RIM revamps BlackBerry 10 information page, offers a new small glimpse of a BlackBerry 10 device

Looks great. Someone added a bigger picture of the back of the phone in the forum.

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With the increased amount of Dev Alpha devices given out (and carrier and internal testing devices), I wouldn't be surprised if they launch with a 1280x720 device instead of 1280x768. After all, 1280x720 and 720x720 will be the primary resolutions going forward.

So we really haven't seen the final product. Time needs to move faster lol

I think I'll shed a tear when I do my first PEAK into the HUB.

I was kinda getting used to the PlayBook-ish back of the L-series, but the back of the device in this preview looks a lot better. Kinda reminds me of the Google Nexus 7's back.

Looks kinda like the BB Dev Alpha with the buttons on the side(albeit offset closer to the top), the camera flash on the top left and the BB logo smack in the center.

The backing texture seems different as well.

It looks slightly more rounder than the BBDA, but I put my Dev Alpha to the screen and the corner is an exact match.

Looks like carbon fibre (I'm a Canuck so I'll spell it the RIGHT way) :-). Can't wait to hold one in person.

Seeeeeeexxxxaaayyyy!

Screw Christmas (not the Christ part) and skip to my birthday. Launch event is the day after.

I doubt RIMM has shown all the cards in their hand. No way that what we've seen up to this date has been the final version. The picture of the hone looks great!!! Makes me want one even more. I imagine the front will look like the Dev devices but wthout the bulky platic bezel. I bet there won't even be a bezel at all. Just full screen from top to bottom.

Thank goodness cuz those Dev Alphas were downright ugly. That Carbon Fibre back is looking HOT!

Really have to give it to Thor and Co. He's righted the ship and seems like everything is going perfect. They have created excitement and haven't even shown the goods yet.....perfect!

Well Gosh Damn, Normally the leaks you see from Apple is the actual hardware they release. What the hell happen to BlackBerry? They are now the old Apple that innovated, and Apple is now the old BlackBerry. They are for sure becoming the Next Biggest Tech Company! Oh, and Bla1ze; when can we get a like button for the comments. I want to like every comment with the word "Seeeexxxxaaaayyyy"!

I've been thinking for a while that the phone they have been "touring" with might end up being the limited edition version they give to developers. Maybe the final version hasn't been shown yet.

Wow.

Awesome! That looks really nice :)

So long Torch. It's been real.

Torch 9860 & PlayBook (Life is good)

So this is going to be a different design from the 'L-Series' leaks ??

Blackberry 8320!!!
Rim # 1

Looking good. Maybe this means they definitely have more "surprises".

Blowing my mind! Love it, can't wait to own a Blackberry phone to go with my playbook!

Is hot.

Jan 30, 2013 The baby is due but we can see it on March 6,2013............look at this link

Guessing this is the Limited Edition version. Gotta show off the top of the line version right ?

I think people might be reading too much into this picture based on the apparent texture implying another finish, it could easily still be a rubber back similar to the playbook except with the addition of the texturing to minimise the amount that fingerprints showed up on it.

if you look at the picture on the actual bb webpage, it looks more like a perforated material, rather than the apparent carbon weave in the scaled down version for this post

the Reason it looks different is because this is the back of the N series pictured :)

Ooo la laaa

Has anybody noticed that the wallpaper in the video on the page is different from the stale blue background we've been seeing till date? Hello customization!

Oh yeah, the device looks kinda hot as well.

Can't wait for 5-6 February, it's the day I can see the REAL device (in Amsterdam) :)

Looks great. Wow. Very nice RIM.

Guys, what if its not an L-Series, but a sneak look at an N-Series device?!! Either way I cannot wait to start up a BB10 device in my hand!

Kevin can u talk to marcus or whoever about getting a like or +1 system into the comments as well as comment count for each user

Well that silences the naysayers who didn't like the idea of the BB 10 L-Series having the same soft touch rubberized coating at the Playbook.

