BlackBerry Storm 2 demoed on video, SurePress "click" and all

Either the gang at Crackberry have a very good special effects department (which we doubt), or we're looking at the first footage of a working BlackBerry 9550, a.k.a. Storm 2. As noted in the video, the hardware and software is "very early stage," but that said, there's something mighty interesting going on here with the SurePress click. Turned off, the screen has no give whatsoever, but when the phone's powered up, the mysterious click returns. We talked with CB, who confirms that the whole display does in fact move in and out just a bit, although much less than its predecessor, and that sound you hear is a physical click -- guess SurePress really is here to stay, after all. The takeaway here is that it's definitely a step in the right direction and perhaps what RIM should've released from the get-go.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 dummy phone in Verizon's system

Waiting for the new storm to hit the market? well your wait will be over soon because it looks like RIM and Verizon are getting things in place for the Storm 2 -- this picture posted on CrackBerry purportedly shows an entry for retail mockup units of RIM touchscreen sequel in Verizon's inventory system that seems to confirm the rumored 9550 model number is the real deal. Considering how leaky RIM's been lately this doesn't surprise us any too much, but we're still waiting to see a Storm 2 that actually functions before we say an actual launch is imminent.

Can’t wait to get your hands on the Storm successor? It looks like the long wait draws to an end, as a snapshot of Verizon’s inventory system reveals the carrier has already got the Storm 2 dummy phone. As it seems, the rumor about the 9550 designation that appeared two days ago will turn our true after all, as the model number has been used to describe the much-anticipated handset. We hope the real phone is to follow shortly, so stay tuned as new details on the hot touchscreen BlackBerry might be right around the corner.

BlackBerry Onyx with optical trackpad

The war between staying high on the cell phone chart will never end. It looks like RIM's getting serious about optical trackballs -- first the Curve 8520 ditched the spinner and now it looks like the Onyx has been upgraded as well. That's pretty much just as we've all expected ever since we first laid eyes on this 3G mashup of the Bold and Curve 8900, and we're pretty stoked about it, since we find optical trackballs to be pretty great. Of course, there's no word on a ship date, but we're hoping it'll be soon. The guys at engadget.com plays it safe. Want more info? give them a visit. Thanks ;)