Jim Balsillie, CEO of RIM, indicates that RIM will be conjuring up a followup to its touchscreen handset, the BlackBerry Storm.

The BlackBerry Storm 2 will reportedly incorporate WiFi (unavailability of which, was a big letdown for purchasers of the Storm) and a 5 megapixel camera.

The BlackBerry Storm ranked 3rd among the best-selling smartphones for the 1st quarter of 2009. But that was due to aggressive marketing rather than sheer public appeal (iPhone anyone?)

If RIM wants to do things right with the BlackBerry Storm 2, they should look at what their touchscreen phone competitors are offering. Research, study and possibly add even more useful features that consumers will be able to exploit and not find anywhere else. Hopefully, RIM will listen to consumer complaints and do things right with the second iteration of the Storm. I’ve read negative reviews all over the web, so I’m extremely surprised it was still able to climb up the charts as the 3rd best-selling smartphone last quarter.

BlackBerry handsets are extremely popular due to their push e-mail service capabilities. This allows businessmen and other people on the go to keep track of their e-mail correspondence effectively, no matter where they are.

[via TopTenREVIEWS]