So, you thought it couldn’t get any sillier than the Motorola Morrison? Well, RIM could be about to out-do all its rivals with the BlackBerry Mr T. Yep, that’s the codename for an all-new QWERTY and touchscreen-toting cell, due to drop in 2010. So what’s the deal? Read on and we’ll get you bang up-to-date.
Inside sources have spilled the beans about the BlackBerry Mr T to noted RIM watcher Alejandro Salomon. The new blower, which is pegged for release next year, will match the HTC Touch Pro 2 in style, and mark a first for the email fanatics.
Rumour has it the BlackBerry Mr T will have a similar look to the BlackBerry Storm 2 up top, with the keypad housed underneath. That means those who aren’t fans of that clickable touchscreen can always fire off missives with a regular ‘board.
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As yet, there’s no official line from RIM on the BlackBerry Mr T. So punters who want a slice of the action should get all hot under the collar about the impending BlackBerry Storm 2 instead.
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It’s easy to mock RIM for its ludicrous codenames, but half touch, half QWERTY is the way forward for the company. They’ll need a bigger screen once they sort out the awful web browser on BlackBerry OS, and they’ll only manage that with a form factor like the Palm Pre’s. That said, it had better NOT be SurePress.