RIM says BlackBerry 10 will launch new era in mobile computing

Research In Motion is showcasing its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, saying it will launch a new era in mobile computing.

RIM chief executive Thorsten Heins says the new platform and accompanying smartphone – on schedule to be launched early next year – will almost have the processing power of a laptop.

The company’s future is riding on the success of BlackBerry 10 and its new phones after suffering two major delays that have pushed back the release date.

Heins was showing how the new operating system works at the BlackBerry Jam Americas conference in San Jose, California.

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He says it will separate a user’s personal and corporate information and both sets of information will be encrypted and fully secure.

The new BlackBerry Messenger instant text service will allow a user to type in more than one language in the same sentence.

The demonstration smartphone was being used with one hand and allowed its user to easily manipulate the touchscreen with a finger.

RIM has already lost significant market share due to delays in bringing out its new generation of BlackBerry smartphones to compete with iPhones and smartphones using Google’s Android operating system.

RIM also released a music video targeted at BlackBerry
developers. Check it out below.