BB roadmap 2012-2013 Q1 -BGR article

[emirozmen]

Again one of BGR's trusted sources I believe....

RIM’s roadmap for 2012/Q1 2013: Two BlackBerry 10 phones, two Curves, HSPA+ PlayBook

We’ve been gathering info on what exactly Research In Motion is planning to release over the next year and even into early 2013, and we now have a solid picture to share with you. While BlackBerry smartphones and devices will run on BlackBerry 10 starting in the fall, the company is still planning to launch BlackBerry 7 legacy devices in emerging and global markets leading up to the first BlackBerry 10 handset launch later this year. Let’s go through what we’re looking at from RIM over the next 15 months:

RIM plans to introduce two new Curve smartphones within the next few months: the BlackBerry Curve 9230 and the BlackBerry Curve 9320. The 9230 will be an EDGE smartphone and the Curve 9320 will be an HSPA device.

While we don’t have confirmation on the size, we have heard that RIM will introduce a new PlayBook tablet with 1.5GHz processor, built-in HSPA+ 42Mbps cellular data support and NFC around May or June.

RIM’s BlackBerry London is still on track for a September launch.

There is now another BlackBerry 10 smartphone in the works that will launch as part of RIM’s Bold series. The phone features a touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard, and it is planned for a December release.

A QWERTY slider running BlackBerry 10 has been talked about for the first quarter of 2013.

There could obviously be some minor updates to existing products like the Curve series down the road, for instance, but this looks should be a pretty complete view of what the company is working on right now. And for once, there aren’t 18 different product SKUs to worry about.




As seen on: http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/24/rims-r...hspa-playbook/

[itsSpade]

ehhh its bgr... do we really believe him?

[kingbernie06511]

humm, the bold qwerty likely means difference screen resolution.... fragmented platform.....

[emirozmen]

The qwerty bold makes me wanna believe this article lol

[momofteme]

Originally Posted by kingbernie06511

humm, the bold qwerty likely means difference screen resolution.... fragmented platform.....

the touchscreens have caused teh fragmentation....give me qwerty or give me death

[robtanz]

Hopefully Samsung likes this roadmap.....ooohh wait...that was a load of bs.

[Sith_Apprentice]

Well some of this data is spot on to what RIM has been planning. there is some missing of course (as you get with any of these stories), and of course the ambiguity on the size of the device.

[MrHelyar]

As many things BGR has gotten wrong, they have gotten things right as well. From the looks of this roadmap, I would most likely agree. We've all heard of a new PB tablet coming out (hopefully 10") and in my opinion the only devices they need are a full touch screen, a qwerty, and a slider.

I would love for this BGR "exclusive" to be correct.

[Jake2826]

I don't think too many people are going to pay attention to anything from BGR concerning BlackBerry anymore considering the guy admits he doesn't like BlackBerry.

[Sith_Apprentice]

Oh and for the record (I am not BGR's source) 10" Playbook in December

and

Rumor: RIM readies new 7" and 10" tablets

[Blacklac]

this actually sounds like it could be accurate. Interesting that they are planning a BB10 Bold after all, this year. I'm sure many people will love to hear that.

Kinda jealous of the 1.5Ghz Playbook. :/. Lol

[krooz]

After the Samsung acquisition rumour from "trusted sources" and numerous other biased reports in the past, it is really hard to trust BGR on anything BlackBerry related.

With that said, the roadmap does fit well with what I have been hearing from RIM from DevCons and the timeframes they normally work within. BB10 in September followed by a Bold variant in December makes perfect sense.

The 1.5GhZ Playbook sounds interesting but BGR has been wrong on the PB many times before, not sure if this is any way reliable.

[steve911]

I hope they are wrong about the qwerty slider in 2013. I think it would be best to instead put out a Curve with BB10. Cheaper so to help to get BB10 in the countries that cannot afford the higher end models.

[Sith_Apprentice]

Originally Posted by steve911

I hope they are wrong about the qwerty slider in 2013. I think it would be best to instead put out a Curve with BB10. Cheaper so to help to get BB10 in the countries that cannot afford the higher end models.

Thats what the other two curves are for

[Doc Z]

I'm very interested to see what they launch the new Playbook for. If they do anything in the $400-500 range, RIM will crumble.