Citing anonymous sources at RIM’s manufacturing partner Quanta, Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh is indicating that Research In Motion may be considering exiting the tablet market after halting BlackBerry PlayBook production. In a research note, he writes: “While Quanta last week acknowledged that it had laid off a significant number of production workers from a factory focused on producing the […]
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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 […]
QNX BlackBerry Colt to be full touchscreen BlackBerry?
Rumours of the BlackBerry Colt, RIM’s first QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphone surfaced earlier this month. New details have now emerged shedding a bit more light on the device. According to CrackBerry.com, the BlackBerry Colt will be a full-touchscreen BlackBerry, even losing the trackpad sported by the upcoming BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860. It will also come with HSPA+ connectivity and a 4.1-inch display. […]
BlackBerry Colt first RIM BlackBerry QNX smartphone?
Research In Motion confirmed as far back as December 2010 that it would eventually port its QNX operating system to BlackBerry smartphones. BGR has learned that the first such device, codenamed the BlackBerry Colt, could launch as early as Q1 2012. Little is known so far about the BlackBerry Colt. Details so far suggest that it will be powered by […]
RIM halts work on on 10-inch PlayBook in favour of QNX smartphone?
Remember those rumours that RIM was working on a 10-inch version of the PlayBook? While it appears that the rumours were in fact true, it also now looks like RIM has put those plans on hold. N4BB.com is reporting that “the entire 10-inch PlayBook development has been canceled” in favour of its first QNX-powered BlackBerry ‘Superphone.’ Contrary to earlier statements, […]
BlackBerry OS7 to combine best features of QNX and OS6.1?
N4BB.com has landed some details about the upcoming BlackBerry 7 operating system. The upcoming OS was one of the topics in a keynote delivered by David Yach, RIM’s Software Chief Technology Officer at an internal RIM RDX conference. It appears that BlackBerry 7 will be a combination of the best features of both QNX and BlackBerry 6.1. It will also […]