In an interview, RIM ceo Carlo Chiarello stated that his company is the first BlackBerry instances with the operating system QNX is already working. The first unit is possible without a keyboard on the market.
It has been known that RIM’s BlackBerry os will be replaced by the software of the acquired company QNX. The Canadian smartphonemaker has now, by the mouth of Chiarello to TechRadar said that the first phone on the market is going to come up with QNX software probably no physical keyboard more. RIM would this differ from the traditional concept for BlackBerry phones.
The QNX phone can only touch input can be provided. RIM did not say when the first phones with QNX on the market, but TechRadar suspects that this is still a year and a half can last. The software of QNX running on the PlayBook tablet of RIM, but in the future get the high-end smartphones is also available for this operating system. Will continue to get cheaper BlackBerry’s on the old BlackBerry operating system running, which is currently on version 6.1.
In addition it was Chiarello know that the Canadian smartphonemaker already have prototypes ready of blackberrys on QNX to run. Here are, as far as is known no apparatus of leaked. However, up popped a picture of a BlackBerry with a large touchscreen where the keyboard seemingly missing, but this smartphone codenamed Monaco, the BlackBerry operating system to run.
