BlackBerry 9670 (Oxford) simulator shows up online for download

on 11 Aug 2010 04:38 PM

If you're a developer or just interested in playing with an unrealeased device simulator then this is something you may be interested in. The good folks over at BBLeaks have posted up the download links to the BlackBerry 9670 (Oxford) simulator. Pretty cool to play around with if you've yet to go hands on with a BlackBerry 6 device.

I've played with it since last night and digging through some of the files, there is a lot going on that we haven't really seen show up yet even on the BlackBerry Torch. If you're handy at viewing the files you'll see that Torch Mobile has been rather busy with other things aside from the browser. Looks as though Research In Motion has had them working on a few applications. Alas, the download is not for everyone but if ya wanna look into it, at least it's available to do so now.

Click Here To Download The BlackBerry 9670 Simulator>>

Source: BBLeaks

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry 9670, BlackBerry Oxford, clamshell

89 Comments

Posted by dkaz46 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

That thing is disgusting. i would never buy that!

Posted by cliro Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Blackberries ugliest phone so far..

Posted by joshua.worth Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Don't give a shit what it looks like just what it does

Posted by Apocrathy Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

You alone with that, I have to take my phone out in public. I don't want to be a laughing stock.

You think me telling them my phone is powerful is gonna make them laugh less?

Posted by flyersfan76 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I do not care what people think of me. I do not conform. I used to drive a real Hummer and have been a hockey fan my whole life. 2 things people despise for the wrong reasons.

With that said that phone is ugly BUT if my wife wants it so be it. Better than Android, or AT&T

Posted by BerryGuy25 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Your a man and want this thing, wow? That's amazing. I'm all for people going against the grain and being different but all that aside, how can anyone (man or woman) look at that thing and think, "Yeah, I'll get that!" ?

Looks like one of those lady makeup things my wife has, you know, the one that unfolds... that they keep in their purse...? Don't know what it's called but... again, this thing is fugly, to say the least.

I'm very interested to see a Press Release when this comes out, maybe it will outline their target market because I'm clueless right now.

Posted by flyersfan76 Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 549 days ago

"With that said that phone is ugly BUT if my wife wants it so be it. Better than Android, or AT&T"

Where did I say "I" wanted it?

And the picture is obviously NOT real.

Posted by Apocrathy Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

The phone still looks like shit.

So you can go can sport this and we'll all still laugh you to scorn.

Posted by j2hyphon Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

OBVIOUSLY this is just a mock up!

RIM is barring up leaks so they obviously put fake images of the phone in the simulator to trick the OS team.

WHY WOULD THERE BE CONVENIENCE KEYS ON THE SCREEN HALF OF THE PHONE????

ITS JUST A FAKE MOCK UP! NOT THE REAL THING.

Posted by mkurz12 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Exactly! What you said plus the fact that we've seen actual pictures of it all ready and it doesn't look like that..
But still even for a mock up that"s pretty bad.
I personally don't like the clam shell design this large, but I see the market for it, may not be a huge market but I think there's one there.

Posted by serpico Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

OMG so hideous, yuck. WTF RIM? Give it up and get HTC to design some phones for you! LOL

Posted by zensen Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 550 days ago

it's missing the bezel so its a bit of a 'naked' phone that.

Posted by aliakberk Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I didn't know anything could look so brutal.

Posted by miamimanu86 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Man, after the 9650, is there anything beautiful for CDMA carriers???

Posted by xX_BLAM_Xx Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I love the design of the 9630/9650...
:/
Although, this 9670 isn't very appealing to me, although I understand why they made it. It's not for me, but for full keyboard/flip lovers, it's awesome.

Posted by hunoosh Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

That thing is sooooooo fugly!!!

Posted by Spiral_ouT Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

What a horrid phone. As bad as it gets. The designer of this must have taken the Crack part of Crackberry a little too seriously.

Posted by Actionjax Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

My Girlfriend loves her Pearl Flip and wants another one. She is not intrested in anything else. This could be the perfect phone for her. Provided it comes in pink.

She says Flips are the best for in her purse and the size should be smaller that a standard bb.

Posted by BB_Addict_09 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I think the Pearl Flip is infinitely more attractive then this thing....

Posted by J-ROLLS420 Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 550 days ago

i agree 100%

Posted by BB_Addict_09 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

My god that is the most hideous phone I have ever seen.

And yes, I know its just a "rendering" but even the leaked shots were...questionable (at best).

Posted by skyboxer Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

It is a portly looking thing. Some people just love the flip form factor. I still will not be surprised to see it sells well. Looks very pocketable, which of course you will want to do at all times so you don't have to look at it. :)

Posted by fnguyen Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

It's actually not so bad, the rendering is better than real pics...I d never such a phone though way too bulky

Posted by TuRtZiLLa Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

tell me why Verizon didn't pick up on the Torch? now they will get this ugly thing!

