The leaks about Research In Motion’s upcoming BBX smartphones have all had one thing in common: RIM’s famed QWERTY keyboards have been nowhere in sight. Both the BlackBerry Colt and BlackBerry London feature slab designs that will rely on software keyboards. For those not quite ready to give up on those physical keyboards, Engadget reached out to RIM for more […]
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 specifications
Research In Motion today announced the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. Specifications were not immediately available but have now been posted to RIM’s website. Here they are: BlackBerry Bold 9790 specifications: Processor: 1GHz Operating system: BlackBerry 7 OS Cellular connectivity: GSM/UMTS/HSDPA (7.2Mbps) /HSUPA (5.76Mbps) Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, NFC Display: 2.45-inch HVGA+ (480×360) Input: QWERTY […]
RIM announces BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380
Research In Motion today announced two new BlackBerry 7 smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. The former updates the classic Bold design with a curvier one and buttons very similar to those on the Torch 9850. The latter is the first Curve device to be an all-touch device with touchscreen display. “We are very excited to […]
BBX-powered BlackBerry London is real
A trusted BGR source has apparently confirmed that the leaked BlackBerry London, likely to be RIM’s first BBX smartphone, is a real BlackBerry device. RIM is aiming for a launch in the third quarter (a bit later than reported by The Verge) as the company continues to work on getting BES and BBM working on the BBX operating system. The […]
Is this the BBX-powered BlackBerry London?
The Verge has landed a picture of what it suggests could be the first BBX-powered BlackBerry smartphone. As you can see below, the BlackBerry London is quite different from the BlackBerry Colt rendering(another rumoured BBX smartphone) seen back in October. The photo also shows BBX which appears to (unsurprisingly) be a modified version of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s own OS. The […]
Mysterious BlackBerry 7 device spotted at FCC
With rumours growing that Research In Motion will not have its first BBX devices ready until mid-2012, it’s almost certain that we will see new BlackBerry devices in the meantime. One such new device has surfaced at the FCC. It is only identified with the model number REA71UW. Little is known about the device but it will support support AT&T’s […]
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 […]