BlackBerry Storm is the Most Searched for Handset Online

The Blackberry Storm isn’t even in the shops yet (although you can order online and buy it at Phones4U stores on Friday) and yet it’s already overtaken the iPhone, Nokia N96 and the Google Phone as the most popular handset people are searching for online.
I captured the data below from our companies Hitwise account to illustrate the growth in search traffic for the Blackberry Storm. Click for the full size image.
The big question is - can the Blackberry Storm maintain this level of interest for the next 6 months or longer like the iPhone has?

Blackberry Storm 9500 in shops on Friday

As rumoured last week we now have confirmationthat the Blackberry Storm will be in the shops on Friday.
You can also pre-order from tomorrow on the Phones4u Blackberry Storm page or via Vodafone.

The Blackberry storm is already set to the the top selling handset of the month and will rival the iPhone as a business handset. Lots of business users already love their Blackberries so switching to the Storm will be a better option than the iPhone for them.
Features of the Blackberry Storm can be seen below:
3.25″ Touchscreen (480 x 360)
Accelorometer
Visual Qwerty keyboard
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Integrated GPS with A-GPS functionality
1GB Onboard memory with MicroSD support
624 MHz Processor
3G
EDGE
Built in Handsfree
Bluetooth
3.5mm Stereo Headphone Jack
Mini-Usb connectivity

Samsung i900 Omnia selling fast

According to industry figures the Samsung Omnia is selling in huge quantities and has quickly moved into the top 10 selling handsets in the UK.
A sleek phone full of features the Samsung i900 Omnia is the ultimate phone to rival high end devices such as the iPhone. With HSDPA and 8GB memory as well as Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS navigation and geo-tagging it’s no wonder this is a top selling device.