BlackBerry Storm2 product manager Q&A

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Feeling excited about the new BlackBerry Storm2, willing to find out more, there is an interesting interview with the Strom2 product manager Yasser Mirza posted on Inside BlackBerry Blogs where he answers some interesting questions about the new BlackBerry touch screen phone. Here are some questions and answers taken from the interview to get you started.
What was your vision for the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone? What were some of the key product features you focused on during development?
Deliver the best touch- screen BlackBerry smartphone experience! Seriously though, there were three product features we focused on the most:

• Typing - Providing an easy and enjoyable typing experience is a key pillar of the BlackBerry smartphone experience, so we wanted to make sure we met those expectations.
• User experience - we wanted to make sure the user experience would be fast and responsive out of the gate. There are hundreds of enhancements in this product - both hardware and software - that have really come together in the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone to provide the BlackBerry experience that people expect.
• "Eye-candy" factor - a consumer focused touch- screen smartphone needs to 'press the right buttons' with customers, if you know what I mean. =D  We wanted to keep the existing industrial design but give it a sleeker look with cleaner lines.  

How fast can you type on the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone? Ever timed yourself?
I can actually type faster than a QWERTY keypad BlackBerry smartphone. No joke! I've clocked in typing "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" at 10 seconds, which is 60wpm.

Lightning round question: Are you a touch screen or QWERTY keypad BlackBerry smartphone user? Has it always been this way? Be honest.
I was a QWERTY keypad BlackBerry smartphone user and heavy texter so I didn't use the BlackBerry Storm smartphone much, but I can honestly say that I love typing on the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone. The new BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 features provided on the smartphone, such as auto correct, roll over typing, and optimized click pressure all help make the typing experience feel natural. The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone is now my primary work device and provides me a large screen with multimedia features for play.
To read the whole interview head over to Inside BlackBerry Blogs here!

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Published on 29.10.2009 in Blackberry News

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