RIM previewing Blackberry 10 in Halifax today
Posted Dec 3, 2012 01:03:42 PM.
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Research In Motion is in Halifax showing off its latest smartphone, the Blackberry 10.
It’s a piece of technology which not only could give the Canadian company a much-needed boost after a year of plummeting stocks, massive budget cuts and layoffs; it could also mean job security for workers at the company’s Bedford facility.
“It’s not doomsday, ’cause they have lots of cash, lots of assets, lots of patents,” Halifax tech blogger Matt Corkam told Maritime Morning. “But the thing is, if you are not a juggernaut in the smartphone landscape, then you are dying.”
He points to smartphone innovator Palm, Inc. as going out of business, even as Hewlett Packard purchased it. Nokia is also in trouble.
The Blackberry Flow is designed to make switching between applications easier. Corkum said messages are also expected to be easier to type.
“They will have words that hover above letters, so you swipe up to get to that word. So the idea is that, with one hand, it will be smart enough to form sentences with just one swipe,” said Corkum.
Corkum said users are also expected to be able to ‘swipe’ back to previous applications easily.
The Blackberry Flow camera is also getting upgrades. It will be able to take rapid-fire pictures allowing the user to pick the best shot in a series.
