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Believe it or not, campy disco music goes hand-in-hand with tech reviews – it’s true! Know Your Mobile’s video gives us a good look at Vodafone’s music store built into the upcoming BlackBerry Storm, as well as a quick review of the Application Center and an overall walkthrough. Just keep in mind that the Application Storefront, which will have a full selection of commercial third-party apps, isn’t due to land until March. It would be safe to say that the carrier-powered channel will be testing the waters before RIM jumps into the pool with Android’s Marketplace and Apple App Store. Some of the apps listed are pretty standard, free downloads that have been available for awhile (GTalk, Yahoo! Messenger, etc.), but providing an on-device catalog infinitely improves discoverability. The dedicated YouTube program was new, however… Maybe we can look forward to a few more surprises once the Vodafone BlackBerry Storm launches next week on November 14th.
Voda is cleverly seeding the BlackBerry 9500 into the blogosphere, because there are a lot of Brits out there talking about the Storm today.
[via Know Your Mobile]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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