RIM’s Mike Lazaridis confirmed that the PlayBook’s new QNX based operating system was coming to phones awhile back.
Now tech forum TechRadar have posted an exclusice interview with RIM’s VP of GMS/UTMS Carlo Chiarello, Confirming that RIM are developing QNX Based devices.
Mike Lazaridis said that QNX would come to the top of the line BlackBerry phones once they have multi-core processors available and Claro confirms that.
Speaking to TechRadar, Carlo Chiarello, VP of GSM/UMTS business unit at RIM, told us that BlackBerry is already working with prototype models of the new QNX-based phones.
Here is what Carlo has to say;
“The reality is that our teams have done a phenomenal job in such a short period of time to do what they’re doing on PlayBook”
“That [QNX] experience is going to start to come in to our high tier products. I can’t tell you when; I’m not allowed to. But it’s absolutely part and parcel of what we’re working on now”
“I can tell you that it’s going to come in to the higher tier value propositions first. It’ll probably come into an all-touch first, more than likely… but I can’t tell you timings specifically. But it looks marvelous!”
So does this mean we will be seeing some of these action packed devices on the high street as soon as the next 12 months? Let us know what you think below.
Source: TechRadar