Looking damn good. No can some one please leak that "never before seen on a BlackBerry" colour that Thorsten mentioned a while back?

Can't wait to get my hands on that baby!

This is definitely a one up on the leaked pictures of the l series so far, but I wonder if they changed it and this is the l series final design or the design of the a series which I believe is still yet to be shown. Eitherway the backing does look good to mє

Looks awesome- but what if it's only a protective case? Can't wait!!

I would like to see a white version with a gold plated logo. Every smartphone manufactures all have silver logos on the phone. Why not try something different. All in all, this Black one looks great.

-It's a natural high, Crackberry by choice.

This device looks amazing from the back, I realy loved the texture in the back, it's definitely sexier than the iPhone 5 ! Can't wait to get my hands on it ! But I want top apps pleaaaaaase !

That looks FREAKIN AMAZINGGG!!!!! reallyy really excited for blackberry 10!! lets ROCK and ROLL THIS!!!!

My cousin just bought the black iphone 5 lastnight. Said he couldn't wait any longer for bb10. He also hated the looks of tha dev alphas (like a lot of people). Now I can't wait for launch so I can rub this device in his trader isheep face!!

Release this on February 11th, 2013 :D:D

Happy Birthday me.

my buddy works at RIM, has a bb10. Played with it a bunch last night...lets just say i was impressed

This is what Frank Boulben does best. TH has craeted a superb management team at head office!

Talk about buiding the exitement. They going to knock this out the park!!!

I LOVE that image. It delivers the message I've been waiting for, plus a strong sense of design and purpose. Bring it on!

The back will not be leather - damn dirty over time (look at the 9000) and it just begins to peel without armour all like cleaning/protection. No point.

The back will be like the 9900 in material (not in texture just the material used), because its durable, incredibly cheap for an initial release device, and the COO will not waste efforts in the supply chain for an initial release product going global. It'll resemble carbon-fibre (the world spells it this way not the single minded other way) The idea is to get huge sales first. This way more revenue and delayed expenses to use that supply chain to source for exotic materials for an early summer or late summer launch of a premium products in L/N series (or both).

DO you really think the first product launches will be a DO/Die situation for RIM?! Hell know.

W-A-N-T.

I honestly didn't expect this. I was very sure that all those other leaks of the BB10 that we saw were final hardware, and I was really cool with it... But this looks much different...

Way to throw a curveball RIM...

To be honest the hardware won't matter to me after long. Love it, like it, hate it... I want that OS. I can rest assured though, that RIM knows how to make a product stand out. The 9780 won me over, the 9900 is a killer ... BB10 L-series wont be the exception

I knew it!! There was no way RIM would have launched with the Dev device as the final version. Not after how their lastest phone looks!

"I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now." - Queen

Look closely at the edge... Is that stitching?! Please god let the back be some form of perforated leather!! Soft to the touch, screams high end.... And can compete against any competition's materials who claim to be "high end".

One of the things I immediately noticed (and admired) about my first Blackberry was how the keys make you feel like holding a real berry when you slide your thumb over them. It would be nice to have the same effect on the back of the BB10 device, although in a very subtle way. Plus, the texture will provide a good grip during one-handed use.

I must be crazy I'm absolutely mesmerized by this picture... I can't stop looking !!! just awesome.

is that carbon fiber?!

I do really hope that the backdoor will be a leather, just like what we find on Bold 9000

Nokia, be afraid. Be very afraid. ahahahhahahaha. Always had faith with BBX. Cant wait to install qnx in my car.

I can hardly wait. Come on January 30th.

Did anyone notice that the light from the front of the phone is only shining at the top? I think the device on the picture is the N series and not the L series.

I don't know why RIM quotes BGR on the BlackBerry 10 landing page. I feel like they should (as we all should) treat BGR as the world treats the National Inquirer or any other trashy magazine. I'd much rather see something from CrackBerry or some other legitimate site. BGR should be dead to the BlackBerry world.

