Research
in Motion has already confirmed that BlackBerry 10 smartphones won't be
shipping until late this year. Thanks to new images published by CrackBerry,
however, we now have a preview of what's to come. The images have come
from one of RIM's external ad agencies and highlight the much-awaited
introduction of home screen widgets. The pictures reveal a number of
changes, such as an updated Windows Phone-like icon tray that features
dedicated call, search and camera buttons, quarter-screen widgets,
iOS-styled folders and integrated video calling. Read on for more.
The
new BlackBerry 10 widgets were clearly designed in a post-Android
world, drawing heavy inspiration from Google's operating system and
Windows Phone's Live Tiles. The new folder icon looks to be inspired by
iOS, showing a preview of the applications inside, and the Pictures icon
shows previews of photos from the albums within. The calling screen
displays the normal speaker, keypad, mute, add call and notes icons, and
there is also a dedicated video chat button.
There is no doubt
that RIM has drawn inspiration from iOS, Android and Windows Phone
operating systems, which isn't a bad thing at all. The BlackBerry 10 OS
looks far more polished and fresh than RIM's current OS, but the real
question will be whether it or not it's too little too late. The
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