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We’re still a few days away from BB10’s genuine debut, but RIM’s decided to press on early with its app store changes. Starting with the webstore front (which is rolling out in the next 24 hours, depending on your territory) then moving on to the PlayBook and existing BlackBerry phones, the renamed BlackBerry World store will also offer up access to videos and music — RIM reckons it’ll be your “one-stop shop” for mobile entertainment, but those channels aren’t live just yet. Test out the store’s new offerings at the source link to the right.

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Source: RIM, Blackberry World

What’s better than a non-functional prototype? One that actually works, of course. The Gadget Masters have apparently been spending time with a pre-production version of RIM’s upcoming Z10 smartphone, and plundered its camera app in the process. The ensuing video (after the break) didn’t reveal any new features, but carries the novelty of actually manipulating an image with the app’s tools. After snapping a picture of the carpet (daring!), our host leads us through a few filters, mentioning the app’s ability to crop and transform images. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s good to see a fully functional version of the app. After all, Thorsten Heins’ big event is just around the corner.

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Source: The Gadget Masters

Crackberry claims to have gotten hold of an official Rogers BB 10 training manual that may or may not add to your anticipation of January 30th. The leak is a Powerpoint slideshow that apparently contains screenshots from an online course for sales people — so there’s been at least one twist in its journey before it reached us, and that’s reason in itself to be a bit cautious. Nevertheless, the document repeats familiar claims from RIM about its new flagship smartphone having “best in class” HTML 5 browser compatibility and performance. It also highlights the promise of 70,000 QNX apps in the re-named BlackBerry World, although we don’t know how many of those are totally new, ported or perhaps cross-compatible with older QNX devices. Finally, a few more specs are detailed in the hope of enticing tech-minded shoppers, with reference to a Snapdragon S4 processor, a 1,800mAh battery and a 356 pixel density that tallies with what we’ve already seen of the 4.2-inch 720p screen. Check out the full pitch at the source links below.

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Source: MediaFire, CrackBerry

Ah, there you are, Sprint — didn’t speak up at first. Following confirmations by US carriers, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T that they’d be carrying BlackBerry 10 devices this year, the Now Network has joined the fray. While we’ll surely find out the full details from RIM come the OS’s official kick-off on January 30th, details are currently slim. A rep for the company confirmed the news to BGR (and Engadget, for that matter) stating, “Sprint plans to bring BlackBerry 10 to our customers later this year. We will share more details soon.” Notably, Sprint is the only carrier that hasn’t committed to having devices upon the launch of the OS — of course, being the Now Network doesn’t always mean being first.

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The new BlackBerry 10 looks very good. It may be too late to save RIM, but it’s certainly not too little. It’s loaded with great stuff. In fact, its keyboard is so terrific that I wish every manufacturer had it. Here’s why: More »