![]() ![]() We'll update this post with all the news and specs as soon as the press conference gets underway.The BlackBerry Z10 is a well-built, sturdy phone with an exterior comprised almost entirely of plastic, aside from the slab of glass that adorns most of the front side of the device. Then again, maybe BlackBerry will announce something super fresh today. ![]() Even if the two new phones coming out today have the total package, most people won't think BlackBerry when opting for their next smartphone. ![]() The company is behind on both apps and carriers. Even if BlackBerry 10-compatible phones prove as incredible as the tech world expects, RIM will have to give consumers a lot more than a nice cellphone if it wants to gain cultural relevance again. Original Post: This morning Research in Motion will unveil new phones and its first new smartphone operating system in a year and a half, the BlackBerry 10 - an update that RIM hopes will save it from gadget doom. The Q10 looks a lot like the Bold models, but unlike those old BlackBerry phones it runs the updated new OS, meaning it works just like the Z10, but with the tactile keys. And people these days tend to like their big phone screens. But the keyboard forced BlackBerry into offering a much smaller screen than the Z10, coming in at 3.1 inches and 330PPI. The BlackBerry Q10įeatures: This one still has that beloved keyboard, to keep BlackBerry's loyal customers happy, a smart move considering those people are what has kept BlackBerry alive. But so far, the Z10 will run on AT&T and Verizon, for $200 and a very long three-year contract.Īvailability: Mid-March. It will sell for around $150 with a two-year contract. Price: $599, without a contract, suggests RIM. BlackBerry texters will no doubt be the fastest in the land. That basically removes two whole taps from a lot of words. It also allows for swiping-word deletion. It doesn't have the touch keyboard that everyone's loved for years, but the new phone has easier autocomplete function, using swiping - instead of tapping - to finish a word. Everything from Facebook to Twitter shows up there, making it really easy to use with just one hand-a big sell for the company, which won so many fans with another hand-compatible features.Įven with the Z10, BlackBerry has tried to maintain some of its longstanding dominance on, well, typing. But, unlike on an iPhone or Android phones, it's integrated into the homescreen, not just a side feature. ![]() Another big draw is the hub, which works like a notification center. The homescreen shows all the apps running at that time, not just all the apps ever. The OS has people excited, though, because of its gesture controls. The Z10 has all the standard features of phones these days, including two cameras. It's nothing too crazy, but it looks classy and sleek. On the outside, it looks a lot like the iPhone or Samsung smartphones out there, with its 4.2 inch, 356PPI screen. On the inside, it has a 1.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (microSD storage up to a 32GB card), NFC, and LTE. The once-popular messaging service now has video chat, voice calls, and screen sharing, basically making it a competitor to that whole iChat/Facetime thing that Apple has going on.įeatures: This is the company's first full-feature touch smartphone. It does not, however, have Instagram, showing it might have a problem drawing the coolest, newest apps.īBM: Another hallmark of BlackBerry got a face-lift today, too. The hardware isn't what will save BlackBerry - it needs apps and software that will lure back customers.Īpps: BlackBerry claims it already has 70,000 apps in its store, including Facebook, Skype, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Twitter, What's App, a bunch of games (like Angry Birds), and news apps. (Plus: The reviews are in, and did we mention that this event was pretty weird?) The BlackBerry 10 OS And with that new brand, BlackBerry has a new OS and gadgets to help bring the brand back to relevance in a hail-mary move to catch up with the competition. From now on the company that makes BlackBerry phones will go by BlackBerry, likely because Research in Motion had almost zero brand recognition. Before RIM CEO Thorsten Heins debuted the new gadgets in New York on Wednesday morning, he made a different kind of big announcement: RIM no longer exists. The company formerly known as Research in Motion has unveiled the BlackBerry 10 operating system and two new phones, the Q10 and Z10, that run on it. This article is from the archive of our partner. ![]()
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