BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10

The first phone to run BlackBerry's new BB10 operating system.

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INTRODUCTION

BlackBerry 10 is a proprietary mobile operating system developed by BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion) for its BlackBerry line of smartphone and tablet handheld devices. It is based on QNX which was acquired by BlackBerry in April 2010. BlackBerry 10 is the third major release of a QNX based operating system, following the release of BlackBerry Tablet OS with the BlackBerry PlayBook on April 19, 2011, and BlackBerry Tablet OSversion 2.0 on February 21, 2012. BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Tablet OS have numerous technical similarities, with BlackBerry 10 providing substantial enhancements over the earlier releases.

On November 12, 2012, Heins announced a January 30, 2013 launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and the first smartphones running it. The operating system, as well as two devices, the Z10 (a full touchscreen device), and the Q10 (a device equipped with a physical keyboard), were announced simultaneously around the world on January 30, 2013. The company also announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would receive an update to BlackBerry 10 later in 2013.

USER INTERFACE

On 1 May 2012, Thorsten Heins, CEO of BlackBerry officially unveiled the BlackBerry 10 platform. The features shown off at the BlackBerry World conference included a unique platform-wide flow interface, a new intelligent keyboard, as well as a camera app which allows the user to adjust the photo or individual faces by moving through time scale to optimize picture quality. The user interface also includes the ability to run 8 "Active Frames". Active Frames are applications that are currently running within the operating system, but minimized and showing a feed of live information on the home screen. The Operating System also features the 'Hub', a list accessible from anywhere in the OS where all notifications including emails, social networking sites and text messages in one complete list.

Gestures

Gestures are largely integrated within the BlackBerry 10, featuring four main gestures for easy navigation. Quick swiping up from the bottom edge of the bezel will result in users returning to the home screen. From there, users can view and close active applications. Users can also swipe from the top edge, to bring down a quick setting shade on the home screen, or an option shade on other supported apps. Also, while using any application, the upside down J-hook (starting from the bottom of the bezel and moving upward and right) allows users to peek at any notifications or messages on the BlackBerry Hub. Finally, swiping left to right (or vice versa) scroll through the available screens.

Multi-tasking

Similar to BlackBerry Tablet OS, BlackBerry 10 OS also supports multitasking with gesture integration. Swiping up from any application brings up the running application screen, which function as an application switcher and a task manager. Users can switch through running applications by tapping on any of the apps or close them by tapping on the ‘X’ on the lower right of the app itself. Some apps also offer widget like functionality, similar to Android. Examples of this include, picture app cycling through a photo album or calendar app showing upcoming events and meetings. Most accessed apps are also view-able to users on this multitasking screen.

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HIGHLIGHTS
BLACKBERRY MESSENGER Z10 (BBM VIDEO WITH SCREEN SHARE)

There’s nothing like having a face to face conversation to show someone how you feel. Not only has this BBM Video Chat on Blackberry 10 made your conversation more personally.

Turn your BBM™ chat to a BBM™ Video1 conversation and talk face-to-face. But with screen share your friends and family can share whatever on their screen photos, websites and more. In real time, you can do the same, taking a conversation to a whole new emotional level. You can even share the view from your camera. It’s an amazing new BBM experience for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones.

CAMERA WITH TIME SHIFT MODE

With time shift on BB10 you can turn lock the clock to capture the perfect moment. With the BlackBerry 10 camera you just only need to pinpoint and adjust the elements of your pictures to get the photo you want. Time Shift mode captures milliseconds before and after your photo—so you can scroll back on the dial to open one friend’s eyes and then forward to catch your other friend smiling, before combining it all to create the perfect picture.

And with BB Story Maker (video and music stitching app) you can take your pictures to the next level by easily editing together with other photos, videos and music to create a custom movie.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD (BLACKBERRY KEYBOARD)

In BlackBerry 10 keyboard, it’s incredibly fast, responsive and accurate. With built in intelligence that dedafs on how and where you type letters predicting your next word and changing text is just so easy. It provides an effortless typing experience. It learns your writing style and suggests words to help you type faster, more accurately and with the least amount of effort. And if you tend to mistype certain letters, the keyboard will remember and subtly adjust to make sure you hit the right key.

BLACKBERRY HUB aka COMMUNICATION CENTRAL

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What if everything you needed to know on any given day is on one place? Like social updates, BBM, tweets, e-mails text. BlackBerry Hub allows you to manage all of your conversation with a simple swipe. It’s a gathering place for every message and notification you’ll see. And because you never have to close an app to get to the blackberry hub, you can flow effortlessly in and out between messages and conversation.

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ANDROID PLAYER

The Android player allows BlackBerry 10 Smarpthones to run some applications designed for the Android Operating System

APPLICATION BUNDLED

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Photos

Take great shots with the super-sharp 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection and Time Shift; LED flash, or switch to the front facing camera with 2MP and be part of the scene. Crop, enhance and apply artistic filters, then use the Story Maker app to weave those moments together and create the perfect movie.

You can display it on a big screen for all to see. Simply connect to your TV. And you can share with your social networks too just by using a few simple gestures.

OTHER APPLICATION BUNDLED:

Blackberry 10 features a number of included applications that help users perform various tasks and activities. These include Map, Photos, Security, BB Balance, Voice Control, Lock Screen, BB Browser, BlackBerry Remember, Calendar, Docs to Go, Calculator, Clock, Music, Media, Weather, and File Manager. Cloud Service Integration like Box and Dropbox are also integrated by default. In addition, BlackBerry's popular messaging service, Blackberry Messenger is included with BlackBerry 10.

APPLICATION AND MEDIA

BlackBerry® World™ now gives you access to more of what you love. Download apps, games, books, magazines and more. Plus, the new BlackBerry World storefront gives you recommendations so it's easy to find something new.

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BlackBerry Z10 Specifications:

The Z10 is the first phone to run BlackBerry's new BB10 operating system, and ditches the traditional keyboard for a fully touch-based interface. It's powered by a Snapdragon chipset, which contains a dual-core 1.5GHz Krait and Adreno 225 graphics processor.

·         Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9mm

·         Weight: 137.5g

·         Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

·         Processor: Dual-core 1.5GHz Krait

·         Graphics Core: Adreno 225

·         RAM: 2GB

·         Screen: 4.2-inch Super LCD 2 768x1280 pixels (355 ppi)

·         Storage: 16GB internal, microSD card slot

·         Camera: 8-megapixel with 1080p video recording, front-facing 2-megapixel camera with 720p video recording

·         Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band, Bluetooth v4, 4G LTE support

·         Other Features: 3.5mm headphone socket, NFC chip, Removeable battery