Research in Motion (RIM) has finally come up with some heartening news for its loyal BlackBerry consumers. The next batch of BlackBerry smartphones will be capable of running Android apps with the help of an amicable partnership between RIM and Google.
The new operating system will not only be efficiently running Android apps, it will also be capable of running nearly 250,000 other mobile phone apps.Prior to this, RIM had worked with Google to provide Android app player for its flagship device, the BlackBerry Playbook.
The all new version of BlackBerry mobile OS is known as QNX and is a result of a complete transformation of the standard BlackBerry interface. The QNX operating system promises to be a praiseworthy upgrade from RIM researchers, being presented with a clean look, intuitive design and great multitasking options. The QNX operating system has been given a total overhaul to compete with the more popular Android devices and iPhones. The interface is very user friendly and self explanatory. It can support not only Android apps, but also numerous other useful mobile apps, making it quite appealing to BlackBerry fans.
The new Blackberry smart phones may just be what RIM wanted, to boost up its sagging sales, as it helplessly lost ground to iPhone and Android devices. In fact, analysts say this could be the last chance for BlackBerry to come back with a bang and get back its market shares. It was just a few years ago that Blackberry was the undisputed leader in the world of smart phones. After the advent of the free and open source Android operating system, many mobiles are now available at cheaper rates, thereby cutting into the BlackBerry market.
The QNX powered BlackBerry smartphones are likely to hit the markets early in 2012 and everyone is waiting with bated breath to see whether BlackBerry smartphones will garner fidelity with the same fervor as they used to a few years ago. The ability to run hundreds of Android applications is certainly the right way to compete with the rest of the mobile world.
According to the firm, RIM will add access to Android apps by switching most of their new phones to the new QNX operating system. Their earlier versions of 8300, 8600 and 8520 were already recorded running ShopSavvy. This means that since BlackBerry OS can support JVM or Java Virtual machine, it would not be too difficult for scientists to come up with a platform that could support android apps. The QNX operating system is a culmination of all efforts in this direction and it seems to be a promising start in the right direction.
Conclusion:
Even though critics feel that it may be too little, too late, the running of Android apps on your BlackBerry smartphones is definitely welcome news to those who have been using this device for the past decade and want to express their solidarity towards their favorite BlackBerry phones. Come 2012, and you shall be treated with the all new BlackBerry devices running on the new QNX operating system that will efficiently run thousands of Android apps.
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