BlackBerry Z10 teardown reveals similarities to Samsung Galaxy S3

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

UBM TechInsights took a knife and spudger to the shiny new BlackBerry Z10 to find out just what makes the new BB10 flagship smartphone tick. Their findings show that the Z10 has a lot in common with Samsung's flagship smartphone the Galaxy S3.

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12,000 limited edition red BlackBerry Z10's going to developers

BlackBerry is giving its loyal developers some love with limited edition BlackBerry Z10's in red. The company is gifting 12,000 of its devs with the rare, red smartphone when they submit their BlackBerry 10 apps before February 28th. They will also need to turn-in their Dev Alpha devices to get the red Z10's.

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SlideShow: North American BlackBerry Z10 launch in Toronto

Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was in Toronto to launch the new BlackBerry Z10 in North America at a Rogers store in downtown Toronto. 20 Rogers customers who pre-ordered the BlackBerry Z10 (even before knowing anything about the new BB10 device) were on hand to be the first customers to sign up for their new devices. Other highlights include the appearance of the white BlackBerry Z10, spotting a BlackBerry 10 van with RIM rims and some of the $35 accessory cases for the Z10.

Review: BlackBerry Z10

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After a long wait and pent-up expectations, BlackBerry's new flagship smartphone arrives with a solid new and modern mobile operating system. The BlackBerry Z10, which is coming to Canadian carriers on February 5, is the nexus of BlackBerry's plan to be the one device for work and for personal use. Here's my take on the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. I'll be reviewing BlackBerry 10 OS separately in a few weeks.

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