Comparing the BlackBerry Z30 to the Z10 and Q5

When it comes to BlackBerry devices nearing launch, they tend to go from non-existent, to "what the heck is that", to all-up-in-your-grill everywhere you look; so is the case for the yet-to-be announced BlackBerry Z30. This device is billed as the cream of the crop in terms of BlackBerry 10 products and designed/marketed to go head-to-head against the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One (I ommitted iPhone 5 for a number of reasons). Anyway, as I mentioned, this device was once but a rumour, but because of a few anxious device owners, is now the only thing to read about online, BlackBerry-wise.

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Kobo comes to BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

Blackberry Z10 and Q10 owners who are also invested in the Kobo book and social reading ecosystem can celebrate because today their world's collide, in a good way. If I remember correctly, Kobo was the only eReader platform to be made available to the BlackBerry PlayBook and continues its support for BlackBerry in BB10.  Kobo for BB10 brings the rich tapestry of features and even allows first chapter previews for thousands of select books.

Blaq for BlackBerry 10 now available for the Z10

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Blaq for the BlackBerry PlayBook is my favourite third-party Twitter application. The folks at Kisai Labs simply know how to create an application that really makes use of that OS's features. Now, they'e released Blaq for BB10 which I just downloaded for my Z10 for ($2.99).

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BlackBerry pushes for investigation from SEC and OSC on 'false return claims' by analysts

“Sales of the BlackBerry Z10 are meeting expectations and the data we have collected from our retail and carrier partners demonstrates that customers are satisfied with their devices,” says BlackBerry President and CEO Thorsten HeinsBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After successfully launching the new BlackBerry Z10 and now readying to launch the BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry is fighting hard to be competitive and sustain its comeback. So when analysts from Detwiler Fenton issued a statement yesterday claiming higher than usual return rates for the BlackBerry Z10 handsets, BlackBerry quickly refuted the claims and is now asking for a full scale inquiry from the Security and Exchange Comission as well as the Ontario Securities Commission.

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