At BlackBerry DevCon it was announced that the next generation platform for BlackBerry devices would be BBX but now -- come BlackBerry DevCon Asia, that has all changed once again. Now, RIM will be calling their next generation platform -- BlackBerry 10.
BBX is no more but really, it's not all that surprising considering BASIS, the company that sought out to sue RIM for trademark infringement for their use of BBX name won a restraining order against RIM to prevent them from using the name. It's a platform name -- personally, I'm more concerned with when it will be available, not with what they are naming it.
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