The good news for all BlackBerry lovers is that CrackBerry seems to have it on authority that the phone which is displaying here is an early Magnum prototype, has been scrapped in favor of something better, the “Dakota,” a stealthy tribute to diehard BlackBerry user Dakota Fanning.
Both devices are centered on the concept that you would have a traditional Bold-style keyboard down below, a touchscreen up top and scrap the trackball / optical pad altogether that is a new concept for RIM.
Differences between the Dakota and Magnum are a little hazier, but one change which is notable is apparently a move to liquid lens tech for the camera; considering how much these guys innovated or over-innovated with SurePress. A tendency of is to leak like an old faucet, so I am sure it won’t be long until we get more intel on these bad boys.
