RIM's released a prototype version of its upcoming phone for the BlackBerry 10 operating system, and is distributing around 2,000 to developers.
Looking very different from current models, the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha lacks a keyboard - indeed, it lacks any buttons at all.
It has a 4.2-inch, 1280 x 768 high-resolution display - larger than the 3.5-inch iPhone 4S's screen, and just the size that recent research from Strategy Analytics found was the most desirable for smartphone users.
It has Micro USB for debugging and charging, and a Micro HDMI port for displaying video on a television or monitor with a HDMI port. It has Bluetooth and WiFi radios and is cellular ready, says RIM.
It's about as thick as the iPhone, but slightly longer and wider because of the larger display.
The company's hoping the giveaway will help drum up some enthusiasm from developers, who have in the past been slow to develop apps for the BlackBerry.
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Looking very different from current models, the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha lacks a keyboard - indeed, it lacks any buttons at all.
It has a 4.2-inch, 1280 x 768 high-resolution display - larger than the 3.5-inch iPhone 4S's screen, and just the size that recent research from Strategy Analytics found was the most desirable for smartphone users.
It has Micro USB for debugging and charging, and a Micro HDMI port for displaying video on a television or monitor with a HDMI port. It has Bluetooth and WiFi radios and is cellular ready, says RIM.
It's about as thick as the iPhone, but slightly longer and wider because of the larger display.
The company's hoping the giveaway will help drum up some enthusiasm from developers, who have in the past been slow to develop apps for the BlackBerry.
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