Take this rumor with a huge grain of salt but we always enjoy speculating about the upcoming BBX line of phones from RIM. The latest rumor coming from BlackBerryOS is that the BlackBerry London mockup we saw before has now been renamed the “Surfboard.” The rumor doesn’t specifically mention if this is simply yet another codename for the device but chances are slim that it will launch with that name. On the other hand the rumor does say that RIM has lined up sponsors like BodyGlove and Billabong to show off the device at Surf-fest USA.
We usually wouldn’t mention such a rumor but I thought it would be fun to simply ask all of you what you would call the first BBX powered phone? I vote for the BlackBerry Phoenix!
Ricky Lakeit ( View Profile) - Posts: 854
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 10:22 AM EST
maybe its to signify the wave they have been riding, and the surfboard might be whats needed to get them to shore safely before they sink
Will Robertson Not Registered
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM EST
Surf-fest USA? If that refers to http://www.surffestival.org/ – their website says it takes place Aug 3-5, 2012.
Hopefully this phone is coming out before then!
Jon Webb Not Registered
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 10:53 AM EST
“BlackBerry Surf” seems more fitting. And is it waterproof?
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1227
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM EST
I agree… Surf sounds better
deebo550 ( View Profile) - Posts: 115
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 11:08 AM EST
its probably called surfboard internally because it has no buttons and resembles a surfboard… thats my guess
Not that I care what my phone name is but the Surfboard sounds dumb.
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1227
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM EST
lol… it would never come out with that name
dpr ( View Profile) - Posts: 789
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM EST from my BlackBerry PlayBook | OS 1.0.0
I like the Blackberry Phoenix name because of the rise from the ashes implication; there are even some major investors are betting on it. I would like the first BBX phone to have a full touchscreen with a Bold 9900/9930 quality slide out keyboard, menu button and a trackpad.
jagmohan swain Not Registered
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM EST
When is that surffest USA.Anyone knows?
Todd Not Registered
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM EST
Please, don’t let it be Surfboard. Phoenix or Blade would be better!
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3408
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 3:52 PM EST
I agree. I just really like the Pheonix name. Or simply call it the GodBerry.
Todd Not Registered
Posted: December 1, 2011 at 7:06 AM EST
Absolutely. Ronen, I’m liking your website better than CrackBerry more and more. Better, more solid reporting. Less fluff, less sensational rumours and speculation. This will garner your organisation more respect in the long run. I think our brothers over at CB are losing their way, and sadly, I’m speculating they don’t even know it.
Corey Davis ( View Profile) - Posts: 1294
Posted: November 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM EST
From TechCrunch: (so let’s hope this is true, hate Surfbook and Surfboard names)
RIM filed for the BlackBerry Surfboard trademark in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in July 2010, and has been sitting on it ever since. It seemed for a while like one of those names RIM would never get around to using, but they subsequently filed for an extension of time this past May — it’s possible that RIM has chosen to dust off a name from the archives to use for their latest smartphone.
Then again, the BlackBerry PlayBook was rumored to be called the “SurfBook” for a while thanks to another trademark also filed in 2010, and we all know how that one turned out. I sort of doubt that the London/Surfboard will make it all the way to its reported June 2012 launch date without a few more tweaks to the branding, but then again that’s really the least of their problems.
Amir Saad ( View Profile) - Posts: 550
Posted: December 1, 2011 at 7:52 PM EST
Surf is good…