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BlackBerry Storm 3 details shown off in training slide?!? Looks like Mobile Hotspot is coming to BlackBerry!

by Bla1ze

on 19 Jul 2010 02:55 PM

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BlackBerry Storm 3 details shown off in training slide?!?

We've been hearing plenty of rumors surrounding the BlackBerry Storm 3. As with all rumors you kind of have to take them all with a grain of salt until those rumors get confirmed one way or another. Today, Engadget posted up the above image for which they were advised was from a training slide that outlines details of the upcoming device. Well, technically the info is for an Odin refresh, which sort of seems like it means Storm 2.5 vs. Storm 3, but you never know how things things will get branded and labeled this far in advance. All in all, it looks to be a minor refresh but, there is a few notables here and one insanely huge one to point out.

BlackBerry 6
WebKit Browser
512MB Of RAM
5MP Camera With new UI
World Edition
802.11n WiFi
3G Mobile Hotspot (Coming Soon)

Wait, what?!? 3G Mobile Hotspot? Yes, it's noted as a coming soon feature and from the looks of it, the biggest upgrade to the device aside from the normal items that were already assumed or known about. Also, if you'll notice at the bottom of the image the month listed for release ends in "---ember". Previous rumors have put the device on Verizon in time for the holidays, so that still looks to be holding strong. What do you all think?

Source: Engadget

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 3

135 Comments

Posted by tecknical Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

If this is REALLY the storm 3....goodbye RIM.

Posted by Bla1ze Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Were you expecting the 1Ghz, 1GB of RAM, 20MP camera with built in taser and laser beams running Android you read about? lol.

Posted by thompson_704 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

hahaha yeah, and make breakfast for you

Posted by LayzieBone075 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

LOL @ both Bla1ze and Thompson!! That'll be like the God of all smartphones! Lol

Posted by Connor83 Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 572 days ago

http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&xl_blz_on=xl_blz_on&client=mv-google&hl...

Yes it's fake but it's still fun to watch

Posted by skyboxer Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

For 1gz, at least 1gb RAM and an 8mp camera. And some new OS other than BlackBerry 6. I'm waiting for that split between business and consumer OSs. Getting rid of the click, higher rez screen. *sigh*
Not expecting though. I want to be surprised!

Posted by Slash82 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

It has a laser beam!!! Just look at the red dot, at the right corner!!!!

Posted by Connor83 Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 572 days ago

Sweet. Lol

Posted by Irving94 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I kinda agree with you. I was counting on Salomondrin's predictions of the Storm3. Thats why I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE STORM3. I think this is just a REFRESH of the Storm2. Companies do that (LG Voyager).

Posted by glinc Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Surprised??? we're talking about RIM here. All Blackberries are old before they even come out. The way RIM is milking customers and not coming up with any new design and other stuff its just lame.

Posted by Spawn12 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Just like the iphone then eh??...nothing new about them either...only thing new is the fact that the new iphone loses signal as soon as you hold it lol lol lol.

Gawd some of you BB haters need to get a life perhaps...

Posted by scorpiodsu Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Always have to bring up the iPhone. The iPhone has been out 2 years. All RIM devices have been the same for the last 6 years. And the problem is they release a couple each year. The Storm is crap and blackberries are only good for business email. Other than that RIM sucks. By the end of next year iPhone will be number 1 and Android 2.

Posted by infinus Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 572 days ago

i agree,
but then, BB's are text mode device, they don't need graphics.
and to render text you don't need 1teraHz cpu and 100tb ram.
this is what bb's are, B(arely)B(earable).

Posted by AJFSTORM Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

LOL!!!!!!!!
Looks exactly like the Storm 1 and the Storm 2 .

Posted by bigpolla04 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I really dont think this is the storm 3 cos its says ODIN Refresh ... I think its going be like the 9700A . A more powerful storm 2 with webkit . Dont let your dreams be dased by this guys ,

STORM 3 WILL BE MUCH BETTER AND MORE POWERFUL

Posted by devGOD Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

i'm with you, so long RIM.

Posted by JasW Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 571 days ago

I suggest a site-wide macro that instantly bans anyone who writes "goodbye RIM" or "so long RIM." Nothing but crap from 16 year old trolls whose opinions, if you can even call them opinions, are completely worthless.

