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It’s always hottest before the storm – BlackBerry Storm searches on fire!

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 2:14 PM

Remember when the iPhone was the hottest thing rolling through the blogosphere? Remember how “iPhone” was the most searched for term on the web after Apple launched its original iPhone? Well, the new hotness on the block is apparently BlackBerry’s first-ever touchscreen handset – the BlackBerry 9500 Storm.

Web search statistics from Hitwise show that searches for “BlackBerry Storm” has surpassed search queries for “iPhone,” “Nokia N96,” “Sony Ericsson C905,” and “Samsung Omnia.” Searches for “BlackBerry Storm” have skyrocketed in just a month’s time, bringing the Storm from the bottom of the search-rankings to the top in no time flat.

Searches for "BlackBerry Storm" surpasses all other popular handsets

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So, with the BlackBerry Storm’s release imminent, we can be sure that the web-searching masses will be flocking to RIM’s touchscreen baby for months to come.

[Via: Mad4Mobiles]

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Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • John

    Anyone have a recommendation on where to buy an unlocked GSM Storm?

  • Emma

    Have any idea how many people are searching the Nokia 5800 compared with these?