Jan 09
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 »
Jan 09
RIM’s BlackBerry 10 platform will feature on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA, all three US carriers have confirmed, with each of the networks publicly stating that they will be offering smartphones running the new OS. The new line-up, set to be officially revealed come January 30, with at least two new models demonstrated at the time.
“We’re hopeful its going to be a good device,” Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said at CES this week, Reuters reports. “We’ll carry it.”
AT&T, meanwhile, were slightly more cagey, though did indicate that BlackBerry 10 would be offered if only to keep them competitive among upgraders. “It’s logical to expect our current [BlackBerry] customers will have the best BlackBerry devices to choose from in the future” CMO David Christopher suggested.
As for T-Mobile USA, CEO John Legere was the most enthusiastic of the three. “We’re extremely optimistic that it’s going to be a successful product” the chief exec insisted, saying that “our business customers are extremely interested in it.”
The announcement follows similar votes of confidence in BlackBerry 10 by all of the key UK carriers last month, including confirmation that 4G models would be broadly available.
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to offer BlackBerry 10 devices is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jan 09
RIM first talked about plans for a batch of six different BlackBerry 10 devices — split evenly between QWERTY and all-touch models — last summer, but it’s been relatively mum on the matter since then, focusing more on the sole device that will launch on January 30th. It looks like that is indeed still the number the company is looking at beyond that first device (and a QWERTY model to follow), though, with CMO Frank Boulben confirming in an interview with FierceWireless that RIM is looking to release “at least” six BlackBerry 10 devices before year’s end. Those are said to cover a range of price points on the low, medium and high-end, but Boulben didn’t get much more specific than that, nor did he offer any indication as to when we can expect those other models during the year.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, RIM
Source: FierceWireless
Jan 09
[CES 2013] We’ve been talking about RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 event going on in New York City later this month as the results of the event will either make or break the company seeing how iOS and Android have become more popular than ever these days. We know we should expect the BlackBerry Z10 as well as the BlackBerry X10, but it looks like RIM won’t be stopping at releasing just two BlackBerry 10 devices.
During an interview with Fierce Wireless, CMO Frank Boulben said we should expect at least six BlackBerry 10 phones to be released in 2013, two of which will be announced at this month’s BlackBerry 10 event. The six phones will be aimed to hit at a range of price points as RIM currently has no exclusive carrier agreements for any of them at this time. Funny Boulben should say that as we caught a leak of a BlackBerry Z10 with a Verizon branding just this morning. Maybe the Verizon-branded Z10 was a dummy phone that was produced in case Verizon gave RIM a call to secure a deal for it. Or, maybe Boulben isn’t telling the whole truth with that last statement. We guess we’ll find out on January 30.
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Jan 09
This is the new BlackBerry 10, two weeks from its official release. And while visually it looks like a cross between Android and iOS—without any of the spiffiness of Windows Phone—RIM’s make-or-break operating system is surprisingly nice. Fast, with clever user interface touches, a centralized hub for all user activity and a good browser. More »
Jan 08
RIM’s subsidiary QNX has a serious thing for cars. Today, the company announced the QNX Car Platform 2.0 and an associated development platform, which is now available to auto manufacturers. Later this year, the group will also release an HTML5 SDK, which will provide specialized APIs for accessing various hardware components within a vehicle. To show off the platform, QNX partnered with Bentley to produce a concept Continental GT, which the duo unveiled today at CES. It’s said to boast smartphone integration, voice recognition and video conferencing — scary to think about that last one. In the following clip, you’ll find an overview of the development process, along with a peek of the interface and controls. Consider the Porsche 911 officially jealous.
Continue reading QNX unveils concept Bentley Continental GT alongside Car Platform 2.0
Filed under: Transportation, RIM
Via: N4BB
Jan 08
With RIM set to launch Blackberry 10 at the end of the month, unsurprisingly it seems that there are some developers who have put up their Blackberry 10 Dev Alpha device on eBay, presumably to attract fans who can’t wait for the actual release. The last time we saw such an auction it was sitting around $900, and it looks like another auction for a Dev Alpha device has popped up on eBay, although this time this particular unit is commanding more than $2,000 and with 23 bids so far with less than a day to go before the auction ends, there is a chance that the price might increase further. Like we mentioned earlier, chances are people bidding on this are hardcore fans or simply want to show off this “exclusivity”, but with Blackberry 10’s launch around the corner with its accompanying devices presumably following shortly after, do you think it’s worth paying so much for a Dev Alpha handset?
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Jan 04
RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices are becoming less and less of a mystery as they get closer and closer to the January 30 release date. This time around, a slew of parts from the BlackBerry Z10 handset have surfaced, including the LCD, touchscreen digitizer, and housings, all of which point to a 4.3-inch display.
ETrade Supply ended up getting their hands on a couple of parts, and even released a nice video for us to enjoy. Other than the 4.3-inch display, there looks to be a microSD card slot, but the SIM slot is the biggest surprise. The position of the slot varies depending on the part, which could mean that there were several design tweaks along the way.
Other than that, we’re looking at an HDMI-out port, and the whole device will be about 3/8-inch (10mm) thick. Of course, we’ve already seen leaked photos of the new phone in its entirety, so seeing the parts individually probably won’t mean anything to a lot of people, but they do confirm a couple of specs that we’ve been curious about.
Either way, we’ll have to wait patiently until January 30 to find out exactly what the Z10 will look like, and hopefully we’ll know what the deal is with the SIM slot. Of course, we’ll be there for the big BlackBerry 10 launch, so be sure to stick around if you’re curious to see what RIM has in store at the end of the month.
[via N4BB]
BlackBerry Z10 parts surface, 4.3-inch display in the mix is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jan 04
The pieces of the BlackBerry Z10 puzzle are slowly coming together — and today, that’s almost literally true. ETrade Supply has obtained what’s claimed to be the LCD, touchscreen digitizer and housings for RIM’s future flagship device. The more production-worthy components appear to fit together properly, and they hint at a mid-size smartphone with a 4.3-inch screen and a microSD card slot. The biggest surprise may be the SIM slot, whose position varies depending on the parts at hand: the incongruity could either reflect late-stage design tweaks or else variants for different networks. We’ll have to sit tight until January 30th to know what the individual elements represent when they’re part of a working device, but those who don’t mind seeing an upcoming phone in its rawest form can catch a video after the break.
Continue reading BlackBerry Z10 parts reportedly surface, include a 4.3-inch display
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, RIM
Via: N4BB
Source: ETrade Supply (1), (2)
Jan 04
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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