While the Dev Alpha borrowed heavily from the PlayBook's design, ahem, playbook, the B looks unlike any other BlackBerry.

ENGADGET: BlackBerry's new Dev Alpha B handset runs BB10, we go hands-on

But now we can confirm that candybar slab does indeed pack specs quite similar to that of the Dev Alpha unit that preceded it.

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We're hoping to spend some more time with both BB10 and the Dev Alpha B while we're here at BlackBerry Jam Americas, so stay tuned for more.

ENGADGET: BlackBerry's new Dev Alpha B handset runs BB10, we go hands-on

Like its elder, the original Dev Alpha, the B has a top notch 1280x768 display on its front with good color saturation and viewing angles, but that screen is where the similarities stop.

ENGADGET: BlackBerry's new Dev Alpha B handset runs BB10, we go hands-on

As for the Dev Alpha B's performance?

ENGADGET: BlackBerry's new Dev Alpha B handset runs BB10, we go hands-on

Separately, CrackBerry has heard the same from its sources, along with word that more internal employees are becoming a part of the beta test group (already plugging away since May on alpha dev units like the one shown above) as well.

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And with Dev Box, Sandbox offers a way for student programmers to get paid to make alpha products for teams that cant find technical talent.

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