Blackberry Thunder Stuck in Development

July 9th, 2008

It looks like the new Blackberry Thunder 9500, which is supposed to be RIM’s iPhone 3G killer, is the furthest thing from it at this point.  Boy Genius was able to get amazing inside information once again, quoting one of his “RIM ninjas” as saying “Thunder is in no way, shape, or form market ready.  If bold was any indication, Thunder won’t be ready for at least another 4-5 months.”  The source even went on to say “most of the people who have handled it think it’s a joke.”

Apparently, there are several serious problems with the phone at this point.  The keyboard is very difficult to type on, the screen shows ripples whenever it is touched, and the accelerometer within the phone is overly sensitive, making the phone go completely out of whack whenever it is moved.  There are also half second delays that consistently occur while navigating through the operating system.  Let’s hope these bugs can be worked out… I’d really like to see the Thunder emerge and actually challenge the iPhone!  It’d be a shame if it fell into the other group of minor touchscreen wanabees.  For more from Boy Genius click here.

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