Sure, lots of important people weren't too impressed with the Storm. But this slippy, Freudian Google News headline sums up the unbridled hate towards the handset much better than it does the article. Much.

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At least that's what the CrackBerry folks who got their hands on the latest Storm OS seem to think anyway. Install at your own risk (unofficial update), but the changes appear to be pretty solid.

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In today's Q3 Conference Call, Verizon stated that the Blackberry Storm has been their top seller over the last month, attracting new BB converts in droves.

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As far as smartphones go this Christmas, the recently released Blackberry Storm is certainly one of the more appealing options available. With its much anticipated clickable touchscreen, impressive mobile email platform and quasi-unlimited broadband, it's one for business and non business users alike. Granted it's not perfection- the phone is a surprisingly heavy little bugger-, but it is a phone for anyone looking for quality media functionality, without the colourful apple logo.

Since Vodafone have the exclusive Australian rights to the storm, non-fans of the Telco should probably look elsewhere for their smartphone fix this festive season. But if the thought of being in bed with Voda for the rest of your phone's natural life, doesn't turn you off, plans begin as low as $69 per month.

[Christmas Gift Guide]

To those of you in the audience with BlackBerry Storms, the first update is available online at Verizon Wireless. Otherwise, just wait until tonight at 9:30 p.m Pacific when the update will hit OTA. [Verizon via Crave]

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I'll get the obvious out of the way: "Where the bloody hell am I?"

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Yes, my friends, the Blackberry Storm screen may be the hardest material on Earth.

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Good news, boys and girls, that update RIM promised to have out in a few weeks really does make almost everything better on the BlackBerry Storm says Boy Genius, who has already snagged OS 4.7.0.76. (The current, crashy version is 4.7.0.65.) The accelerometer is quicker, battery life is improved, touchscreen is more responsive, music player is snappier, and overall, it just crashes less. There are two tradeoffs, however: Data connectivity seems to be slower, and the camera app is pretty much FUBAR. Which means we're one more update away from happiness (unless you're David Pogue or Stephen Fry). [BGR]

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We have a soft spot for genius comedian-actor-writer-gadget-juggler Stephen Fry here at the Giz. He speaks things as he sees them, as an end user, with his usual wit. Lately he has been playing with a BlackBerry Storm and, like our review, he thinks that it's no you-know-who killer. In fact, he completely smashes it in his condensed Twitter review:

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If you're looking for someone to blame for Vodafone delaying the release of the BlackBerry storm by four days from December 1 to December 5, stand up from your computer, walk to the nearest bathroom and look squarely in the mirror. That's right - it's all your fault. Turns out the pre-registration for the Storm was so popular that Vodafone not only had to delay the phone's release, but also order a second shipment of the phones to meet demand.

So, now instead of being available on December 1, it'll hit shelves on December 5. Unless of course you did pre-register... If you did fill out that form, then you'll receive an email tomorrow (Thursday, Nov 27) asking for you to complete the purchase. If you follow through, you'll not only get an 8GB memory stick as a special gift, but your Storm will be specially couriered out to you so you may receive it a day before everyone else. Or you may not.

Unfortunately, if you didn't pre-register last week, you'll just have to get it in the shops like everyone else. You also miss out on the 8GB card. But as my Dad always used to tell me: "Life's a bitch, and then you die".

[Vodafone]