Verizon finally broke their silence this morning and announced the release of the Blackberry Storm2 this Wednesday, October 28.Storm2

The Storm2 resembles much of its predecessor, with some cosmetic and some functional improvements (read bug fixes), but most importantly the addition of Wi-Fi. The Boy Genius Report is currently testing a production unit and will be posting a full review shortly.

There has been much speculation over Verizon’s unusually low-profile release of the Storm2. Could this perhaps be a direct result of the disappointing results for the original Storm – both in terms of total sales and customer (dis)satisfaction? There were rumors that the Storm had the highest return rate of any phone right after its original release.

Even more telling is the fanfare and aggressive marketing campaign for Droid, Verizon’s much anticipated first Android based phone, which is also expected to be released shortly.

If you have an original Storm like I, you may want to grab the latest 5.0 firmware and see if that cures some of the remaining ills before rushing into an upgrade. There are certainly some new interesting choices coming, so better wait and see…