The first peek at new BlackBerry London

Technology blog The Verge have come up with pictures and specifications of what is believed to be a new sleek-looking BlackBerry device.

BlackBerry’s parent company, RIM, is releasing a new phone called BlackBerry London.

The design of the touchscreen device - which has been dubbed the BlackBerry London - is a far cry from Research In Motion’s (RIM) iconic BlackBerry candybar handsets.

The device is set to be the first BlackBerry smartphone with RIM’s new operating system, BBX slated to be in markets in 2012.

The Verge reports that BlackBerry London is “thinner than the iPhone 4”. "It’s more square/boxed than round/shaped."

Allegedly is equipped with a TI OMAP dual-core CPU clocked to 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 2-megapixel front-facing shooter.

If the leaked image is correct, the BlackBerry London will be the first of its kind running BBX.