BlackBerry Storm 9530 users can get some of the functionality of the handset that replaced it, the Storm2 9550, via a software update from provider Verizon, an unnamed Verizon representative tells PhoneArena. Users will be able to perform the same flick scrolling, tabbed browsing and threaded texting on the Storms, however. The 9550 also has an improved SurePress typing system with four sensors and a freeze-out feature when the device is off.

No firmware update, however, can give the 9530 a Wi-Fi radio, a feature that the 9550 will have. Despite this revelation, a price or date for the Storm 2 at Verizon remain unknown.