Research in Motion,RIM, has unveiled 'Dev
Alpha B', a new prototype for its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 handset,
which is due to be released in
January 2013.
Unveiled at the BlackBerry Jam Americas Conference by RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, the new hand-set does not include working phone software but updates the existing Dev Alpha device that was distributed previously to developers.
It allows developers to access more of BlackBerry 10's core features,
including an improved camera, browser, calendar, contacts, App World
and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM).
A BlackBerry spokesman claimed, however, that the new handsets were produced, because RIM found demand had exceeded supply of the previous models. Some 5,000 have already been given away.
The new BB10 software was due to launch before Christmas, but was
delayed earlier in the year to the first quarter of 2013. It will
feature a 'Universal Inbox', aggregating all emails, text messages,
instant messages and social network contacts, which RIM is calling
'BlackBerry Hub'. It, however, is not being released to developers in
the Dev Alpha B device.
Hear, See, and Say itJanuary 2013.
Unveiled at the BlackBerry Jam Americas Conference by RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, the new hand-set does not include working phone software but updates the existing Dev Alpha device that was distributed previously to developers.
A BlackBerry spokesman claimed, however, that the new handsets were produced, because RIM found demand had exceeded supply of the previous models. Some 5,000 have already been given away.
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