If you haven’t taken the plunge with the $99 Storm, just hold your horses there, fella, we might have a better deal for you.  In what can only be seen as a pre-Storm2 frenzy, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 is popping up all over the interweb at unbelievable prices, the most attractive of which seems to be at Wirefly.com, who are giving away Storms at just $29.99 after an instant discount and a new Verizon Wireless account.  Following close behind is AmazonWireless, which is also offering the BlackBerry Storm at a price of $49.99, a whole $50 less than what Verizon is currently selling it at.  Take your pick or go ahead and hold that urge in until the Storm2 hits the stores.

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Wirefly announces there has been sharp growth in touchscreen phone sales and uncovers its Top Ten selling models. According to Wirefly, sales of touchscreen devices have grown 56% from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009 and currently account for 38% of its cell phone sales.

The two factors driving the sharp increase in popularity of touchscreen phones is the increased choice of devices and its affordability for even the most budget-conscious consumer. The top ten list is as follows:
1) LG Vu                                                    6) Blackberry Storm
2) Samsung Eternity                                  7) Samsung Instinct                                  
3) Samsung Behold                                    LG Dare
4) LG Voyager                                            9) Motorola Krave
5) LG Incite                                               10) HTC G1 with Google