At the launch event for its new mobile OS platform, Canada-based Research In Motion -- know known as BlackBerry -- launched two new handsets: the Z10 and the Q10. The BlackBerry Z10 is a touch-only smartphone with a 4.2-inch 356ppi display and a textured back panel. The Q10 is a full QWERTY keyboard equipped model with a 3-inch 720 x 720 pixel touch display and a unique 'glass-weave' back cover that's allegedly stronger and lighter than plastic. Both devices are running the BlackBerry 10, which, features, among many other innovations, real-time true multitasking with no pause and no jumping in and out of apps. The new handsets are headed for a global roll-out in the first quarter.
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- The BlackBerry Z10 features a 4.2-inch HD display with a 1280 x 768 resolution, a rear 8-MP shooter with an LED flash and support for 1080P HD video, a 2-MP web cam on the front, microSD card slot, and 4G LTE connectivity.
- The Z10 is set to be released January 31th in the UK, February 5th in Canada, and March in the United States.
- The company has used the RIM name since its inception in 1985 but is abandoning the name in hopes for a fresh start.
Other sources
The future of the company now rests squarely on RIM's next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, and the world will now get its first official glimpse at the two new smartphones that mark the start of RIM's comeback attempt.- Jonathan S. Geller, BGR
BlackBerry is really embracing the idea of models with no hardware keyboards from the get-go with BB10, and the Z10 is intended to highlight just how far the company has come since its QWERTY roots.- Stephen Schenck, Pocket Now
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