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Vodafone has announced the pricing for its BlackBerry Storm in the UK. The handset will be available starting November 11 and wiil be yours for:

• £300 (US $495) on 12-month contract, starting at £40/month
• FREE: 18-month contract, starting at £40/month
• FREE: 24-month contract, starting at £35/month

Pretty decent prices, I must say.

A HowardForums' user (VZW E) has leaked some release information for the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm. He said the handset would be available at corporate stores starting November 15th and on the 16th at BestBuy locations. During the first week after the release, corporate stores will be opening 1 hour earlier due to the high demand for the handset. The price is still unknown, however.

Some leaked screenshots have unveiled BestBuy's pricing and availability details on the BlackBerry Storm for Verizon. As you can see in the pic, the phone will be added to stock on November 16th, but the price of $699.99 is too high for an average user.

FCC has approved the BlackBerry Storm for Verizon. They didn't name it, but just take a look at the attached picture and try to say we're wrong. Well, the release is still scheduled for November, and we continue to play the waiting game...

BGR has managed to get a print out of a Best Buy product sheet indicating the in-stock date of the BlackBerry Storm, November 16. Best Buy has confirmed that, and while the actual release date still remains a mistery, there's a good chance the handset would be available just before Thanksgiving.

The BlackBerry Storm won't be coming to Rogers. This information was confirmed by Rogers’ spokesperson, Elizabeth Hamilton:
“Saw your post and you’re right, the customer service representative made a mistake. As you know, I won’t comment in advance on what our holiday lineup has in store, but I can confirm it does not include the BlackBerry Storm.

Here's a video tutorial on how to use the BlackBerry Storm that you're planning to buy soon. Know what you're buying! :) Courtesy of CrackBerry.com.

While we're still waiting for the first BlackBerry Storm to come out, rumors have appeared about the second and even third generations of this handset, which, according to the source, are in the development stages already. BGR also mentioned some new BlackBerry with 5Mpix autofocus cam, 1GB of RAM and a “near-HD quality” display. Hit the source link for more details.

Yesterday we said that Telus would be the only carrier in Canada to offer the BlackBerry Storm. We were wrong. Today the device was officially announced by Bell, and is now showcased on their website.

As expected, according to the leaked press release, Verizon Wireless has officially announced the Blackberry Storm for its network. You can read the full announcement here.

BlackBerry Storm features:

• CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A;
• Quad-band GSM;
• European 2100MHz  HSPA;
• 3.2" 480x360 touchscreen;
• 3.