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• Blackberry Storm 2, Motorola Cliq: The critics weigh in

  The reviews are in for the much-anticipated Blackberry Storm 2 and Motorola's Android debut the Cliq. Finally, questions hanging over these devices have been answered. I know you're all eagerly waiting to find out whether the new Storm can wipe out the stain of its predecessor's virtually unanimous thumbs down, or will Blackberry Storm fanboys be called to defend the honor of their beloved PDA once more? What about the beleaguered Motorola, which was once the cell phone trailblazer? Will Android be its savior?

• BlackBerry Storm sequel seen keeping click screen

  Rumors are swirling that Verizon and Research in Motion could officially release the sequel to the BlackBerry Storm this week with its trademark "clickable" touchscreen still intact.

• Symbian, Android will be top smartphone OSes in '12, Gartner reiterates

  In an updated forecast on how smartphone operating systems will fare in 2012, Gartner Inc. has moved the Apple iPhone OS to fourth place, slightly behind the BlackBerry OS.

• RIM extends BlackBerry app development to Web developers

  Research In Motion (RIM) will preview on Tuesday  technologies enabling application builders to use Web development skills to build programs for the company's BlackBerry smartphone.

• BlackBerry music store: Too good to be true?

  Blackberry users are getting a new digital music store that's often cheaper than iTunes, Amazon, and basically every other competitor in the U.S. How do they do it?

• RIM chases consumers, profits dip

  Sales were up but profits down, Research In Motion said on Thursday when it reported second-quarter earnings that were below analyst estimates.

• Analyst sticks to BlackBerry Tour return rate report

  The analyst who reported that a high percentage of BlackBerry Tour buyers are returning them because of trackball issues is standing by his research despite strong denials by operators.

• Analyst: 50% return rate for Blackberry Tour

  Problems with the trackball on BlackBerry Tour phones have led to return rates near 50 percent, an analyst at TownHall Investment Research said.

• BlackBerry users get iPass client

  Global Internet access aggregator iPass on Monday finally introduced a software client for Research In Motion BlackBerry handsets, giving users of the popular business devices a way to hop on faster networks and avoid expensive cellular roaming charges.

• Google Voice rejected on iPhone; get BlackBerry app now

  Apple may have rejected the Google Voice app from the App Store, but BlackBerry owners can tap into this call-management center right now, getting better organised with free features.

• New T-Mobile BlackBerry 8520 is Mac-ready

  It's almost here! Blackberry's first-ever fully-featured, native Apple support -- finally -- right out of the box is being offered in the new Blackberry 8520 smartphone that will be available to T-Mobile USA customers starting August 5.

• RIM: UAE Carrier's Blackberry update was spyware

  A Blackberry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat contained spyware, Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday.

• Report: Google Voice app headed for Blackberry, Android

  Google Voice is headed for Blackberry and Android handsets, potentially turning smart phones into your hub for managing voice mail, all your contacts, and making low-cost phone calls, according to reports surfacing on the Web today.

• RIM patches BlackBerry PDF vulnerability

  Research in Motion (<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/rim.html">RIM</a>) has issued a new security patch for <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050409-blackberry-enterprise-server.html">BlackBerry Enterprise Server</a> to fix vulnerabilities in its PDF distiller program.