Research In Motion has confirmed that its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system will include no BlackBerry 7 legacy code and is built instead on its QNX acquisition. Existing apps and services will be updated and new ones will also be unveiled. We caught a glimpse yesterday of BBM Video and another leaked slide also obtained via the CrackBerry forums today […]
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BBM Video with screen sharing coming to BlackBerry 10?
Not only is the recently introduced BBM Voice coming to BlackBerry 10 but leaked slides that first popped up in the CrackBerry forums suggest that Research In Motion’s new operating system will also offer BBM Video, a new Apple FaceTime-like service. According to the leaked documents BBM Video will let BBM users “chat with a colleague or customer then transition […]
Photo of BlackBerry X10 next to BlackBerry Z10?
We’ve seen pictures of the all-touch BlackBerry 10 L-Series smartphone (the BlackBerry X10?) and the QWERTY-keyboard BlackBerry 10 N-Series (the BlackBerry Z10?), including this one earlier today. But never have they been seen next to each other. A new leaked image has them side-by-side now. A third device on the left, sports a different keyboard layout (without the frets). Perhaps […]
Video: RIM BlackBerry 10 browser demo
With the launch of Research In Motion’s new BlackBerry 10 devices just over a month away, you can expect the hype and news coverage to grow. RIM has been ramping up the product demos recently and today released a short video demonstration of its BlackBerry 10 browser. Aside from running an HTML5 game very smoothly, the new browser features an […]
First RIM BlackBerry 10 device to be called BlackBerry Z10?
With just over a month to go before Research In Motion unveils its first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, a report has emerged that the company will change its long-standing naming convention with the launch of its new operating system. The usually reliable @evleaks has obtained a marketing document that the four digit model number convention will make way for a new […]
RIM to unveil BlackBerry 10 devices at Toronto and New York January 30th events
Details around RIM’s January 30th BlackBerry 10 unveiling are taking shape. Media invitations began to go out today promising that “The BlackBerry Experience” will be “Re-Designed. Re-engineered. Re-invented.” Events will take place in both Toronto in Canada and New York in the U.S. (as well as other parts of the world presumably). RIM will unveil its first two BlackBerry 10 […]
What is different between the BlackBerry 10 London, Laguna and Lisbon?
What is commonly referred to as the BlackBerry 10 L-Series smartphone is in fact represented by three variants. As suggested by earlier rumours, the the London, Lisbon, and Laguna will differ primarily in the radio bands supported and the processor. A new leaked picture reveals that there will be some slight differences as a result under the back cover: The […]
Another BlackBerry 10 keyboard video demonstration
The buildup to the BlackBerry 10 launch early next year continues. Research In Motion yesterday posted another BlackBerry 10 software keyboard demonstration video. It quickly touches upon a number of the keyboard’s features including the ability to swipe word predictions and the visual familiarity of the iconic BlackBerry keyboard. It’s no secret that BlackBerry fans love their keyboards, and for […]