There has been a lot of conjecture regarding when exactly, RIM will launch its next generation platform. BlackBerry watchers, n4bb.com, is reporting that BlackBerry could launch its next generation devices as soon as August. We already have heard that the first BB 10 device will be an all-touch device, but it looks like BlackBerry might end up launching two series – L and N, with the L series having an all-touch design and the N having the traditional BlackBerry keyboard, in the vein of the current Bold series of smartphones.

According to the report, the L-series will hit the market first by September, this year itself, while the N-series is reportedly on track for a Q1 2013 release.

As far as technical specifications are concerned n4bb.com is reporting that the L-series will be similar to the BlackBerry 10 dev alpha, which was handed to developers at BlackBerry World and will have a resolution of 1280×768 pixels with a pixel density of 356 pixels per inch.

The N-series, on the other hand, will feature a smaller OLED display with an odd resolution of 720×720 pixels and a total pixel count of 330 pixels per inch. It will also have a physical QWERTY keypad.

To be honest, we would be quite surprised if the first BB 10 smartphones are launched by September though it will be good for RIM as it is running out of time, money and options. RIM will be announcing its latest quarterly earnings later this week.

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The boys from N4BB.Com are reporting that Research in Motion (RIM) is going to pull all the stops in 2012 to revive is struggling BlackBerry brand. RIM is planning multiple device launches in 2012 including a 10-inch PlayBook in December, a new 7-inch PlayBook in April, a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone in September, and two new models in its budget Curve series, according to a product roadmap the site has accessed. Apart from these devices RIM will launch the next generation PlayBook 2.0 software in late February, its Mobile Fusion in April and a PlayBook Admin service in the summer of 2012. Additionally the new 10-inch PlayBook will also boast of an LTE chipset, alongside the new BlackBerry 10 smartphone. The new 7-inch PlayBook, however, will not have LTE connectivity.

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While Research In Motion just recently announced its new BlackBerry 7 device lineup — including the fantastic BlackBerry Bold 9900 — we all know that the real-deal smartphones are still in the oven. What everyone is waiting on from RIM is the company’s QNX-based devices, which we hope will make RIM competitive in the smartphone industry once again. BGR has learned exclusive details surrounding the first QNX smartphone RIM intends to release, which is codenamed the BlackBerry Colt, and it looks like there are already going to be some compromises the company will have to make in order to launch the smartphone on schedule. Hit the break for all the details we have so far.

RIM has always touted the superior battery life of its mobile devices, and this has forced the vendor to be one of the last to adopt various technologies, from full-color screens to fast 1+ GHz processors. In a time where we’re close to seeing quad-core CPUs in mobile devices, RIM is launching single core devices with a promise of dual-core processors coming to its future QNX smartphones. The information we have received suggests that the first QNX device out of Research In Motion will be powered by a single-core processor, however, rather than a speedier multi-core chipset. It’s entirely possible that it could change ahead of the device’s release, our source said, but the internal testing going on right now is with a single-core chip.

One of the reasons that the BlackBerry PlayBook launched without native email is that RIM has had to rewrite its BES code in order for it to support the new operating system, and this has proven to be extremely difficult. We have been told that RIM is working on a QNX-specific BlackBerry Enterprise Server, but that the first QNX smartphone will launch without support for current BES versions. The kicker? If companies want to use Microsoft Exchange email on the device, they will actually have to use Microsoft ActiveSync, which the phone will support out of the box.

RIM is currently aiming to release the BlackBerry Colt  some time in the first quarter of 2012, obviously depending on how internal testing goes. We’re told that the Software Verification team inside of RIM is already well into the testing process with this device, so our fingers are crossed for a timely release.

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