Can't honestly say that I'm crazy about it, but I can see the reasoning behind it.

Kevin, do you think this means that the BBX phones may launch sooner than Q3 2012?

You have faith eh? Faith in the same company that decided to call the new all touch blackberry the Torch? Reusing a name for a completely different form factor does not scream "Strong marketing".

I love RIM, but you can't seriously have that much faith.

Better yet, Call it the "Blackberry Skateboard" or "Blackberry Rollerblade"

SurfBoard was a rumored name for the PlayBook. Works for a tab, but not a phone. Plus there is a cable modem called the SurfBoard. I'm thinking not.

Names are everything! Look what happened to the Zune or Kin.

Pretty cool products but failed because of the name (sorta lol)

Surfboard sounds lame and cheap, like its for kids.

Blackberry represents polished and professional products

Thats just absurd!!! Surfboard, I mean really. C'mon RIM, SMDH!

Isn't this just some nonsense based off of Alec Summers surfing post regarding the applications designed for mobile users to score surfing competitions?

Technology blogs has reached a point of sadness, they invent a story and then attack a company based on the fabrication.

As a surfer I can report that the Silver surfer likes this name. Mine will be called the BlackBerry Blade though.

can you imagine the headlines: "RIMs Surfboard - does it float?" or "RIMs Surfboard misses the wave" or ...

It's not going to happen.

www.blackberrysurfboard.com

If rim has any shame they will not call it that. I want to get the blackberry superphone but will be ashamed to even say its name call it a more powerful name

Sounds like one syllable too much.

Yep, Blade. I like it - shiny, sharp and "cutting edge". :)

If the device has a name, then the launch has to be well before Q3. I really don't think they want to go head to head with the iphone 5, so it'll probably fit in the March-May window. The only thing that could be delaying the product is if they are waiting for the second generation LTE chipsets, which I don't think is a wise choice. They would be better off just releasing a LTE version on Verizon and AT&T. They could really make a splash as one of the first decent LTE devices on AT&T and that could be your selling point.

*sigh* Waaayyyy too much time and energy being spent on uninformed rumour and unsubstantiated information.

"Hey honey, can you grab my Bold for me.". That is a strong statement. "Honey I cut myself and need to get to the hospital!! Grab my surfboard and call 911." Not so much.

That's worse than "PlayBook".

O gawd please tell me your kidding...

PlayBook was an almost-as-stupid name and look where that got them...

Are they TRYING to lose the rest of the enterprise market with these names?

Hopefully this is just a rumour! And not actually true...
I mean its like
Look what I just bough;, the Surfboard...
Doesnt pack a punch like; I bought the Storm...Javelin...Torch...Bold...

I vote forBlade. BTW, Wesley Snipes can help with the ads...lol.

Curve
Bold
Storm
Torch
Pearl
Style
Sounds quite apt, then:-
Playbook
Surfboard?
Yeah the QNX family of devices have challenges even at birth. What if it is the second tablet after the sales and not the BBX phone?

These new BBX devices are said to be for heavy hitters. It should have a commanding strong business-like name, not some beach bum connotation. They way to reach the consumer base is not with "fun" names, but with "fun" device features. Hoping for better PR than this...

Surfboard?! That is god awful!! Keep the codename in my opinion. I would love to buy a Blackberry London.

I hope this isn't true. Although the name is fun and that's what they're going to try and do (market this phone as a consumer phone, with "fun" things) I do not think it will be received well.

Although name isn't everything, it is sort of the first impression you get of a phone. One of the first things you learn about a new device is what it's called and I feel as though "Surfboard" does not evoke the right feelings for RIM's first BBX device even if they choose to brand this phone as "fun.

I will stick with my first choice and suggestion and state once more that I believe the first BBX phone should be called the "Ace"

It's ugly! I hope it's just a rumor that never confirms. Me too, I'd like to a buy a phone named 'Blackberry London'

"Well, u will be surfing the web on it and it is shaped like a small board, so let's just call it SurfBoard." It's a BAD name that sounds like a Fisher Price phone. RIM's image is business. Please choose a name that reflects this. IceCream works for google. Stop trying to copy what other companies are doing, and go your own direction. You were excellent at this in the past.

i'm heading straight to Blackberry Beta Zone and starting a thread in the Playbook Community to urge RIM not to adopt this name (I know this isn't Playbook related, but it's the same OS, and we know they actually read those threads and often respond.) I love RIM too much to let them make such a huge mistake without making it known that this could very much affect their sales! Whoever wants to throw their hat into that ring, please feel free to make your voice heard in Beta Zone.

Here we go again, rumors and rumors then demos and demos as they did with the playbook...I don't care how long it takes to get these new phones out, i'm a BB user PERIOD. But they better be ready for prime time...

