Verizon Wireless and RIM are planning to launch the new Blackberry Storm2. This smartphone will be the successor of Storm and will be launched on 28 October. The phone will be pre-loaded with the new BlackBerry OS 5.0 and will have a 25-inch 480×320 capacitive touchscreen that integrates the SurePress Clickable display technology and Send, End, Menu, Escape functions. Plus, besides GPS, support for WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, and a 3.5mm audio jack, the phone also has a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera with image stabilization, flash and video recording. Among other feautres: 256MB flash memory and 2GB of onboard media storage as well as a microSD/SDHC card slot. Verizon will sell if for about  $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.

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