Verizon's deal with Microsoft and Bing is taking hold.  Many BlackBerry browsers users have notice the default browse search  is pointing to Bing.  Forums have reported Verizon is replacing other search options of the BlackBerry browser such as Google and Wikipedia.

"We're a proud supporter of Microsoft's Bing search engine," responded Verizon Wireless spokesman Jeffrey Nelson  "On select smartphones (Storm2 the most prominent), we've changed the VZW-supplied web menu to make Bing the default search engine."

This Bing is supposed to optimized for touchscreens.

If you are upset with the decision, you can set a search favorite:

• Type in the URL of the search engine you prefer, mark it as a "favorite" and *SNAP* you're done.
  
• Nelson also suggested that other search options, including those from Google, are available through RIM's BlackBerry App World storefront.

The native BlackBerry browser has been called "out of date" and "not up to speed"with other smartphone browsers.  A much faster browser for BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Bold is the BOLT browser. BOLT gives PC rendering with shortcuts and other time-saving options.