The name "Blade" sounds so much better. Hopefully their marketing department monitors this thread and rethinks the name.

well after thinking about it the name surfboard my fit. When the phone bricks itself you can say, "Dude I did a wipeout on my surfboard today.

ROFL

I have an idea and Ithink that maybe a few of you will like. Name each version of the phone as the name for the capital of a country and in that same place RIM should do the launch. Start with London, then Tokyo, Washington, the order they prefer. That will help them in the marketing.

Aint Surfboard the name of a Motorola Modem?
LOL

TechCrunch is useless. No way they are using a tablet name for a phone...

Considering the domain Blackberrysurfboard.com was just registered today, I think this is false.

This is where the power of the CEOs matters so much. If I was CEO and my marketing team gave me a presentation saying the name for the first BBX phone should be 'Surfboard', they would all be fired immediately no questions asked. For a company that has lost so much credibility in the eyes of consumers, this would literally be the final straw for a lot of people, including myself. I can honestly say I would never buy a Blackberry called Surfboard no matter how good it may be.

How about Blackberry RADIUS or Falcon as the name or even the codename London would have worked for me like others have said.

What planet are you from? Here on earth there is no Blackberry Marketing Department. If there were they would be marketing form over function. Better Phone, Best EMail, function over form. It doesn't happen here on earth. Apple markets cool, Android markets its ability to do darn near everything. What does BBY market. Lets be honest one of the weakest functions of a Blackberry is its ability to surf. So I think Surfboard is a wonderful name.
Cellcom Employee

Surfboard.

Hey, I'm the CEO of _____ and I'm carrying a surfboard. BBM that financial comptroller dude and let's go surfing with those MBA babes. Like, dude, is there a slot to hide weed in this phone? Man, but I'll bet it's got an app that changes your hair color. Right on, dude. Totally bodacious.

I know that Blade sounds like a good name for the next BB phone, but I happen to own a phone with that name. Made by Kyocera. I realize that it has been a few years, but trademarks being what they are, RIM might have to pay/negotiate for the use of the name. I don't particularly like SurfBoard as a name either, with the tone and the breeziness it connotes. It did lead to another name for me, though: BlackBerry Blackboard. No nonsense. Versatility. Flexibilty. It even seems to work in a sentence: "Hey, I forgot my BlackBoard at home." People would just shorten it to "Board" anyway, and all of the "fun" associations would come from that.

They should try with drinks names..
Blackberry Juice
Blackberry Vodka
Blackberry Wine.. etc etc

Really now! A compound word! Totally off! It rings zilch! I'm curious to know how this name would define this device. Snappy, classy, stylish, robust, how will surfboard speak that language! I'd be somewhat shocked at that revelation! Surely there are more prominent epithets in the English Lexicon!

Blackberry Baby. Overheard in conversations everywhere Q "What's that phone?" A "It's a Blackberry Baby!"

I'm not feeling the name Surfboard its a weak attempt by BB. I think they should call the first BBX phone the Blackberry Beach. That way if you cant find your phone you can say hey where is my Beach, oh yeah i left it in the office hey Doug go get my Beach :)

Why not call it BlackBerry Prime? It's a reboot of the entire line of BBs, with a new OS. 9900, 9930, 9981 have approached 10000.. I doubt it's a coincidence that these numbers indicate a new beginning.

I still like Blackberry Edge.

Don't like it. Haters will call it the surfBORED

One Point Twenty-One Gigawatts?!?!

sorry but the marketing department is brain dead as far as i'm concerned.

The numbering system is confusing to consumers. There's no real logic to it...or one that is easy for consumers to use and understand...even nokia has a logical numbering system.

second branding...who in the world decided to have 2 different types of fones being called torches and curves?

make a 3rd brand for the all touch devices to keep it simple for consumers dood. A high end and a low end one...could've been a cheeky one say...blackberry thunder?!

BlackBerry Plank.

Remember when planking was the it thing?

Kevin, please add the source to the article... http://www.blackberryos.com/content/exclusive-rim-renames-leaked-bbx-pho...

i think "blackberry stfu" would be the perfect name

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OK, we have BlackBerry Blade, BlackBerry Edge and BlackBerry Prime as good suggestions. How about BlackBerry Cyclone?

Any better suggestions?

Blackberry StopTouchingMe
Or
Blackberry Lawsuit

If this new BBX phone will be called Surfboard then RIM better be ready for a wipeout.

I don't like it but I can see it happening, like someone else pointed,t he other Operating system name...gingerbread etc...but i sure hope not!

they called a phone BlackBerry STYLE, so I really wouldn't put it past them to call this one surfboard. i mean, the playbook was supposed to be BlackBook, and is supposed to be intended for enterprises and consumers, yet they still chose PLAYbook. their marketing team is beyond pathetic.