'BB' stands for 'Better, But...'

Posted by Stuart Cowen On 12:02 AM
I know I've been blogging a lot lately about my Love-Hate relationship with the BlackBerry Storm, but for some reason I feel that a lot of people I know who use a BlackBerry device might value my take on RIM's hopeful contender to the "we-know-it's awesome" iPhone.

And so, RIM published an update to it's operating system (v.4.7.0.75) less than 24 hours ago and I gobbled it up and installed it earlier today. The result? Much more snappier performance and it's actually getting more natural to use; although getting used to it might account for some of the perceived ease.

"What's with the 'But...'"? The accelerometer still lags when turned sideways or upright and is touchy - a slight unintentional tilt will flip the display. Music will randomly start playing when the device is in my pocket. I hope it's a response to a physical button that I can learn to avoid (?). Also, the whole phone froze (the battery-yanking kind) twice when trying to record video today.

All in all though, the update is a step in the right direction. 

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