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After much ado surrounding the Vodafone BlackBerry Storm 2, we’ve finally got some pictures of the 9520 running on the German Vodafone network. Aside from a fancy new loading screen and software 5.0.0.138 running on the device code-named Odin, the tipster also hints at signs of a BlackBerry 9990, running OS 5.1. We had heard that model number earlier, although there were serious doubts of its legitimacy – hearing about it again from a separate source certainly has us reconsidering. Maybe it’s that touchscreen Bold code-named Magnum… The Storm 2 coming to Verizon will also be including Wi-Fi, so no need to get overly jealous of this GSM version, although it has taken a long time for CDMA BlackBerrys to include the feature. If the first Storm’s SurePress didn’t turn you off, or the lack of Wi-Fi was a deal-breaker, the Vodafone BlackBerry 9520 and Verizon BlackBerry 9550 are both expected to be released this October.
[via The BlackBerry Ninja]
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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.
