As we mentioned yesterday, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis created a fair bit of buzz and excitement during his keynote address at WES 2010, both confirming and showing off a sneak peek of BlackBerry 6, the new BlackBerry UI which will debut next quarter.
Of course, news of the upcoming OS, along with some leaked screenshots, had already been doing the rounds a week ago.
The new OS promises “an all new user experience; fun and approachable, yet very powerful,” according to the firm, which has also released a video showing off some of the new features.
The key highlights, says RIM, include:
– Crisp, more immersive visuals, including new graphics, animations and transitions
– New WebKit browser; high-fidelity and very efficient, for fast, rich browsing with support for multiple sessions (i.e. tabbed browsing).
– Multi-touch support (e.g. pinch to zoom) while browsing, viewing photos, etc.
– Graphical, context-sensitive menu pop-ups.
– Redesigned core apps, plus a new media player UI.
– New Home Screen experience; multiple views based on content type (All, Favorites, Downloads, Media, etc.), universal search.
– New app for integrating RSS and social networking feeds.
You can check out the video below.
