Verizon didn’t promote the BlackBerry Storm2 like they did the Storm, but considering the various issues the Storm had this is understandable. The VerizonWireless YouTube account posted this rocking Storm2 commercial , very brief but straight to the point and it includes a video clip of the rock band Switchfoot. Good band .

In case you missed it, earlier this week Verizon and RIM announced the Storm2 9550 and it went live on the Verizon website this morning.

Don’t forget to play with the interactive user guide or check out the features and specifications if you want to learn more about the Storm2 before buying it.

AT&T’s Facebook account posted some news about the BlackBerry Bold 9700 along with a link to a ShareATT YouTube video where Seth Bloom, an AT&T spokesman, does an unboxing and walkthrough of the Bold 9700.

A first look at the brand new Blackberry Bold 9700, which features a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB of Flash memory, a 3.2 megapixel camera and A-GPS to provide a faster location fix in support of AT&T Navigator with real-time traffic data. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone also features an re-designed, innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, Wi-Fi, tethering capability, increased battery life, and BlackBerry OS v5.0, which supports BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.

It’s very exciting to see an official video of the Bold 9700. Here’s a recap of AT&T’s pricing for this device from their press release:

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone will be available in the coming weeks for $199.99 (pay $299.99 and receive $100 mail-in-rebate.) AT&T smartphones require the purchase of a monthly data plan. Other monthly charges apply.

Don’t forget to watch the video and let me know what you think in the comments!

Another of Salomondrin’s videos was uploaded to YouTube. In this video, Sal goes over how RIM is improving the BlackBerry Storm 2 (9520). He goes over two hardware improvements:

• The older Storm 2 had light leaking out under the screen, the newer Storm 2 doesn’t
• The screen’s “click” is improved (yes there is a big difference)

I”m sure many of you will be expecting the Storm 2 to be awesome compared to how the Storm 1 was when it launched. What do you think of these hardware improvements? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, especially if you’re a current Storm 1 owner.

RIM has just announced that they have officially launched their own YouTube channel at youtube.com/blackberry.

What will you find on YouTube.com/BlackBerry?

“How to” videos such as “How to Change Your Ringtone” and specific BlackBerry smartphone videos such as “How to take a picture with your BlackBerry Curve 8520”

Videos on development such as “How to Debug your Application on a Live Device” and “Get your Application Preloaded on the BlackBerry Smartphone”.

And, more to come in the future! We will be adding new videos regularly – so make sure you subscribe to the channel so you never miss a new video.

On more than one occasion I’ve searched YouTube for new BlackBerry commercials only to find that BlackBerry didn’t have their own channel. Hopefully they’ll also be including commercials and teaser videos in addition to their video guides.

Check it out at youtube.com/blackberry and let me know what you think!

YouTuber phillipe80 accidentally dropped his BlackBerry into a lake, but it survived so he decided to test out exactly how long it would last underwater.

My BlackBerry felt into the lake and I thought it was broken. I called T-Mobile and the would pick it up the next day. However when I turned it on the next day it was alive and kickin! So I tried it again and after 2 minutes I gave up. The BlackBerry just didn’t wanna leave me…

Warning: This stunt was performed by someone who had a new BlackBerry already on the way. Don’t try this at home!

It would have been funny if he called it with another phone while it was underwater and it rang . (Not that I’m suggesting someone try it)

via BerryReview

* UPDATE OTA download link now available. Head to bit.ly/twitvidbb from your BlackBerry Browser for a direct download. *

TwitVid.com has launched the first Twitter video application through the BlackBerry App World!

“We believe that video will help to drive further Twitter adoption because it dramatically enriches the Twitter experience,” said Mo Adham, Co-Founder of TwitVid.com. “Now people are not just restricted to experiencing the Twitter universe from the 140 character view, they can see and more deeply communicate what’s happening in their social circle and beyond. Being first out the gate with a standalone video app for the BlackBerry and supplying video tweeting to an incredible app like UberTwitter means our users get the best Twitter experience available anywhere.”

Awesome! If you’re a big time twitter use like me then you’ll definitely have some fun with this application.

The TwitVid BlackBerry app supports all BlackBerry devices.

Check out the TwitVid page at the BlackBerry App World online site or search “twitvid” through the mobile app to download it. For more info about the ÜberTwitter BlackBerry Twitter app visit ubertwitter.com.

More info in the full press release after the jump.

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Viigo has just launched their new YouTube service where you can search through 15 categories and 9 channels of videos from 23 different countries.

To add a YouTube channel open the Entertainment module, select “Add Channel” then “YouTube”. From there you can select the region, category and channel you want to add. It is important that you make sure you have at least OS 4.3 with a data plan that can cover the extensive data usage that results from streaming videos, or just use WiFi.

Visit GetViigo.com from your BlackBerry Browser for an OTA download, or from your desktop computer to have a download link sent to your BlackBerry.

Dazzboard let me know that they have launched the public beta their universal media management webtop application.

“We see our webtop app as a kind of ‘open iTunes,’ allowing for free and easy data flow from various mobile devices to social media accounts and vice versa,” commented CEO Tero Salonen. “By streamlining the upload and download process and eliminating the need for installing a variety of proprietary desktop applications for each device, Dazzboard will drastically simplify people’s lives.”

Features include:

• One-Click Distribution. Send and receive media to and from online services, including Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more.
• High Quality. All media from HD Video to high resolution Photos and quality MP3s are supported, with no limits on transfer.
• Plug and Play. Transfer instantly from Flickr to camera to laptop to mobile to digital frame to … your toaster, and back again!
• No Desktop Application. No need for proprietary software to connect your phone, media player or other portable device again.
• Many devices, One Solution. All major portable devices are automatically recognized.

You can click here to sign up or visit dazzboard.com for more info.

Read the full press release after the jump.

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YouTuber Salomondrin has a bunch of videos of the BlackBerry Onyx, one of them even showing BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 running on an Onyx!

The videos I grabbed are of the Onyx but he does have some of the Tour and the Gemini, in case you wanted to check those out as well. The videos I have included in this post are a hands-on, two unboxings, one showing what taking a picture with the Onyx is like, and last but not least, one showing BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 running on an Onyx.

Check out the rest of the videos after the jump.

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The last time I mentioned BOLT Browser was back in early April. Since then it seems like Bitstream has been working hard with the release of their new BOLT Browser Beta 3, now faster with improvements on existing features.

New Bolt Browser features:

• Copy and paste text
• Enter and edit text directly within online text boxes
• Upload files such as videos to YouTube or pictures to Photobucket
• Order favorites and arrange them into custom folders
• Toggle between viewing websites with or without images displayed

Bolt Browser enhancements:

• Rendering bold, italics, superscript and other rich text styles
• Enhanced rendering of complex web pages
• Faster page rendering
• Servers upgraded to WebKit 4

Bitstream has also launched a forum where you can post questions and support issues.

BOLT and BOLT lite are available for free to anyone as part of Bitstream’s public beta test. If you already have BOLT Browser you will be prompted to update the next time you load a webpage. If you don’t have it yet visit boltbrowser.com/download to have a download link sent to your BlackBerry.

For more info check out the full press release after the jump.

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