BlackBerry Thunder, BlackBerry Storm Both Brewing

August 28, 2008 in BlackBerry, Handsets, Verizon, Vodafone

You probably know that BlackBerry’s first every touchscreen device is coming very soon and has long been rumored to be named the Thunder. You may also know that a little online spat between two popular tech blogs pitted the name Thunder against the name Storm… both claimed to have incredibly reliable sources saying their version was the “right” name. Well… they’re both right.

The BlackBerry Storm will be a Verizon Wireless exclusive in the United States while the BlackBerry Thunder will head to Vodafone in Europe and Rogers in Canada shortly after. Oh yeah… they’ll be the EXACT SAME DEVICE! Don’t take our word for it… read the actual packaging that some snooping chap got his hands on:

We’ve had our BlackBerry Thunder Forum running for some time now so thanks a lot RIM for completely complicating things. Just call them both the Thunder, we beg of you!

By the way, do you remember that Verizon and Vodafone were supposed to be lifetime exclusives of sorts? How did Rogers sneak in on there? Rogers probably courted their Canadian brothers over a nice cold Molson and called it a day. Its not like Verizon or Vodafone operate in Canada so no harm, no foul. Where else could the Thunder/Storm pop up?

We’ll keep an eye out for you.

[Via Engadget]

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