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RIM’s BBX phones Lisbon, Milan, Nevada and Black Forest outed for 2012
Blackberry fans out there are probably aware of RIM’s plans to revive their company and regain some market share with their brand new operation system – BBX. According to early rumors, the first Blackberry to feature the BBX platform is called the “London” and photos of the alleged device have surfaced a while back. Now thanks to more leaks and rumors, we have some new names for several upcoming BBX devices scheduled for 2012.
These new BBX devices have reportedly been codenamed “Lisbon”, “Milan”, “Nevada” and “Black Forest”. Not much is known about Milan or the Lisbon, although some are speculating that the Lisbon could be a slider device reminiscent of the Blackberry Torch. However as far s the Nevada and Black Forest are concerned, those are devices you may want to keep an eye out for.
Assuming the rumors are true, the Nevada will be RIM’s effort at bringing BBX into a full QWERTY body design, much like the Blackberry Bold 9900, except instead of BB OS 7, it will run on BBX instead. The Nevada is said to arrive only in November of 2012, so anything could happen from now until then.
The Black Forest on the other hand is supposedly a 10” PlayBook tablet featuring sharp angles instead of the favored round corners. For those wondering how that much look like, the alleged image of the Blackberry London should give you guys some clue as to what you might expect from the Black Forest device.
Naturally none of this information is confirmed for now so we suggest that you take it with a pinch of salt. However if these rumors actually hold up and the products come into fruition, RIM may have a good chance of reclaiming their market share in 2012 and make a comeback.
Back in the day, it was anathema to think that Apple computers would run on Intel processors, and Apple machines would have Microsoft Office running on them. Well, those days have long since arrived and gone, and it looks like to hear of a BlackBerry device running on Android? Now that’s what is going to happen with the BlackBerry Priv, where the folks over at Vietnam-based Karalux have something special up their sleeves for this handset, that is, by offering a gold-plating service.
It is going to be more challenging than usual though, as Karalux shared, “Unlike the previous generations, it is a little bit more difficult to disassemble BlackBerry Priv. Karalux engineers took nearly 2 hours to ‘operate’ its details, and spent 4 more hours with more than 10 different procedures to complete the first gold-plated BlackBerry Priv in Vietnam.”
The handset and gold-plating will cost $1,111 thereabouts, whereas international customers will have to fork out more at approximately $1,350 to bring one of these puppies back home. [Press Release]
It looks like BlackBerry has not decided to call it quits just yet where the smartphone market is concerned, and this time around, their unannounced smartphone has been given the codename BlackBerry Venice. What makes the BlackBerry Venice special is the fact that this could very well be one of BlackBerry’s very first devices that will run on the Android mobile operating system.
In recent times, we have heard that the BlackBerry Venice ought to be made available some time down the road over at AT&T. Apparently, @evleaks claims that this new handset, too, will be sold by T-Mobile, although there is no exact word on availability.
Whispers on the street point to the BlackBerry Venice arriving later this November. I guess all that we can do now is to sit tight and wait.
[MWC 2015] BlackBerry might not be the tour de force that it once was in the world of smartphones, but this does not mean that the company is a pushover, either. We have learned that this particular edition of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, has seen a new BlackBerry device introduced – the all new BlackBerry Leap smartphone for 4G LTE networks. Touted to be an affordable all-touch smartphone that is housed in a modern and powerful design, it will specially target career builders as well as companies who value both security and privacy when bringing productivity to a whole new level.
Hardware and software specifications include a 5” edge-to-edge HD display, a 2,800mAh battery life, BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, a best-in-class BlackBerry keyboard, BlackBerry Blend, BlackBerry Assistant, dual app storefronts that come preloaded for access to a huge selection of apps for work and play (BlackBerry World and Amazon Appstore), among others. [Press Release]