Kudos to the marketing team for finally cleaning-up the dowdy RIM/BB image. RIM webpages finally are a little more stylish and not borrrrringgg. Yet they still have the Blackberry "feel".

Now if we can just get them to stop using dinosaur artists for their promo music and videos, we'll be on the way. I hope that leaked video w/ GaGa is going to materialize for real.. :-)

http://cdn-static.zdnet.com/i/r/story/70/00/008511/e-1-620x.jpg?hash=BQx...

http://www.zdnet.com/presidential-gadgets-what-technology-does-obama-use...

So the President upgraded from an 8300 to the 8900? Why has RIM not shipped him a Bold 9900? I am certain I remember reading something about OS7 devices being approved for government use.

No wonder BB in the US gets such a bad rap :( OS5 devices? Still?

I am so disappointed in RIM...

I expected them to not reveal ANYTHING until the 30th. But this image shows how excited they truly are to release this device. Surely even more excited than us. This is the sexiest thing i have ever seen though. Neither iPhone nor Samsung can compare.

One thing RIM needs to do is that change the look and feel of current website, it's old, outdated..My gut feeling tells me that they will within next few weeks..

I don't know if I should wait for the N-series to drop or get the L. I'm accustom to the keyboard but the L-series is looking so good to me. Also, I doubt it is carbon fibre, should be leather I think?

If you take a screen cap and brighten it in your favorite photo editing tool, you will also notice the "pattern" covers the entire back but changes as a square / rectangle around the BlackBerry logo.

The bright spot on the top edge visibly glows over the back. To me, this says top mounted notification light. Perhaps they used an internal light pipe to direct some light to the front and some to the top? Perhaps it is a combination power button and notification light. After all, the notification light gives us a certain degree of 'power'.

Also it gives a clearer look on the camera / flash module, not that I was able to glean anything from it.

It definitely looks like rubber to me. The texture isn't right for carbon fibrererererer, and it isn't grainy like leather. I love how it looks like it tucks into the edge, though. Similar to the  9000, it makes it look like it has a wrapped back that is held in place by a metal band around the edge. Whatever the material, that phone is sexy!

P.S. I just hope it isn't flimsy, dull plastic like my  9810

I like the new solgan. I can't wait to see a video teaser. I hope it sends a clear message of what it's capable of and entice new customers to try BB10. The old solgan "love" blackberry and the video, I wasn't sure what they were trying to say. It sounded like a confused boy trying to decided whether he wants to keep his balls or not, or dress up as a girl. Keep in mind, I never own a smartphone or a BlackBerry for that matter and I still don't. BB10 will be my first smartphone.

Cheers!

-Once you go Black, you never go back.

I think that the surface looks more like tiny bumps in the material rather than perforations. This finish would be similar to the 'Rough Textured Frame' (RTF) that is on the Gen4 Glock handguns. ( http://us.glock.com/technology/gen4 ) Comfortable gripping surface with good retention.

You can get a more detailed, up close look at the photo on the actual BB site:

http://global.blackberry.com/blackberry-10.html

I have been eagerly awaiting the BB10, to show up, with this website the waiting will be more bearable.

Awesomesoup!!!!!!!!!
too fantastic for m y eyes!!! I'M GOING BLIND!!!!!

Haha. Oh Blackberry. Making up for a crappy OS by making a "textured" back. but hey....at least there's still the keyboard. #facepalm

I prefer some of the initial images of the blackberry 10 alpha in white. It does resemble the iphone and I think that is a good thing. Blackberry is the ORIGINAL smartphone but I do think the look of the iphone is the best out there currently. Please do not texturize the back…that would make it look like the very masculine SAMSUNG rugby model….I like the sleek back and side…you can also get a skin or cover if you want “better” grip

do I see a volume rocker and lock button lighting up..hmm... interesting.