Simon’s Blog

In the wake of the launch of the Blackberry Storm, Jim Balsilli, CEO of RIM been quoted as saying that smartphones being launched while still riddled with bugs is part of a “new reality”.   Well, it’s certainly reality – but it’s hardly new.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen any new phone, of any complexity, [...]

On the surface, RIM’s new touchscreen phone the Blackberry Storm is essentially a copy of Apple’s iPhone.   If that’s all it was, RIM would be destined to play second fiddle to Apple in the high-end phone world. However, early indications are that RIM (and it’s hardware partner Synaptics) may actually have out-innovated Apple in a [...]