BlackBerry Z10 US Launch Event Happening March 21st!
It seems like having the global launch event for BlackBerry 10 in NYC was just a taste of the US launch. BlackBerry is coming back for round 2 with the US BlackBerry 10 launch event on March 21st in the evening. They will be having some awesome artists there for entertainment and it is…
BlackBerry Puts Out Promo Video with Mercedes AMG Petronas Partner
BlackBerry has made an interesting partnership with F1 Mercedes AMG Petronas for BlackBerry 10. They are using the BlackBerry Z10 for innovative projects and the partnership is just starting with plans for the seasons 19 races. They put out another promo video for the partnership along with showing off the BlackBerry branding on the…
Official: Verizon BlackBerry Z10 Preorders Open Tomorrow – Launches March 28th
Verizon has just made the BlackBerry Z10 launch dates official. They updated their press release stating that the BlackBerry Z10 will be available for preordering starting March 14th at 8AM ET on www.verizonwireless.com/blackberryz10. The phone will actually be in stores starting March 28th and will come in both white and black variants for $199 with…
BlackBerry Z10 Awarded Red Dot Award for Product Design
BlackBerry 10 just took home another award with the Red Dot: Product Design 2013 prize. They convinced the 37 member jury of design experts that they deserved the BlackBerry Z10 from the 4,662 entries in 19 categories. Check out the details below or at www.red-dot.de: The BlackBerry Z10 is Awarded for High Design Quality in…
BlackBerry Partner Purchases 1 Million BlackBerry 10 Smartphones
That is a huge sign of support for BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry just announced that one of their unnamed partners has placed an order for 1 million BlackBerry 10 smartphones with shipments starting immediately. BlackBerry makes a point of stating that “This order marks the largest ever single purchase order in BlackBerry’s history.” BlackBerrys EVP…
WhatsApp Messenger Launches for BlackBerry 10 – Available Now!
BlackBerry just announced that WhatsApp Messenger is available now for BlackBerry 10. The app looks great and is a native app instead of the Android port we feared. It packs instant push notifications so it works even when your screen is locked. It also ties into BlackBerry contacts app so you have instant integration. Let…
BlackBerry Parts Suppliers Reporting “Significant Surge in Orders”
I am not usually one who likes to repeat analyst statements but this one was a bit different. Barrons is reporting that analyst Paul Peterson of BlueFin sent out a note that it “appears that management is confident that the BB10 launches will be an unqualified success.” They are basing this on a reports from…
More BlackBerry Z10 Device Model Differences (STL-100-X)
We wrote up a piece earlier today about the four different BlackBerry Z10 models and it turns out I left some details off the list. There are some other differences between the device models including their processor and slight weight differences beyond just the cellular frequencies. Here is an updated list with more detail….