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We heard earlier this morning BlackBerry announced its BlackBerry Q10 will cost $249 with a two-year agreement in the U.S., which we’re sure many of you were probably not expecting considering the BlackBerry Z10 was made available for just $199. One of the first U.S. carriers to finally speak out about the BlackBerry Q10′s availability is T-Mobile, although the information they’re sharing is extremely limited.

T-Mobile didn’t announce how much the BlackBerry Q10 will cost on its network, nor did it announce a release date for the device. Instead, the company sent out a message saying it would start allowing its business customers to “register” for the BlackBerry Q10 on April 29. We’re not sure if that means that is when pre-orders will become available or if T-Mobile business customers could simply sign up to learn more about the BlackBerry Q10′s availability, but we guess it’s a start. (more…)

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The road to release for the BlackBerry Q10 has certainly been a long one as it was introduced alongside the Z10 back in January, but BlackBerry has since stayed pretty tight-lipped in regards to the device. A release in Canada was first said to be expected in the “coming weeks“ earlier this month with a rumor circulating possibly having the Q10 release on April 30. It looks like that rumored release date was pretty close as BlackBerry has announced they’ll be releasing the BlackBerry Q10 starting a day later, on May 1.

Bell, Rogers and Telus will have the BlackBerry Q10 available for C$199 with a three-year contract and are currently accepting pre-orders, while smaller wireless networks like Fido, Koodo, Sasktel and Virgin Mobile will also have the device. As of now, there’s no word as to when the U.S. market will be getting their dose of BlackBerry Q10 goodness, but hopefully its release in Canada means we’re closer to its actual release.

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While the official release of the BlackBerry Q10 has still not been confirmed for any USA-based mobile carriers, the UK-based Vodafone has made it clear that April 26th will be the day they begin having the device in-stock. The BlackBerry Q10 is the physical QWERTY keyboard-toting hero phone for BlackBerry 10, the company’s newest operating system release. You’ll also find the BlackBerry Z10 already available across the world – that being the full-touch hero for BlackBerry 10.

With the BlackBerry Q10 you’ll be seeing pre-orders beginning from today at Vodafone – grab one if you’re living in the United Kingdom only! If you do want one and live inside the UK, you’re in luck: Vodafone has promised that this device is one of the first to have the built-in ability to work with the 4G LTE networks appearing soon throughout the region!

Here in the USA we’re expecting this device to also appear with 4G LTE capabilities built-in as the device will be appearing on several networks with 4G LTE as a standard feature on all smartphones. The BlackBerry Q10 is also a device we’ve had some hands-on time with – have a peek at our BlackBerry Q10 hands-on experience right this minute, or stick around for the preview video here:

This BlackBerry Q10 device is working with a 3.1-inch touchscreen with 330 PPI resolution and Super AMOLED technology. Below this display you’ll find the device’s full physical QWERTY keyboard and a full rounded-edged body that’ll have BlackBerry addicts screeching for joy. Keep your eyes peeled for more BlackBerry Q10 action in the near future right here on SlashGear!

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BlackBerry Q10 release set for April 26th in UK is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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BlackBerry has officially responded to certain stories that started circulating today regarding the Z10. As per these stories, the Z10 launch in U.S. wasn’t off to a very good start, rather it was so bad that Z10 return rates were very high. One analyst was quoted as saying that “returns were exceeding sales,” while Z10 sales at carrier stores were said to have significantly dropped by another analyst. In its statement BlackBerry says that these reports are “absolutely false” and that there aren’t “abnormally high” return rates of the Z10.

The company says that its data shows that return rates for its latest flagship device, in the U.S. and other markets, are better than what they had expected. They also say that the rates are consistent with those for other premium smartphones in the market. Stories such as these have always caused BBRY shares to dip, besides that it isn’t exactly good publicity. BlackBerry needs these devices to succeed, with the Q10 scheduled to come out later this month, they’ll have another offering for prospective customers. Perhaps the company does have an image problem in the U.S.,  considering that according to a survey almost 83% of the people did not know BlackBerry 10 had launched.

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The results of a recent poll commissioned by research firm MKM Partners found 83 percent of people weren’t aware BlackBerry launched its BlackBerry 10 platform in the U.S. The results of the same poll found 6 percent of those questions said they would make their next phone a BlackBerry device. Seeing how all bad things come in threes, we’re not completely surprised to hearth results of another poll shedding some negative light on BlackBerry.

According to research firm Raymond James, who conducted a survey based on the intent of suture smartphone shoppers, those questions revealed which kind of smartphone devices they absolutely wouldn’t buy in the near future. 19.7 percent of poll takers said they wouldn’t buy an iPhone, while 31.3 percent said Android wasn’t the choice for them. The last smartphone brand, BlackBerry, received the worst results as 71.4 percent said they wouldn’t be buying a BlackBerry device. (more…)

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