The BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device appears to have revealed a few details about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 device plans. Buried in the code of the device running a modified version of BlackBerry PlayBook OS is a list of devices. Some device names are familiar while others are new. The familiar ones all belong to rumoured BlackBerry 10 devices […]
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RIM now focusing on single BlackBerry 10 device?
On the heels of yesterday’s report that Research In Motion cancelled the BlackBerry Milan, BGR has learned that the company is now focusing on a single BlackBerry 10 device, the BlackBerry London. The BlackBerry Colt, once rumoured to be the first BlackBerry 10 device, has also been cancelled. RIM is already in talks with carriers about the BlackBerry London. The […]
First RIM BBX phones to look like smaller PlayBooks
In an interview with PCMag, Alec Saunders, RIM’s vice president of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, revealed that RIM’s first BBX smartphones will sport the same screen resolution and aspect ratio as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The devices will have displays with a 16:9 ratio display and a resolution of 1024 by 600. As Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis already suggested, their overall […]
RIM BBX Superphone release slips to mid-2012?
If Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Kvaal is right, Research In Motion will not be able to release its first BBX superphone (the BlackBerry Colt?) in Q1 2012 as it has allegedly been targeting. PlayBook 2.0 delays suggest that the transition to BBX is not proving to be easy and the company apparently wants to avoid releasing a buggy or incomplete […]
Is this the first BlackBerry BBX Superphone?
N4BB has apparently obtained new details about the BlackBerry Colt, RIM’s first BBX Superphone. They have also obtained an image that confirms previous rumours that indicated it would have a slab design like that of the BlackBerry Torch 9860: The BlackBerry Colt will feature an outer stainless steel bezel unibody similar to that of the Bold 9900 but will be […]
RIM to show off QNX BlackBerry smartphone at BlackBerry DevCon
A lot of eyes will be on the upcoming BlackBerry DevCon running from October 18th to October 20th in San Francisco. Not only will RIM preview its upcoming PlayBook 2.0 software but it will also show off prototypes of smartphones running QNX (perhaps the BlackBerry Colt?). According to RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, “The development platform for QNX phones will be […]
New QNX BlackBerry smartphone features revealed?
New rumours have detailed some alleged new features that will turn up on QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphones next year. N4BB has learned that RIM has separated the network software stack from the rest of the QNX operating system. The move will make it easier for RIM to swap out network stacks for different carriers with little effect on the rest of […]
QNX BlackBerry smartphones to be “Android-compatible?”
A Bloomberg report indicates that RIM’s upcoming QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphones will be able to run Google Android applications. This report is the first indication that RIM will extend the same functionality it has already promised for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Google’s Android Market is about six times larger than that of RIM’s App World. RIM is hoping that having access […]