RIM adding touchscreen to Bold-like QWERTY, US bound HSDPA Storm in May?

Boy Genius is fleshing-out those next-gen BlackBerry rumors this morning. According to the very early buzz from his sources, BGR says that we should be looking at a new Storm capable of riding US HSDPA frequencies after its expected unveiling at the WES2009 show which starts May 5th. RIM's also rumored to be working on a Bold-like QWERTY of Javeline / Curve 8900-size with an honest-to-goodness touchscreen baked right in. Mmm, baked BlackBerries.

[Psychomas @ Oct 17th 2008 7:41AM]

They should have done this to the bold in the first place!!! Nevermind.

[Dopefish @ Oct 17th 2008 8:49AM]

That really is one of the worst photo-choped "rumour" pics I've seen in a while!

[Phoenix @ Oct 17th 2008 8:54AM]

I think it's just something thrown together to illustrate the point, not something that was meant to have come from RIM.

But I dunno

[digitallysick @ Oct 17th 2008 7:43AM]

Its been delayed so long they need to bump up the specs. I will take a 5megapixel built in cam , wifi, 3g, bluetooth, and qwerty and i am sold

[eggothewaffle @ Oct 17th 2008 7:51AM]

Speaking of baked Blackberries, their next flagship phone should use some circular LCD tech and then they can call it the Blackberry Pie :')

[bob sakamano @ Oct 17th 2008 8:20AM]

RIM you are pushing my buttons... at a medium pace

[Precurse @ Oct 17th 2008 9:42AM]

IF this is true, BIG IF judging by the picture, then I'd definitely consider it. The Bold isn't enough of an upgrade for me, from the Pearl, and I hate not having a physical keyboard (so forget the Storm). But again, I'm on CDMA so this may be out of the question anyways..

[Jonathan Bergeron @ Oct 17th 2008 10:30AM]

I wonder how Brick Breaker is played on the touch screen.

[billy bob thorton @ Oct 17th 2008 10:30AM]

this is obviously fake and hopefully meant to be that way. looks like lens blur filter with too much grain added.

[g @ Oct 17th 2008 12:11PM]

that is how rim posts their pictures internally on insite, their intranet. Although usually it has a CONFIDENTIAL watermark slapped diagonally across it...

[Robert J Loomis III @ Oct 17th 2008 12:59PM]

This is supposed to be a "Bold Like" qwerty keyboard & touchscreen version?

[Brotha Darcness @ Oct 17th 2008 1:09PM]

If this is a true to life device, I can see me jumping on this ship vs the Storm. I am a physical keyboard kind of guy and adding the touchscreen with no trackball could be cool. The next 8-9 months will be interesting. The Bold never really had my attention vs the Javelin other then 3G capabilities. RIMM keep em coming.

[RickA @ Oct 17th 2008 1:33PM]

Mr.Blurry-cam strikes again!

[gad get @ Oct 17th 2008 8:04PM]

With a vengeance!

[chansthename @ Oct 18th 2008 6:18AM]

Mr. BlurryCam eat your heart out

[Jake @ Oct 17th 2008 11:44PM]

"May 22" is a little odd to me... why have a perfect spy photo and sit on it for nearly 5 months (this is the interweb, after all...).