Blackberry 10 device names outed in alpha software

By Tyler Lee on 05/08/2012, filed in Home > CellPhones

A while back thanks to various leaks and speculations, several names of upcoming Blackberry 10 devices were revealed. Unfortunately the names at that time could not be confirmed as they did not come from official sources, but it looks like whoever leaked the information at that time got it their facts right! Thanks to the alpha version of Blackberry 10 on the developer devices that were given to developers last week at Blackberry World, some of the names outed last time were revealed and corroborated. This includes the Colt and the London which is expected to be launched in October as the company’s first Blackberry 10 device.

Other names spotted in the alpha version of Blackberry 10 includes the Blackforest, supposedly a successor to the current Playbook tablet, the Nevada, Naples and Nashville. Of course we’re not sure if these devices will actually see a release or what their specs are, but if you’re looking forward to seeing what Blackberry 10 devices RIM plans to offer, those are some code names you’ll want to take note of.

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BlackBerry 10: BlackBerry 10 is a version of RIM's operating system (OS) for its smartphones. Also called BB10, the OS is completely new, and RIM (Research in Motion) claims that there is not a single line of code from previous BlackBerry OS in this version, which is based on code from QNX, an operating system that is mainly used for embedded systems like cars etc... The launch date for BlackBerry 10 is January 30 2013 and the first smartphones should arrive in the first quarter of 2013 as well. BB10 comes with a host of new features and a speedy user interface. Here is a demo of the BB10 touch keyboard, the BlackBerry 10 camera and an overall demo of BB10

RIM: RIM is the acronym for Research In Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry brand. RIM was founded in the mid 90s by Mike Lazaridis and with Jim Balsillie and went IPO (Initial Public Offering) in 1998. Its claim to fame was to make mobile email really effective and enterprises quickly adopted its devices and associated software and services which were highly lucrative. With the rise of iOS and Android devices, the BlackBerry franchise bumped into trouble and its decline prompted RIM to take a radical step by overhauling its BlackBerry operating system (OS) completely with QNX. The first version of the QNX BlackBerry OS is BlackBerry 10 or BB10.

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