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Five reasons why the BlackBerry Q10's battery life will be Mind Blowing
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Five reasons why the BlackBerry Q10's battery life will be Mind Blowing

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 15 Mar 2013 7:48 pm
By all accounts, both directly from BlackBerry and third party sources, sales of the full touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 are off to a better-than-anticipated start. Prior to launch, there was much speculation that initial sales would largely be from existing BlackBerry users upgrading to BlackBerry 10 phones, but several reports suggest that upwards of 50% of Z10 sales to date have come via Android...
New BlackBerry Q10 photos show off two different battery doors
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New BlackBerry Q10 photos show off two different battery doors

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 Mar 2013 1:42 pm
Last week we got a glimpse of a rubberized battery door on the BlackBerry Q10 and now some more images have surfaced thanks to Twitter user @1337group. The images show off two different Q10s - one with the rubberized battery door and the other with the woven battery door that we expect to be on retail devices. We're still not 100% sure what the deal is with the rubberized door, but the more we...
T-Mobile stays subtle with BlackBerry Z10 branding
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T-Mobile stays subtle with BlackBerry Z10 branding

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 Mar 2013 12:30 pm
T-Mobile is following along the lines of AT&T and keeping their BlackBerry Z10 branding low-key. While we don't have an official release date for the BlackBerry Z10 on T-mo just yet (though business customers can already get the device) here we get a decent look at the retail packaging as well as their carrier branding. Unlike the obnoxious logos on the front and back of the Verizon model,...
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A closer look at the BlackBerry Experience UK Tour

Posted by DJ Reyes on 15 Mar 2013 12:28 pm
In the UK, BlackBerry decided to take the BlackBerry Experience on the road to make more people aware of their newest device, the BlackBerry Z10. Since late February 2013, the BlackBerry Experience has been going around the major cities giving potential customers a taste of what BlackBerry 10 can give. It will drop by the larger cities in the UK, taking place within shopping malls. In the...
BlackBerry advertising awareness on the rise, iPhone dipping
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BlackBerry advertising awareness on the rise, iPhone dipping

Posted by Simon Sage on 14 Mar 2013 12:10 pm
Recent research by YouGov shows that awareness of BlackBerry's advertising efforts in the U.S. have jumped from 6% in the middle of January to 21% by the end of February. 34% of existing BlackBerry owners that were looking to get a new handset in the next six months were going to stick with BlackBerry. 17% said they were going to switch to iPhone and 31% said they were going to switch to a...
Verizon BlackBerry Z10 preorder now available
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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 preorder now available

Posted by Adam Zeis on 14 Mar 2013 8:02 am
Deploy! Deploy! Verizon users wanting to preorder a BlackBerry Z10 can now do so online. The Z10 is available from Verizon in both white and black for $199 on a 2-year contract. It's noted that devices will ship by March 28th - so in just a few short weeks you could be the proud owner of a new BlackBerry Z10. If you're still on the fence about which color to get, remember that white is a Verizon...
Supply chain checks tell BlueFin that BlackBerry Z10 is on fire
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Supply chain checks tell BlueFin that BlackBerry Z10 is on fire

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 13 Mar 2013 4:51 pm
Earlier this morning Barons Blog posted a story referencing some research by independent equity research firm, BlueFin Research Partners.  The news is positive for BlackBerry. As reported by Barons, BlueFin says it “appears that management is confident that the BlackBerry 10 launches will be an unqualified success” based on supply chain checks.  Apparently there has been a “significant surge in...
BlackBerry Z10 claims Red Dot Award for Product Design 2013
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BlackBerry Z10 claims Red Dot Award for Product Design 2013

Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Mar 2013 4:28 pm
As if all the other BlackBerry related news wasn't enough to get excited over, there is a another piece of great news coming out of Waterloo today. Each year products are submitted to win the Red Dot Award in over 19 different categories and this years entries reached nearly 5,000. From that list of entries, the jury of 37 members pick the best of the best in each category and this year, the...
Verizon BlackBerry Z10 available March 28th - Pre-orders begin tomorrow
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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 available March 28th - Pre-orders begin tomorrow

Posted by Adam Zeis on 13 Mar 2013 3:33 pm
For all the Verizon users who thought they were getting left out, Big Red has finally announced that the BlackBerry Z10 will be available in stores and online on March 28th. Pre-orders for the device in both black and white (with white being a Verizon exclusive) will begin tomorrow at 8am. As posted on Verizon's site: The BlackBerry Z10 will be available for pre-order starting March 14 at 8am...
BlackBerry Partner Purchases One Million BlackBerry 10 Smartphones
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BlackBerry Partner Purchases One Million BlackBerry 10 Smartphones

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 13 Mar 2013 3:26 pm
Holy shizzle pizzle, I think my mind has been blown once again. BlackBerry just issued a press release stating that one of its established partners is purchasing ONE MILLION BlackBerry 10 Smartphones, with shipments starting immediately.  I know what you're thinking.. it was probably me. But I swear, it wasn't. :) Keep reading for the press release below. We'll follow up with more on this soon...

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