ORLANDO (Florida): Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd gave developers a glimpse at its next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphone and a set of software tools to create flashy apps to run on its new operating system, but investors were unimpressed and RIM shares tumbled.
At RIM’s annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, new CEO Thorsten Heins took centrestage to unveil a prototype of the devices RIM expects to launch later this year. The BlackBerry 10 devices will navigate with fewer keystrokes than the legacy smartphones, relying on swipe gestures and word suggestions.
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