerry Curve, and like many of our customers we have Blackberry Enterprise Server.  I envy the iPhone–but realize that the iPhone isn’t exactly perfect when synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange server.   The BlackBerry does an outstanding job keeping up-to-date with my e-mail, calendar & address book.

-Brian

We will be posting more mobile device coverage in the very near future.  We’re interested in which devices are the best fit for a corporate environment–in many cases you may be surprised at the answer!

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