RIM's co-CEO
Mike Lazaridis just announced in an analyst call today that the company's next platform -- coined BlackBerry 6 -- will be available "in the next calendar quarter," which we take to mean the third quarter of 2010. We weren't able to see a video preview of the platform that was shown to analysts attending the event, but the demo apparently showed a touchscreen interface; a follow-up question from the audience confirmed that it'll be available for both touch and non-touch devices, though. Interestingly, Lazaridis said that the company's all-new
WebKit-based browser is part and parcel with 6, pointing out that the rendering engine will have implications throughout the platform and the apps that run on it, not just on the browser alone; in other words, we wouldn't expect a release of a WebKit browser from these guys for OS 5.0-based devices. Speaking of OS 5.0, the intention is that every device in RIM's portfolio will eventually run 6, but not everything in the market today will necessarily be upgradeable -- Lazaridis says that they'll "do [their] best," but he's not making any guarantees. More on this as we get it.
posted April 26th 2010 2:09PM
Well after seeing pics of that atrocious BB flip phone running OS 6.0 I can't say that anyone will be impressed. Hell if anything they may cry a little on the inside.
@Darkseider Agreed, I think they are trying to take on the portable/pretty market and should instead stick to what they do best. Business.
careful blackberry...you got some people on your heels
Now thats some really nice antialiesed text....NOT;
@hated one Don't talk about 3 year old products and new OS' ameego. Try to get your first-gen iPhone to multitask without jailbreaking it.
@hated one are you typing with your phone behind your back?
Windows 7
Blackberry 6
Apple 5 (part of a healthy 5 a day diet)
@thespacecowboy Apples releasing 4.0 but...
As a blackberry user, what he actually means is that OS 6 will be out probably Q4 of 2011 and only run on new hardware. It's the nature of RIM. Slow with updates and boring announcements.
Also, it doesn't matter anyway. With RIM this late to the party, the apps will be slow to come. And if they keep Surepress, well, you might as well start nailing those coffins into RIM for the consumer space.
I honestly don't understand why people dog on BB OS so much. I can only assume that this is from people who haven't used the latest and greatest.
I currently have a Blackberry Storm 2 and can comfortably say this is the best device I've ever used or owned (and I have an iPhone for work). The touch implementation may have been poor on the original Storm but it is fantastic on this device. The OS for starters gives you everything you'd want; FULL customisation with themes (you can download the free theme builder to create your own) which allow you to change icons, set invisible areas to launch apps from etc etc. Applications like QuickLaunch allow me to have access to a list containing almost whatever I want at the click of a button. Press a button to launch QL and I could launch Viigo, the best news aggregation app I've ever seen, or I could launch the NFL website, send an email or call The Boss. I have fast web browsing using Opera, a better Facebook app than the iPhone's (not that I use it but still!), great Twitter clients, the awesome Kayak app and many, MANY others.
Coming from WM, the main thing that always put me off the iPhone was how long it took to do everything. I have 4 email accounts; on an iPhone I have to "go through hell" to work out which account has a new email. On WM, I simply looked at the home screen. For the weather, same thing. Simple things, but things that are too hard for the iPhone.
You know whats quick than unlocking your phone and launching an app "oh so quickly!"? Unlocking your phone. And stopping. In fact, depending on the kind of screen lock app I'm using, I don't even need to unlock it! Add in the PIN messenger (which was NOT a big thing for me at all) and it really does cover everything I want in a phone.
Great email integration with the ability to view multiple accounts from the home screen? Check
Great applications? Check
Ability to completely customise and personalise the theme AND UI to show me what I want, when I want? Check
Ability to properly multi-task in an intelligent, CUSTOMISABLE way, app to app, however I want? Check
Honestly guys, get with the times. Their OS definitely was poor in the past, but remember even Apple have copied them. I mean seriously, you guys did realise where those simple iPhone OS settings menu ideas must've gotten inspiration from right? But Apple use a bigger font and change the background, and all of a sudden they're innovators! Thats pretty classic I must say.
Not trying to piss off u BB lovers but IMO this company should be the one in a freefall not Palm!!The Pre Plus is wayy better than any BB Ive seen!!
I am badly excited to upgrade.
Great. I've had my Bold 9700 for a few months now and I won't even be able to upgrade to 6, even though it'll be less than a year since I got the 9700. Completely fucking outrageous. Mr. Lazaridis probably shit his pants after seeing the line-up Dell "leaked" a few days ago. Still, it's about damn time. Come Fall, I'm going for either the Dell Smoke, WP7, new iPhone or hope that Palm delivers something greater than the Pixi plus.
By the way, keep your eye on Motorola, boys.
How RIM can become a winner again:
1. Drop the crappy Operating System.
2. Use mainstream processor (Snapdragon?)
3. Adopt Android and retool it with applications that work with existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
4. Focus on Hardware and Android licensing applications to other Android OEMs and sell more Blackberry Enterprise Server
Game is up, RIM will be dead in three years without drastic measures.
Nicoz.
word on the street is it may have a browser that gives Pocket IE a run for its money