How that will work is obviously unclear as of this moment — RIM's current method of swiping up from a key to select the next word obviously won't
work on a physical keyboard.
Not exact matches
According to sources BlackBerry is
working on bringing back the trackpad
on physical keyboard devices and other core functions that BlackBerry users have always loved.
However,
on the Torch, that jumping only
works if you are using the
physical keyboard.
TCL Communication is
working on a new BlackBerry smartphone equipped with a
physical keyboard, as suggested by a newly uncovered User Agent Profile (UAProf) from the Huizhou, China - based company detailing a device bearing the model number BBF100 - 1.
The way the entire thing
works is as follows: the fingers hit the surface just as they would do
on a
physical keyboard.
If you're planning
on using the tab for
work a
physical keyboard or stylus could be useful.
We now live in a smartphone world where far more people have experienced a touchscreen smartphone than a phone with
physical buttons and most people don't know a
keyboard can
work this way - whenever I give a demo of the KEYone to someone who is unfamiliar, swiping
on the
keyboard blows them away.
According to recent reports, BlackBerry is
working on a new smartphone featuring its iconinc
physical keyboard.
There will be no
physical QWERTY
keyboard on this thing either, although in a baffling twist BB is believed to be hard at
work on such a model too, also to be released in 2013.
Of course, it's worth noting that not all Android apps will run
on it as well as they do
on mobile devices when the feature is launched; developers might need to optimize their software to
work better with trackpads and
physical keyboards.
The Canadian company is currently
working on an Android - powered smartphone with a slide - out
physical keyboard, codenamed «Venice», and thanks to some leaked photos released over the weekend we might be getting our first good look at what the device brings to the table.
According to a report from Reuters, citing «four sources familiar with the matter», BlackBerry is
working on an Android smartphone that combines a touchscreen with a slide - out
physical keyboard.
CEO John Chen told Abu Dhabi - based The National in an interview the company is
working on two mid-range Android handsets, one with a full touchscreen and another with a
physical keyboard.