Posted by ssj4gogeta23 Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 490 days ago

I agree if they can't step up to the plate or at least be on equal footing with what android and iphone have then I am going somewhere else even though I love the STORM but they need to catch up to where everyone else is at. Only the older blackberry users will stick around but even then a lot of them still get a second phone.

Posted by Roscopcoletrain Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

soooo will this hotspot just be for S3 or a BB6 feature that will work on our 9700 assuming we get it? hmmm

Posted by iMiiTH Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I hope it's a BB6 feature :(

Posted by TannerSD398 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

How Exciting! I Can't Wait For More Details To Leak About This Device!

Posted by Kiddo_24 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I hope the rumors of the 1gh processor are true!

Posted by flying_hellfish Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I'm guessing they will use the same business model as they did with the recent Droid X release in that the 3G hotspot will come at a cost of an extra $20/mo for 2GB of data?

Posted by bighap Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I am more inclined to believe other trusted sources that claim a 1GHz processor, likely LTE, and 1GB RAM.

Posted by corymcnutt Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I sure hope so because "Odin Refresh" seems exactly just that; the Storm2 with enough memory added to let OS6 run?

Posted by breakmedown Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I'd say LTE is also likely. But considering that the screen says 512 and that we have yet to see a 1Ghz phone with the RIM standard for battery life, I doubt the other two.

Posted by mychlan Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Although I love my Storm...if this is all they are offering I may have to jump ship...gotta go try the DroidX out i guess...

Posted by theflu Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

This is NOT the Storm 3.

It clearly says "Odin Refresh"...Odin was the codename for the Storm 2.

Lets not get this twisted. My RIM rep also confirmed that this is just a refresh and NOT a new device, so it is NOT the Storm 3.

Did I mention that this isn't the Storm 3?

Posted by joeproblems Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

so you're saying this is an update for the storm 2? I'd like to see how they're going to convert the 3.2 megapixel camera to 5 and up the RAM with an update.

I hope the next 9630 update turns my phone into a decepticon!

Posted by Kerri Neill Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I want a decepticon too!

Posted by taylortbb Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

A refresh is not a software update. The 9630 to 9650 was a refresh, the exact same phone with a few specs bumped. Maybe this would become the 9570. Storm 2 was basically a refresh of Storm 1, though a somewhat more significant one. The Storm 3 could then actually be a proper successor device, like a 9900. There's a reason the 9700 is not the 9020, it was a successor not a refresh.

Posted by Jazz_nh Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Read it and weep...I hope its wrong.

www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/19/bberry.storm3.leak.shows.timid.up...

Posted by wdfly Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

i'm ready to check out the droidX, i've been a RIM customer for a couple of years now and since i'm not a heavy business user the droid line seems to have more features and applications that would suit my recreational use better than blackberry.

Posted by BerryGuy25 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Will this Storm be GSM? If not...

/caring

Posted by Shadowlore Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Not sure how to feel about this one. My Storm2 performs well, and I'd like a S3... but that refresh feels a bit lightweight.

On the same note, if it means I won't be able to get OS6 on my S2, I might just lose my mind with how much of an improvement OS6 is over OS5.

With as cheap as it for manufacturers to import 1Gig of RAM into these things now, I truly see no reason to NOT add 1GB or more of RAM into these devices.

Posted by mckillio Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Delete

Posted by Shadowlore Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 571 days ago

But then, if you were asked if you were willing to pay $2 more to 'never' (subjective term) run outta RAM, wouldn't you willingly pay that extra? I know I sure as heck would ;)

Posted by mckillio Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Battery life for one. Plus memory may be cheap but when you sell a million plus phones a $2 difference in cost adds up quick.

Not to mention, what the hell does a phone need a gig of RAM for? If the PS3 and Xbox360 can run on 512mb I'm pretty sure your cell phone can too.

They should have more flash memory on them for apps though.

Posted by xalkoholicx Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

It was clearly said that the Storm 3 would have a NEW DIFFERENT OS, NOT BLACKBERRY OS 6..... :S

Posted by sf49ers Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Blackberry Platform overview

OS Kernel - BB's UNIX flavored
Runtime - Java, Sun microsystems implementation.

