What’s spinning at RIM?
by The PocketBerry Team
It looks like the folks over at ITnews got some inside info from RIM in regards to future plans. It looks like RIM plans to abandon the trackball completely in all their future devices and input the new sensor pads, similar to ones that laptops currently have. Some are not to fond of the idea, but I personally believe change is always good. I’m up for the new sensor myself. Within the next upcoming six months, RIM will announce a new device that has both a touch screen and an actually QWERTY keyboard (BlackBerry signatured of course). It is going to be the successor of the BlackBerry Bold but there still are no details or decisions made as to what the device will be named when released to the market. Any good ideas?
Also, as we have heard already, the second version of the BlackBerry Storm will be announced shortly, expected to be earlier than six months. The successor of the Storm will have a lot of enhancements as RIM assures. The device will have a new “tactile touch” as ITnews puts it. Users will not only be able to navigate via touch but also put their fingers against the screen to click on the content.
The co-CEO Mike Lazaridis mentioned to ITnews that the they had no plans to release cheaper devices to accommodate for the tough economic times we face, but RIM is planning a cheaper model for the BlackBerry Curve that is going to be priced under $300, hopefully releasing before the end of the year.
It’s going to be an exciting few months with Research in Motion, seeing all the surprises and new devices releasing with new technologies. It’s a whole new generation for BlackBerry. This upcoming generation is going to be more like leaving the scroll wheel to the trackball devices.
Source: ITnews
-by Mac Jadalhack
