While no one can confirm anything, multiple sources are reporting that the device shown above is a new BlackBerry smartphone – that is a slider.

Again, no one really knows what this could be. It could just be a a prototype RIM device that will never make it to product. Other believe that this could be the next-generation BlackBerry Storm. And some others believe this is just a CrackBerry, which is a device that looks and feels like a BlackBerry, but is not a genuine RIM product.

We’ll keep you posted if anything new shows up about this photo.