First off, BlackBerry start off with a name change. CEO Thorsten Heins announces a big change in the form of their name. They are no longer known as RIM but now BlackBerry.
This is what Heins said:
"From this point onwards, RIM becomes BlackBerry. This is our promise of one brand,"our employees already work for BlackBerry,so from this day on we'll be known as BlackBerry."
BB10
Next off, is the operating system (BB10) which has just been unveiled. The main hot feature of the new OS is BB Balance which allows users to create partitions between work and personal sections of their phone. Also, BB10 will be a multi-platform operating system scaling down their OS to other devices as well which can be used in the car, at home, on healthcare applications or even on tablets.
BlackBerry Hub is going to be at the heart of this new OS letting users with a swipe to the right access your messages and notifications. Similar to the old BlackBerry Messaging Service.
A new service called BlackBerry Remember is also added, your non-stop notepad.
The camera app allows you to tap anywhere in order to take a photo. Timeshift mode allows you to go backwards and forwards in time to find the best pic to suit you. The camera can also snap up your face allowing you to find your best smile or pose. You can then edit those photos directly on your phone.
BlackBerry Z10
Now, the smartphones of course which comes with a 4.2-inch screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal space. No qwerty keyboard included.
BlackBerry Q10
This one does include a full qwerty keyboard. More details to follow.
Pricing is yet to be revealed.
What else is going on in the Tech World?
- The original Wii is still outselling Wii U.
- Expect cheap smartphones from ZTE at MWC 2013.
- And, Olympus launch some new cameras.
Sourced from TechRadar.
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