Posted by Drew Oswalt Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Why would at&t allow their competition have the 9800? They are the ones that did the marketing research which concluded that there was a market for this phone and ended up developing it with RIM. But I guess spending millions of dollars to bring a product to the mass market and just allowing the competition to sell it is a sales strategy you learned at university of phoenix online.

Posted by Underway99 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I read a while back that VZW did a lot of the work in proving that there was a market for a touchscreen BlackBerry. They pushed RIM to get the Storm/Storm 2, and found that one of the most troublesome features was the virtual keyboard, both in terms of usability and reliability. Big surprise in that people wanted media-friendly touchscreen, but they also wanted a BlackBerry that worked and felt like a BlackBerry. AT&T took the next step from where Big Red left off.

AT&T wanted to expand their line to include something attractive to the iPhone guy/gal that has tired of using a kid toy (a cool kid toy, to be sure) and wants something better. What says "grown-up", "professional" and "reliable" better than BlackBerry? If it can have a "WOW" factor too, all the better.

Posted by Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

The university of phoenix online part is from the movie the other guys

Posted by Drew Oswalt Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

really?!? that sucks. i've never seen that movie though.

Posted by iMiiTH Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Because Verizon is CDMA.
Flagship phones tend to made for GSM netorks first, not CDMA networks that can only be used in a handful of countries.

Posted by Green_Laser Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

wife would like this.

maybe.

Posted by flipAO Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I had really hoped for a chance to own The Oxford...I love the "idea" of a flip phone...but after months of use on this POS 8320 (Christmas present from ma) my mind has been changed...although I am stuck with it. Not having proper cash flow OR the "time in" required to upgrade...but ON THAT day!! I will no longer BE flipAO...I love BlackBerry!! Time will come for BoldAO!!

Posted by torreyblack Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

huh?

Posted by torreyblack Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

everybody said the Torch 9800 was ugly, this phone is gonna make a killing, it's still a whole lot of people that just love flip phones, including myself, i'll buy this.

Posted by Spiral_ouT Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I never thought the torch was ugly. This phone is very ugly. Look at all that unused space.

Posted by FHERBURGOS Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

its 3g?

Posted by cupkate_90 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I like it! I'd buy it :)

Posted by hitman52 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

I wouldn't take that phone if I won it in a crackberry contest. I'd send it back and write thanks but no thanks.

Posted by shimojunk Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

RIM is pretty clueless as how they should proceed to sustain their market share of smart phones. I can tell you it's NOT by releasing 10 different models of a device that does basically the same thing.

RIM needs to get their head out of their behinds and realize that producing all these silly form factors detracts buyers to the BB brand. Stick with one model with a qwerty keyboard and one with a touch screen device and that's it. No stupid flip phones, pearls, curves, etc etc. Having less model lines is better. It allows APP developers to concentrate their efforts on one or two devices and not have to worry about compatibility with other models. It allows for phones with smoother and quicker releases of OS patches and upgrades.

RIM is too busy trying to fill every niche of the handheld market by designing ever form factor possible. Look at the big picture and stop making phones wanted by a few thousands and make one or two models wanted by millions.

just my 2 cents

Posted by Lucky45 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

That's more like 25cents...

Posted by luqman24 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

A major design fail by RIM. I hope they're not expecting high sales

Posted by Vermell1 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

But will it really have that much empty space below the keyboard. Also, I do kinda like this phone unlike their previous attempt at a BlackBerry flip ¬¬

Posted by nick13b@msn.com Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

its a hideous phone..but when its closed.. it kinda looks like the Storm1

Posted by shimojunk Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

also nobody needs to ask about the specs because i can guarantee there is no new technology on this thing.
Same crappy processor as the Bold/Torch same crappy camera as the Bold, same memory as the bold at a **whooping** 256 MB

oh yeah and not OS6 compatible. lmao

Posted by G.4 Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Are you referring to the 9700?? I have a Bold 9650 which has 512mb of memory (duh) and is definitely getting OS6. Not to mention, this phone is clearly getting OS6 so now you aren't even making sense. Don't get me wrong, I agree this phone is ugly, but try to control your rambling or at least make your comments truthful and insightful.

Posted by Underway99 Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 550 days ago

I'm not sure how you can guarantee anything about a product that remains in development. It seems that the simulator mentioned in the article at the top of this thread is running OS 6. As this is the simulator released for developers to test compatible applications, it's a good bet that the phone will, in fact, run OS 6.

If this thing is crap, like you've labelled the memory, camera, and processors on the Bold and the Torch then don't buy one. BTW, the Torch and the new Bolds have 512MB of memory. Check your facts before you laugh your ass off.

Posted by vulfadli Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 550 days ago

Haters are all over again for re-mentioning how ugly this phone is. Chillax people. Unlike apple, RIM has something for everyone. So stop saying its ugly when its just a flip full-qwerty bb.