Blackberry Phones Need QNX

RIM procured QNX software for use on their coming Blackberry Playbook and there was hope they were also going to be replacing the present Blackberry OS 6.0. This would mirror the plans Google has for running both mobile phones and tablets using the Android 3.0. Over 2 years ago, RIM was making claims that it had the finest offering gadjets at Verizon and at the time, they were doing very well with their mobile devices, including the Blackberry Storm. Now we are ending the year and Blackberry cell phones are being entirely overshadowed by Android phones at Verizon. With the Windows Phone 7 coming to Verizon next year and the ongoing rumor of a Verizon iPhone, where is that going to leave Blackberry phones? If you look at other wireless carriers in the US, the image is much the same. Sales of Blackberry phones continues to be replaced by Android OS phones.

Since we do not have sales numbers from the Windows Phone 7, it would specify they are not selling in addition to expected. If they were, Blackberry phones would possibly take more of a hit as a result. So, when can we guess to see a utterly new OS for Blackberry handsets so they can be aggressive? The answers is probably later rather then earlier. So as to take advantage of the QNX OS on Blackberry phones, will entail something which is not in place today on the hardware. Based on comments at Live At Dive, the QNX software needs to have multi-core chips in order to effectively perform and that has become the focus for RIM with respect to the Blackberry phones. At the moment, there are no multi-core chips which can be used without chewing up the battery. RIM is presently focused on the Blackberry Playbook and it is running the QNX software with a multi-core processor to take advantage of the features. It does seem that the historic Blackberry phones have taken a back seat to the coming tablet, as though RIM knows they cannot compete at the moment.