Hasta La Gadget!

Tomorrow will be make or break for RIM as they’ll be showcasing BlackBerry 10 to the world and releasing some new BlackBerry 10 devices, which we already assume one of them will be the BlackBerry 10 Z10. Considering how many leaks have come out in regards to BlackBerry 10, we’re surprised we have yet to hear when exactly it will be available for retail. It looks as though the final piece to the BlackBerry 10 puzzle has fallen into place as we now know when it’ll be made available.

According to a Vodafone UK employee who sent an internal communication to The Verge, it looks as though we can expect for the BlackBerry 10 Z10 to be made available to order online starting tomorrow at 5PM local time in the U.K. Phones will be in-stock and ready to pick up at all Vodafone store locations starting on January 31.

So – we should now expect for BlackBerry 10 devices to officially launch in the U.K. starting Thursday, but what does that mean for the U.S.? Unfortunately, we aren’t completely sure of that at this point, although we’re hoping potential BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to get their hands on RIM’s new phones some time this week as well.

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We’re sure that there are many of you guys looking forward to picking up a Blackberry 10 Z10 smartphone for yourselves upon launch, but just how much can you expect to pay for it when it has been released? While we’re sure the price of the device might vary from carrier to carrier when bought on contract, for those who would rather not be tied down, the folks at Engadget have managed to get their hands on what looks like an inventory screenshot belonging to UK retailer, Carphone Warehouse where they have listed the Z10 for £480 off contract. What this means is that when converted, those living in the US can expect to pay around $760 for the handset which sounds about a right for a high-end flagship handset. Of course the price might be different when it arrives stateside, but since RIM has yet to reveal the official pricing, this is what we will be working with for now. What say you, is $760 too steep a price to pay for RIM’s brand new Blackberry 10 handset?

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Apple’s Siri feature has been getting quite a lot of flak from its users, although in all fairness Siri is still considered to be in “beta”. That being said, RIM is expected to include a voice assistant-like feature in Blackberry 10 and if you’re curious as to how well it handles, you might be interested in checking out the video above. Basically the video above shows RIM’s Blackberry 10 voice assistant feature go up against Siri on the iPhone 5. The video also showcases some of the hardware differences between the iPhone 5 and the Blackberry 10 Z10 device. With RIM announcing Blackberry 10 on the 30^th of January and with all the leaks we’ve seen and heard so far, we expect that there will be nothing left to surprise us once the announcement has been made, but for those who can’t wait, perhaps this video will be able to tide you over until then.

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We know that T-Mobile has expressed their support of RIM’s Blackberry 10 platform and products. While that is good news for Blackberry fans on T-Mobile’s network, the question we have to ask is when will T-Mobile actually launch a Blackberry 10 device? Thanks to the folks at TmoNews who managed to get their hands on a leaked screenshot of T-Mobile’s roadmap (alleged), it would seem that the Blackberry 10 Z1 will be released on T-Mobile’s network come 27^th of March. RIM has provided a rough timeframe of the Blackberry 10 devices launch which is set for Q1 of 2013, although back in 2012, RIM’s COO said that Blackberry 10 devices will be made available 30 days after launch, so the 27^th of March date seems to be kind of late. However given that US carriers tend to be a bit slow when it comes to pushing out updates amongst other things, we guess this isn’t surprising. Presumably this would mean that the Z10 will be available for purchase unlocked although we guess you’d still need to get a Blackberry plan with your carrier if you wish to use it. Anyway hopefully more information about the Z10’s launch and its dates will be provided shortly, so be sure to check back with us then for the details.

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It’s early January and what this means is that in a few weeks, RIM is expected to launch its Blackberry 10 operating system and its accompanying devices shortly after, one of them being the full touchscreen phone, the Z10. While we’re sure that websites such as iFixit will most likely be getting their hands on the Z10 in a teardown to discover how repairable the Z10 is, the folks at ETradeSupply have already uploaded a video in which they display some of the Z10’s innards, giving us an idea of what makes the smartphone tick. In all honesty there’s really nothing new in this video that we didn’t already know, but we guess it just goes to confirm that this is indeed the design of the Z10 for those who stubbornly refused to believe the leaks and such. In any case if you’re a fan of teardowns, you might be interested in spending the new few minutes checking out ETradeSupply’s video above of the Blackberry 10 Z10’s parts.

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