Yay, rumors! Today’s fun rumor comes courtesy of one Mr. Shaw Wu, a Kaufman Bros. analyst, who believes (thanks to his sources in the supply chain) that a BlackBerry 9900 has not only hit the prototype phase, but also features an entirely new form factor for RIM – a touchscreen slider.
The mystical BlackBerry is said to be some sort of Storm-meets-classic-Blackberry-meets-slider concoction. As IntoMobile points out, the above patent image clearly gives some hint at what a legitimate BlackBerry slider could look like.
The purported next-gen ‘Berry is expected to be revealed sometime in 2010. But until we see an actual prototype (come on Mr. Blurry cam, help a brother out!), this is all just pure speculation for the time being.
Crackberry was on this oh I dunno around a year ago give or take a month.
http://crackberry.com/rim-patents-slider-blackberry
This is an old rumor…
Its old but wouldn’t mind the form factor over the current models.
Palm take notice.
@Que
Palm’s (Pre&Pixi) form factor is just fine if not perfect. Its screams, “lets cuddle up and spoon” to the hand, while the Droid and others feel like a stiffy in the hand.
Take notice, industry
LETS CUDDLE UP AND SPOON!!
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This is just a rumor right?? Not a sure news….