Verizon customers are already aware that their favorite carrier is currently running a BOGO promotion when it comes to RIM smartphones. Choose any BlackBerry, except for the Tour, and Verizon will offer another one for free. Sure you’ll have to get a new contract but hey, a free phone is a free phone after all. The flyer below happens to suggest that the Storm 2 will also be included in this promotion. Verizon isn’t saying anything official yet but you’d have to admit that the thought of you walking away with the BlackBerry Storm 2 for the price of one this Christmas is pretty sweet. We’ll gladly confirm everything soon since Verizon is supposed to sell the Storm 2 by the end of November.

via CrackBerry

Tags: BlackBerry Storm 2, BOGO, Buy One Get One, Mobile News, Promotion, Research In Motion, RIM, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

What you see above is a screen shot of Best Buy’s product inventory database listing for the BlackBerry Storm 2’s Verizon dummy unit.

At first glance, this may not seem like anything special but once you see that Best Buy is going to stock the unit on October 25th leads us to believe that the actual fully functioning handset will be made available for purchase sometime soon after the 25th.

On another note, BGR has also apparently been told that the Storm 2 will be priced at $599 with no contract. Potential buyers fret not as once the carrier subsidization is factored in, it’s sure to be a lot lower.

Tags: best buy, BlackBerry Storm 2, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, rumor, Verizon, Verizon

Above is a recently leaked Verizon document that gives us a hint at the release window for a few forthcoming handsets.

Said handsets are the BlackBerry Storm 2, Motorola Sholes and LG vx8575 “Chocolate Touch” which are all listed to be launching in October. Now, we’ve heard about the Storm 2 and Sholes for some time now but not the vx8575. Although, the “Chocolate Touch” moniker leads us to believe that this will be a Verizon variation of the LG’s highly anticipated BL40.

So folks, if you’re Verizon contract is up soon you may want to wait until October before you consider a new handset.

via blackberryos.com

Tags: BL40, BlackBerry Storm 2, Cell Phones, Document, leaked, LG, Motorola, Research In Motion, Sholes, vx8575

Those on Verizon anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Palm Pre may not have much longer to wait. What you see above is a leaked screenshot taken of Verizon’s inventory database. As you can see, the item description displays PALM P101 SMTPHNE, could this possibly be the Palm Pre? It would make sense considering Sprint’s Palm Pre codename is the P100.

Additionally, screenshots were also found display phones such as the PALM 121 (Eos?), BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC TouchPro2 and Samsung Omnia II.

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Tags: BlackBerry Storm 2, Cell Phones, database, EOS, HTC, htc touchpro2, Inventory, leak, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Omnia II, Palm, Palm Pre, Samsung, screen shot, Verizon

With Verizon slated to get the Storm 2 by September, BlackBerry lovers won’t have to wait too long to get their paws on the next-gen Storm, but will they be getting something different this time or a repacked Storm? That’s what CrackBerry ventured to find out with the video below and guess what, a much more responsive SurePress touchscreen and WiFi (which wasn’t available on this early manufacturing unit) does make the 9550 a better device.  The operating system onboard was OS 5.1 which didn’t have many differences from the original Storm, but memory has been upped to 256MB for applications and 1.8GB of user storage memory.  We will plan to find out more on the device before it hits the shelves, but until then, enjoy the video below.

Tags: 9550, BlackBerry Storm 2, Cell Phones, Research In Motion