{"id":15715,"date":"2012-05-09T11:59:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=15715"},"modified":"2024-01-14T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T04:11:12","slug":"blackberry-10-will-it-be-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/05\/blackberry-10-will-it-be-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackberry 10: Will it be enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"365\" data-attachment-id=\"15718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/05\/blackberry-10-will-it-be-enough\/blackberry10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?fit=604%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"604,365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blackberry10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?fit=602%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=604%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15718\" title=\"blackberry10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?w=604&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=602%2C363&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=120%2C72&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=200%2C120&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blackberry10.png?resize=180%2C108&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hear \u201cBlackberry,\u201d you no longer think of a high speed, low drag businessman, dead set on reaching the top. You probably think of that one guy who\u2019s waiting for his contract to expire, or a woman whose business won\u2019t buy iPhones or Android phones for their employees. The OS is dated, the screen is a whopping 320&#215;240, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2012\/5\/9\/3008914\/rim-blackberry-curve-9320-announced\">their newest<\/a> phone has a single camera at 3.2 megapixels. Welcome to the same phone, 5 years running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, RIM intends (again) to change your perspective on the Blackberry brand with Blackberry 10, a large mathematical leap from 7.1, which is to be released on the Curve 9320. The developers kit for Blackberry 10 went live earlier this month, allowing developers to start playing with the new OS. One thing they seem to be doing is making it easier to design apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Macadamian demos custom controls using Cascades and OpenGL at BlackBerry 10 Jam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G72hV1cZ9_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve taken a hint from Microsoft\u2019s MetroUI, using a lot of squares and rectangles to fill the screen and created visually appealing buttons. They\u2019ve also baked in a lot of the more technical stuff to the Dev Kit, in an apparent attempt to make it easier to develop for Blackberry, taking cues from Microsoft (again).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the most notable difference between current (and past) generation Blackberry equipment and Blackberry 10 is the move away from their old standby \u2013 the physical keyboard. Many proponents of the physical keyboard claim that they\u2019d never be able to use a touchscreen. I dare say that 90% of current touchscreen smartphone users had that same thought before they purchased their first iPhone or Android device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The device in the above video is, of course, a developer\u2019s unit, and we all expect the production unit to be much smaller and sleeker. The real question, however, is \u201cWill this be enough to save RIM?\u201d With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/executives+leave+company\/6429684\/story.html\">employees jumping ship<\/a>, stock price headed downhill and iOS\/Android crowding the enterprise market, RIM needs to be successful in this endeavor, as it may be their last chance. I may not be their biggest fan, but it&#8217;d be a shame to let such a storied company die while their direct descendants thrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Blackberry 10 rise from the ashes? New OS ditches keyboard, eyes sleek design &#038; app boom. 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