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QNX OS Slated To Replace BlackBerry OS Confirmed By RIM’s VP

posted by Justin Lisenby at 3:01 pm on Sep 28, 2010 | 3 comments

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This morning a VP at RIM confirmed that the QNX based OS on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will eventually be replacing the current BlackBerry OS architecture. There was no time frame given nor were there any other details. Moving the BlackBerry to the QNX OS seems like a logical transition. The Java structure of BlackBerry OS is quite outdated and difficult to work with. The new QNX OS is based on common standards such as HTML, CSS, java, and features support for important processing engines such as HTML5, Flash, and OpenGL. Some of these are available on the current BlackBerry OS but not in full. The new features and ease of development for a QNX OS would help RIM drive the BlackBerry even farther into the business and consumer space.

The current rumors are saying that the QNX OS will come after BlackBerry OS 7, with BB7 being a mixture of the old BlackBerry OS architecture with the new QNX OS system. From the looks of the QNX OS BlackBerry users will be very happy in the near future. The features that RIM has built into that OS are mind blowing on a tablet and will be even more amazing when they bring it to us in the BlackBerry smartphone form factor. It will be interesting to see how RIM moves from BlackBerry OS to QNX OS. We should begin to get more details in the coming months. In the meantime, who’s excited for BlackBerry 6 on their new and existing devices?

Source & Image: IntoMobile

Justin QNX OS Slated To Replace BlackBerry OS Confirmed By RIM’s VP

Justin Lisenby

Editor-In-Cheif at TheBerryFix.com
Justin Lisenby started out writing for TheBerryFix back in 2009. He was already an avid BlackBerry fan and his knowledge only grew as he started writing for the site. He moved up quickly in both BlackBerry knowledge and editorial prowess, and quickly moved up to Senior Editor. In 2012, Justin was elevated to Editor-In-Chief of TheBerryFix and he now runs the operations, while still writing and editing for the site.
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  • meske

    Smart on BB’s part to start this off in a tablet that just happens to connect to their BB’s. This way, they can get a real world test out of a “non-essential” device to work out all the bugs before introducing it into the “essential” smartphone offering. Lets hope it works. And works quickly!

  • http://TheBerryFix.com Justin

    I agree. It will be a great way to get both consumers and business users familiar with the new OS and the way it works. Then when it pops up on their new BlackBerry they will be ready to go.

  • ss

    About time blackberry got a real OS on there phones. BB OS has been behind for ages and with the hell that is there sdk and api its about time they really move up to this. As much as I love my BB I hate developing for it.