RIM Unveils New Operating System to Challenge Apple, Google
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Research In Motion Ltd., looking to regain sales lost to Apple Inc. and Google Inc., unveiled a new operating system designed to help developers create applications for its PlayBook tablet computer and new smartphones.
The software, called BlackBerry BBX, bridges RIM’s current BlackBerry operating system and its newer QNX platform, co-Chief Executive Officer Mike Lazaridis said today. That should remove developer “roadblocks” and make it easier for them to build applications for RIM. Lazaridis didn’t say when the new BBX program will be available.