karl
January 30th, 2013, 01:43 PM
Research in Motion has confirmed the launch of two new handsets running its new BB10 operating system.
The two much-rumoured devices will be the first to run the company’s new operating system, and will be accompanied by the firm officially changing its name from Research in Motion to BlackBerry.
The Z10 is a touchscreen device, while the Q10 retains the famous keyboard that has built much of BlackBerry’s growth. At the heart of both of the devices is a new operating system, called BlackBerry 10, that combines a work persona with a personal mobile into a single device. The idea is that while a single interface allows users to see, say, your work and your home calendar, in fact the two separate things are completely segregated. If you select work, the photos you take with the BB10 camera are stored in a different place to those you take with it in personal mode. As one BlackBerry executive put it, “If you get fired, you don’t want the boss to delete all the photos you took of your kids”.
BB10 also combines all emails, social networks, messages and other communications into a single inbox. The idea is that ‘BlackBerry people are those who want to simply get stuff done’, the company says. With a system called ‘Peek and flow’ users are always able to see all their messages with a single swipe of the thumb, the company claims.
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/9837862/BlackBerry-10-BlackBerry-launches-Z10-and-Q10-handsets.html
The two much-rumoured devices will be the first to run the company’s new operating system, and will be accompanied by the firm officially changing its name from Research in Motion to BlackBerry.
The Z10 is a touchscreen device, while the Q10 retains the famous keyboard that has built much of BlackBerry’s growth. At the heart of both of the devices is a new operating system, called BlackBerry 10, that combines a work persona with a personal mobile into a single device. The idea is that while a single interface allows users to see, say, your work and your home calendar, in fact the two separate things are completely segregated. If you select work, the photos you take with the BB10 camera are stored in a different place to those you take with it in personal mode. As one BlackBerry executive put it, “If you get fired, you don’t want the boss to delete all the photos you took of your kids”.
BB10 also combines all emails, social networks, messages and other communications into a single inbox. The idea is that ‘BlackBerry people are those who want to simply get stuff done’, the company says. With a system called ‘Peek and flow’ users are always able to see all their messages with a single swipe of the thumb, the company claims.
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/9837862/BlackBerry-10-BlackBerry-launches-Z10-and-Q10-handsets.html