Update: The images of the BlackBerry Slider originated from BBLeaks so we wanted to update this post to give credit where credit is due…

So, the Internet’s buzzing with what could be the first live pictures of the BlackBerry Slider, possibly the BlackBerry Storm3, and the big question that everyone is asking…  “Are these pictures fake.”  I’m not a Photoshop expert and can’t really tell just by looking at the pictures, however, I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why a BlackBerry with a touchscreen would also need a track pad.  These first live pics of the BlackBerry Slider, Storm3, or whatever this device will be call just isn’t passing the gut test…

It’s looking like my gut feel may be wrong. CrackBerry is reporting that not only is this real, but, is probably what the BlackBerry Slider that gets released will look like… I still am not sure why it needs a trackpad.  Actually, I am starting to get it