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BlackBerry 10 U.S. Availability

Donny Halliwell — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:38:47 +0000

We’re here in New York City getting ready to launch BlackBerry 10 in the United States. Tonight we’re celebrating the launch at the BlackBerry Experience event, where we have some amazing acts lined up. Last week, we held a contest on Twitter asking you for your favorite BlackBerry features and stories. Winners have been contacted and we’re all set to party! Be sure to stay tuned to Inside BlackBerry for full coverage.

Your 1st chance to win tix to #BlackBerry10 NYC event is just moments away! 9 winners per challenge. blck.by/XcI69J US&CAN ^MM

— BlackBerry (@BlackBerry) March 15, 2013

The BlackBerry Z10 will arrive in the United States over the coming days. See below for details on carrier availability.

AT&T

Presales began on March 12th; reserve your device on the pre-registration page today!
Devices will be available for purchase (in stores and online) on March 22nd

Verizon

Presales began on March 14th; go ahead and preorder your BlackBerry Z10 from Verizon now!
Devices will be available for purchase (in stores and online) on March 28th

T-Mobile

Presales began on March 15th; go ahead and reserve your T-Mobile BlackBerry Z10 anytime!
Devices will be available for purchase (in stores and online) on March 27th

Thanks to everyone for sharing your BlackBerry 10 enthusiasm and excitement. We can’t wait to hear what you all think about the BlackBerry Z10.

BlackBerry 10 Hands-on Demo Impresses at New York Times DealBook Conference [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:13 +0000

Last week we attended the New York Times DealBook: Opportunities for Tomorrow Conference. With BlackBerry as a founding conference sponsor, Frank Boulben, CMO for BlackBerry, and Vivek Bhardwaj provided an exclusive preview of BlackBerry 10 to some of the most insightful financial, business and economic thought leaders. The hands-on demo focused on the BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Balance and BlackBerry 10 Keyboard. After the demo, the room was abuzz with folks eager to get their hands on BlackBerry 10. I caught up with a few of the attendees to capture their initial reactions to the demo. Here’s what they thought:

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I talked with Vivek afterward, and we both agreed that one of our favorite moments was when an attendee thought he was demoing on a QWERTY device, and he had to hold it up and show the audience that it was a full touch model. “It goes to show the effort we’ve taken to make sure the keyboard on BlackBerry 10 feels like a BlackBerry keyboard,” he said.

While the panel discussions inside the conference were largely geared towards the post-election outlook for the economy, the audience definitely left with a strong sense of where BlackBerry is heading in just a few short weeks.

From what you’ve seen of BlackBerry 10, what are your thoughts on the demos? Let us know in the comments.

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BlackBerry 10 Keyboard – Vivek Bhardwaj Gives us the Scoop [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:00:06 +0000

It’s no secret that BlackBerry fans love their keyboards, and for BlackBerry 10 we wanted to make sure that the typing experience is unmatched. Who better to show us around the keyboard than Vivek Bhardwaj, our Head of Software Portfolio and demo man extraordinaire!

He explained that we not only wanted to design the keyboard to be BlackBerry visually, but also to show the thought we’ve put into innovations in touch screen typing. At BlackBerry Jam Americas he told me that his favorite feature was the ability to switch between languages. Now, he’s got a new favorite – the spacebar. We’ll let him explain:

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Basically, if you miss hitting the spacebar as you type, the keyboard is designed to recognize that and automatically add spaces between your words when you hit it next. This allows you to keep your train of thought and keep typing without having to go back and add spaces. Typing without interruption? Count me in.

And for those of you who love a physical keyboard, we’ll have both full touch and QWERTY models for BlackBerry 10. Let us know what you think of the BlackBerry 10 keyboard below – are you going to go QWERTY or full touch?