The BlackBerry Storm 2 has been launched by Research in Motion (RIM). The question now becomes, will it make consumers forget the underwhelming Storm (1)?

Perhaps these Blackberry users need to visit this U.K. theme park, which announced itself to be a PDA-free zone in May. StudyLogic interviewed 1,500 people on behalf of Sheraton Hotels & Resorts as part of its first Global Out-of-Office Day (G.O.O.D.), which it held on Monday, Sept. 15th.

On Wednesday RIM unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone. Yes, your read that right; it’s the first BlackBerry to come in a flip version. No real surprise as this phone had been rumored for some time and was known popularly as the "Kickstart."

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM) (TSX: RIM) are taking mobile work far beyond email by delivering to mainstream business professionals the full line of Web 2.0-powered IBM Lotus(R) collaboration software and information on demand on the market-leading BlackBerry(R) platform.

Etisalat and Research in Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 smartphone -- the smallest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry® smartphone -- in the United Arab Emirates. Etisalat and RIM will be showcasing the handset at Gulfcomms 2007.

Verizon Wireless , operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, and Research In Motion, a global leader in wireless innovation, today introduced the first Global CDMA/GSM BlackBerry.