We are seeing more pictures of BlackBerry 10 showing up on various media outlets today thanks to RIM having a media briefing in London. They have been giving journalists on the other side of the pond a look at the features of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices but not much more than they showed off at BlackBerry World. They do give us more insight into the BlackBerry 10 Homescreen experience and its gestures that Thorsten Heins and other execs did not focus on during the keynote.
In the briefing RIM showed of the main homescreen with the multitasking four last apps that are running minimized with updating information like calendar and photos. We also see the application tray that you will get with a swipe left gesture to launch other apps with a swipe right gesture giving you access to your unified inbox. I also see the search box but RIM has yet to show off universal search…
Check out the reports at Cnet.co.uk and KnowYourMobile for more info (via CrackBerry)
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1218
Posted: May 14, 2012 at 5:13 PM EST
well that confirms what we have suspected for a while with respect to the app grid.
BB10 is going to so fluid with the “flow” and all the gestures/swipes.
can’t wait
Berry 7 ( View Profile) - Posts: 143
Posted: May 14, 2012 at 5:46 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9930 | OS 7.1.0.267
They need to show off the universal search option that incorporates swipe getures and patent it so Iclone won’t copy it.
Greg Not Registered
Posted: May 16, 2012 at 9:41 AM EST
So it’s going to be some ugly halfbreed between iOS and Windows Mobile…great…….just when I was convinced I wanted to come back to BB
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1218
Posted: May 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM EST
Greg. Do you use a Playbook?
Greg Not Registered
Posted: May 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM EST
I do. I like it a lot actually, I just am very disappointing with the that it is translating to this phone experience. More importantly I will be completely turned off if there isn’t a physical keyboard.
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1218
Posted: May 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM EST
that makes no sense
have you seen the demos of how the “tiles” will work?
they are a kin to the “opened app” carousel on the Playbook, a minimized version of the app…. so its not the same tile concept of Windows
the only similarity to iOS is the grid format view which is not unique to iOS and wasn’t even originated by iOS. Blackberry even had smartphones with grid icons before iOS
the way they have it set up is intuitive, fluid, easy to access and fast
in my opinion at least
Greg Not Registered
Posted: May 16, 2012 at 2:50 PM EST
Good point on the OS side…still don’t see a keyboard though…………
Ant Not Registered
Posted: May 18, 2012 at 11:19 PM EST from my BlackBerry PlayBook | OS 2.0.1
The keyboard version to take the place is coming shortly after this, it is the “Nevada” and a slider will come next year which is the “Milan”.
Erich Fluck Not Registered
Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM EST from my BlackBerry PlayBook | OS 2.0.1
BB10 is to similar to IOS and Android. BlackBerry should look different. And there should be a keyboard.
Berry 7 ( View Profile) - Posts: 143
Posted: May 19, 2012 at 6:37 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9930 | OS 7.1.0.267
BB10 OS is differnet and more effecient than IOS, Android, Windows – No endless icons to scroll through and apps that do not close properly(IOS); or screen stuffed with widgetsand clunky OS navigation (Android); or Endless tiles to scroll through, without multitasking (Windows); BB10 is all about flow, the ability to navigate appps and check messages effortlessly. The virtual keyboard is also far more efficient, which is why Apple developers are trying to come out with knockoffs. There will be a physical keyboard in future versions of BB10.