It seems almost every day now that a new Canadian retailer joins the growing list of places to preorder a new BlackBerry 10 device. The Mobile Shop (a cellphone store located in Loblaws locations) has joined the list and will now allow for BlackBerry 10 preorders as well. The details are still sparse on price points for the device however. The internal document from The Mobile Shop states that you will be able to put down a small fee to complete a preorder. I know i’m ready with a preorder, who else from the CrackBerry Nation is already on the list? Chime in with a comment below.
Source: MobileSyrup
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