Render of BlackBerry Q30/Windemere smartphone shows a best of both worlds device

BlackBerry's Z30 is an accomplished smartphone that has power and functionality as well as substantial innovation to set it apart from the other flagship devices. It is one of the best 5-inch devices that you can actually use with one hand and now that it can run Android apps, it is also one of the more dynamic smartphone choices out there. There's been some talk about the Q30, which takes the best parts of the Z30 and the keyboard of the Q10. The rendering above gives us an idea of what this device could look like and it is quite elegant, specially for users that are hankering for another QWERTY enabled BlackBerry and possibly a larger one.

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BlackBerry 10 is ready to compete in the mobile industry

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

TORONTO: The wait is over. BlackBerry 10 is here and we now have four competing platforms in the mobile marketplace. With BlackBerry 10, the newly renamed BlackBerry (or, the company formerly known as RIM) is aiming for third place behind the more popular Android and iOS devices and ecosystems. Here's what they showed off at their product launch.

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Photos of upcoming BlackBerry X10 QWERTY smartphone leak

Photo from N4BB.com

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Anyone wondering what the new QWERTY and touch-enabled BlackBerry 10 device will look like when it launches next year can now get a better idea thanks to some leaked photographs from N4BB.com.

Called the X10 or BlackBerry N-Series , the device integrates a version of the iconic BlackBerry Bold keyboard complete with the metal frets in between rows. A large touchscreen seems to feature a front-facing camera. QWERTY keyboard-loving users whose current devices are on their last legs can take comfort in the fact that RIM did not stray too far away from what they are used to. All will be revealed January 30th.

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Are these RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones?

One of the biggest questions that RIM watchers have asked is whether there will be a QWERTY keyboard BB10 smartphone and the answer from RIM has always been yes even if they showed off the new OS on a multi-touch smartphone, the Dev Alpha device.

The image above, a screenshot from a video (Update: Original Vimeo video has been taken down) shows both an multi-touch display BlackBerry and a QWERTY keyboard and a large touchscreen smartphone that's similar to the BlackBerry Bold. There's no telling if this is final hardware but whatever will be released in 2013 will likely look very similar. These devices represent the L Series (full touchscreen) which will come to market first, while the N series the anticipated BlackBerry 10 phone that features a full qwerty keyboard and familiar styling.

Update on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 9:46PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The video was asked to be taken down by AMV BBDO which is BlackBerry's Creative Agency.