BlackBerry 10 is finally here, will launch on Z10 and Q10 phones

BlackBerry has launched its new, long-awaited BlackBerry 10 software on a pair of phones, the touchscreen Z10 and the QWERTY keyboard-equipped Q10.

Research in Motion – which will forever now be known as BlackBerry, after a surprise rebranding announcement – has been preparing for today’s event for what seems like years, and despite some PR mishaps earlier in the day, BlackBerry 10 has finally had its official launch. Proving how seriously BlackBerry is taking BlackBerry 10, the launch event was held simultaneously in New York, London, Toronto, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta and Delhi, plus live streamed over the Internet for us all to enjoy.

Well, we say enjoy, but it took a long while to get the event going, with a little too much cheesy pre-show and hair cutting “fun” before getting on with it and showing us the phones and the software. So what have we got?

As expected, it’s two phones: The BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, the former being a touchscreen device and the latter featuring RIM’s trademark QWERTY keyboard. The Z10 has a 4.2-inch touchscreen with 356 ppi, and the chassis has a textured, curved rear panel, just like we saw in some of the early leaked pictures. The Q10 has a physical QWERTY keyboard and a glass-weave rear cover, which is said to be lighter and stronger than plastic.

According to CEO Thorsten Heins, “BlackBerry 10 is for people who have an appetite for getting things done and want to get the most out of their smartphones.” He sees the new software as a big step towards, “true mobile computing.”

The event is ongoing, and we’ll update here as more details become available.

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com