Here’s Verizon’s advertisement for the new Blackberry Storm 2. According to them, lightening can strike twice; hopefully it’ll hit the right spot this time! I say this as we reflect on the bugs that were well documented on the web with the first Blackberry Storm.

Not only are those bugs fixed, but Verizon is also pushing its new WiFi capabilities, ultra-responsive touch screen and tons of applications available.

Let’s keep our ears to the ground to see how this version fares.

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According to reports, RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 2 – the touchscreen follow-up to the original Storm launched back in November last year will indeed include WiFi b/g along with EVDO Rev.A and 2100MHz UMTS (for roaming).

The BlackBerry Storm 2 from RIM leaked out specifications re-confirm news that the soon to be released smartphone is ditching out the problematic click touchscreen. The clicky touchscreen of the first Storm has been replaced with a more traditional touchscreen.

The BlackBerry Storm 9550 will also have a 3.2-megapixel camera, 360 x 480 capacitive touchscreen and use BlackBerry OS 5.0.

Photos of the BlackBerry Storm 2 leaked out a few months back, promising a powerful touchscreen smartphone, only this time with Wi-Fi.

Here’s a run down of the specifications for the BlackBerry 9550:

• CDMA 1xRTT/EVDO Rev. A
• Quad-band GSM/EDGE
• Single-band UMTS/HSDPA (2100MHz only)
• Wi-Fi b,g
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• 360×480 resolution capacitive screen
• OS 5.0

It was originally thought that the BlackBerry Storm 2 was going to be released last month, obviously, it did not happen. As of this writing, there is still no official release date for the device. We will keep you posted.

BlackBerry Storm 2 via Engadget.