| Blackberry have revamped their touch screen range | | | | of this is that multi touch can be supported for |
| by introducing the Storm 2, the successor to the | | | | copying and pasting. Put simply, this means one finger |
| original and widely criticised Storm. Have the | | | | can be placed at the beginning of the text, and one |
| improvements however propelled Blackberry into a | | | | at the end to select the segment required. The |
| battle of the big guns with the likes of Apple and | | | | traditional main function keys have also been |
| Palm. | | | | incorporated into the screen. |
| The physical measurements of the Storm 2 are | | | | There are numerous neat touches on the Storm 2 |
| 112x61x13 mm and the unit weighs 160g, overall fairly | | | | which make it very appealing to the consumer. For |
| similar to the Storm, but that is where the similarities | | | | example, a proximity sensor has been placed behind |
| end. A neat looking tinted chrome ring surrounds the | | | | the screen, meaning if you are making a call the |
| handset, which also houses a customisable button on | | | | screen will switch off, thus preventing the accidental |
| the left and a volume button on the right, both in a | | | | pressing of buttons. The inevitable improvements in |
| soft touch finish. Behind the scenes of the Blackberry | | | | the operating system have also resulted in speed |
| Storm 2 is where the biggest changes have taken | | | | improvements in the day to day use of the phone, |
| place however. The 3.2" screen is built on four | | | | such as moving between applications etc. The new |
| piezoelectric sensors, meaning when you put | | | | OS (version 5.0) splits audio and video files into |
| pressure on the screen there is an audible "click" as | | | | different folder views, meaning browsing such files is |
| well as the physical sensation of actually pressing a | | | | a much easier user experience. The Storm 2's 3.2 |
| button. This technology, named SurePress, was | | | | mega pixel camera works well. A flash and image |
| incorporated in the original Storm, but originally | | | | stabilizer are both included and the actual loading |
| worked on only the one sensor. The result is that | | | | speed of the camera app is surprisingly fast. Wifi has |
| the screen on the Storm 2 is more responsive, and | | | | also been added to this handset in addition to 3G, |
| physically lets you press down on two parts at the | | | | and the standard 3.5mm stereo jack and bluetooth |
| same time, meaning quicker typing. A consequence | | | | are included. |