BlackBerry Storm Upgrade Available

A BlackBerry Storm update is downloadable now. The BlackBerry Storm update page has it and it's 26.4 megabytes and supposed to fix a lot of bugs.

The update works while the BlackBerry Storm is attached to your computer via a USB port, while running Internet Explorer 6 or higher. The website warns, "Until the update is complete, you will not be able to use your BlackBerry Storm. Should you unplug or cancel the update process before completion, your smartphone may be unusable and you may need to restart the update process to regain use of your device."

We believe this to be version 4.7.0.75, however, there appears to be some contention as to what version is available.

Please be aware if you are running a BlackBerry Storm with BlackBerry Enterprise Service or BlackBerry Professional Software you will not be able to complete the web-based upgrade, you will have to check with your IT department to see if they have the BES upgrade.

From the BlackBerry Storm video it looks like the update improves the accelerometer, it has excellent touch feedback, and the screen keyboard automatically adjusts to landscape and portrait. Verizon's insider document noted that the first update would fix volume problems when a call comes in, voice atcitvated dialing causing audio muting, and resets for no reason during multimedia applications.

BlackBerry Storm owners received this information in a email message yesterday:

Bundle An upgrade of BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.7 is available. This upgrade includes optimizations and enhancements approved by your wireless service provider.
Note: If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, contact your administrator for more information about upgrading. is available for your device.

Goto BlackBerry - Update your Device Software to upgrade.