Problems.

OS kernel's main function is resource management, memory allocation and management, drivers, and everything including the JVM and libraries runs on top of it. Everyone is aware of BB's OS kernel is poor at garbage collection of the JVM and the third party apps don't run as fluidly as in other OSes. Aware of its limitations RIMM had acquired a company called QNX in Apr, 2010 that has a specialized UNIX based OS kernel and it is already being used in various automotive, medical, defense and scientific devices. That said BB may eventually port the QNX OS kernel on to blackberry platform but retain its JVM which has the core functionality of the BB platform, to put it in simple words they will port the Java code of BB OS 6 on to the QNX OS kernel. Also BB OS 6 being an evolutionary OS focused on the UI and usability which is mostly done in java and going forward they will further refine and take it forward to match any other OS's functionality in the market. It is expected to be a transparent process and there will be no integration challenges with its 150 odd channel partners and 100 million users. End result is a improved blackberry experience with a solid future to grow on its own platform. Also I have heard that QNX OS is a very efficient OS and apart from the core OS functionality the QNX OS is capable of running multiple JVMs simultaneously, that means it can run a group of applications or an application in its own JVM, that means each JVM may have a dedicated share of memory and that means faster processing ..keeping fingers crossed..

Posted by infinus Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

QNX make time critical Hard rtOS,
QNX is best to use for time critical operations, I think RIM is up to some sort of terminal mode/infotainment/Smartphone interfaced with car for navigation/entertainment/mails/TV/etc.
BBOS might be using some sort of rtOS (like nucleus) to manage radio.
I think RIM won't use QNX is bbOS kernel.

Posted by thompson_704 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

loving top right of the image... "strictly confidential"

Posted by corymcnutt Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

If this is just a "Refresh," I wonder if Verizon will allow us Storm2 users to "refresh an upgrade" at a good rate?? My NE2 isn't up until June 2010 and my next major purchase will be a LTE, but I would be willing to upgrade to this for memory & browser improvements.

Posted by MrBerry302 Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I swear to god, RIM could have one of the best phones on the Market if they just released a Bold with all the best features out there and the same size of a bold 9000 with a slightly bigger screen. I've been waiting for them to do this for some time now and its just a shame they keep pushing us this backyard boogie when Apple and Google are coming out with straight Kush. I'm a bBerry addict and I wouldn't switch sides but damn man... Come on RIM, make us loyal bberry lovers proud! We know you guys like putting that BS out, but give us just one high end phone damnit. Something like this:

BBerry bold 9000 SIZE phone

1gig ram
1g or more snapdragon
You tube app lol
More apps
Great browser
And everything else that blackberry is known for.

Posted by anastasiophan Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 571 days ago

The reason RIM is still in business is because they don't put all their eggs in one basket. I personally would NEVER buy a phone as big as the 9000 unless it had a touch screen. Most people I've talked to outside of this site also would not want to buy a larger phone. The 9650 size phone is perfect imo.

Posted by gregerator Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

With the 9700a (delta) coming for an OS6 upgrade, I would lean towards this being an S2a, so to speak. Even tho I'm not someone who likes/has to have the best/biggest/newest/highest end thing you can buy, I'd like to see RIM really take the S3 to that competing level.

Posted by bighap Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

All signs are pointing to BBs requiring 512MB of RAM to run OS6. This is the second "refresh" device that has come about. The 9700 is said to be getting a refresh as well. Sure as hell hope RIM will be offering these devices dirt cheap due to incremental updates. It isn't likely though. See 9630 & 9650.

Posted by xalkoholicx Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

I find it quite stupid that RIM releases phones in the first place that have only the minimal hardware and then refreshes the same phone with extra memory and camera to accomodate their new os 6... If that's how it's gonna be that's pretty lame considering on the homepage right now it's showing Bell's new Curve 9300 with 256mb of ram and isn't even released yet... Meaning it wont be able to run OS6?...

Posted by ottscay Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

Meh? Hoping for more...

Posted by MarcSMASH Monday, Jul 19, 2010 572 days ago

RIM is really upping the ante. /sarcasm/