Video: North American BlackBerry launch with Rogers

Here's video from today's BlackBerry 10 North American launch event in downtown Toronto with Thorsten Heins of BlackBerry and Nadir Mohamed from Rogers Communications. The launch took place early morning in downtown Toronto with Heins and Nadir reminiscing about the long and history shared by BlackBerry and Rogers. Heins was asked why the BlackBerry Z10 wasn't rolling out to US carriers simultaneously and he stated that the delay is on the carrier side and that BlackBerry wanted a more comprehensive North American launch.

SlideShow: Canon's PowerShot N camera at CES 2013

Photos by Alex Davies

Canon's PowerShot N is a small point and shoot camera designed to compete with the rising tide of smartphones that are pretty good shooters. Compact, easy to use and with a flip-out touchscreen the PowerShot N also has built-in WiFi which helps make sharing photos much easier. The Canon PowerShot N costs $300 and features a 12.1- megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor, the ability to record 1080p Full HD video and built-in Hybrid Auto and Face ID systems.

BlackBerry 10 to launch on January 30, 2013

We finally have a date for one of the most anticipated smartphone releases. The launch of Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 OS and devices will be on January 30, 2013. RIM expects to have a sizeable number of apps to get new users up and running. This is very exciting news and I am happy that RIM has committed to a date and is working towards that target. It is evident that BB10 is designed more around work and lifestyle than previous BlackBerry products so it should be interesting to see how RIM meets needs in those areas.

The promise? "BlackBerry 10 will offer a large catalog of the leading applications from across the globe and across all categories, including Games, Productivity, Social, Lifestyle and Leisure, Multimedia and Published Content, as well as applications designed for business and enterprise use." We sure hope so. Hit jump for more details from RIM's official press release.

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