http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...991c2c-6fcf-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_story.html
Not ASAP...how about May or June? Hope people are patient.
Oops...sorry, that looks to be the US position only for some reason.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...991c2c-6fcf-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_story.html
Not ASAP...how about May or June? Hope people are patient.
Oops...sorry, that looks to be the US position only for some reason.
i suffer from fat finger disorder and the BB physical key board has always been a challenge, the bb10 intuitive system where it suggests words based on what you type is making me faster.
Its just fine, the problem i have with shortforms that are industry specific for me ie : cw/2w , the system tries to rewrite this for me. probably an over ride I haven't found yet.
Its just fine, the problem i have with shortforms that are industry specific for me ie : cw/2w , the system tries to rewrite this for me. probably an over ride I haven't found yet.
Can you verify this or just hear say?
I'm with the others above, the keyboard Q10 is calling my name.
It'll make a slick upgrade to my 9900. Modern OS (finally!), sharper and bigger screen with high PPI, big battery (bigger than Z10s) and an oh so lovely keyboard with bigger keys.
Bring it on.
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Good showing in the stores today. Plenty of little queues and interest. Too bad not enough stores were able to get full demos up and running. I had a go for quite a few mins. Flow is a little idiosyncratic but so can Android be, so one can probably get used to it.
The keyboard is fast, faster than a physical keyboard, however I don't need to look at the on screen keys when I type on the Android predictive typing any more, so my eyes only casually glance at the predictive text suggestion bar and on the sentence I am typing. The BB predictive text means you MUST look at the next key you're going to hit as the small size font of the suggestive words is also darting all over the bottom half of the screen and sometimes blocked by one's own fingers. The text suggested by Android's system is never blocked by your own fingers and doesn't require the eyes to follow one's keystrokes. However for one handed typing it works well. For two handed it is counter intuitive.
The native filing system is muuuuuuuch better than the PB QNX fiasco! Finally!
I experienced some slightly buggy swiping away from the hub into messages and back out, not sure why that was.
Over all the (recent apps page) is not a strong enough feature to trump Android, as Android provides the same feature with no limit, along with an apps page and up to 7 home screens with widgets. BB10 is closer to iPhone's OS. I couldn't seem to experience this "multitasking" BB pitches, as the "widgets" weren't exactly moving or playing in the background. It's as multi-tasking as the PB was....meaning a video will pause when you swipe out of the app. I filmed a little video on the Z10 and it would not play in the background or foreground of another app. No split screen either, or least I couldn't easily figure out how to split 2 apps on the same screen. No one I saw could figure that out, if it is even capable. Some shoppers were suggesting 4 apps could be split across the screen and actively be running, but no one could figure out how to do it.
Youtube....web portal.
Apps, couldn't test...obviously.
In the end it would probably take someone a good week of using the phone to either fall in love or hate it's guts. The PB was deceptively useful until I tried to actually use it for work and required attaching files, using web portals (instead of apps) and have it remember my log in details, etc. All those little failings made the PB unusable.
If the net speeds are as fast as a native app, and something stupid like lack of cookie retention is not a problem like with the PB, then one could probably go without a youtube or other web portal. But only time with the product will reveal details like that.
For example, how well does pinch and zoom work on an inbedded map within a web page? Again that was a disaster on the PB that made the Rlink "app" near useless, along with the non-retained cookies!
All in all the OS looks better than Apple's. The hardware is decent. But the apps will make a huge difference. The product looks slightly ahead of an iPhone imo, but Apple still has a slick piece of hardware, funky peripherals, and the best app support...that may still be enough to not lose much ground to BB.
Good day for BB today. Wonder how the stock did.
The keyboard is fast, faster than a physical keyboard, however I don't need to look at the on screen keys when I type on the Android predictive typing any more, so my eyes only casually glance at the predictive text suggestion bar and on the sentence I am typing. The BB predictive text means you MUST look at the next key you're going to hit as the small size font of the suggestive words is also darting all over the bottom half of the screen and sometimes blocked by one's own fingers. The text suggested by Android's system is never blocked by your own fingers and doesn't require the eyes to follow one's keystrokes. However for one handed typing it works well. For two handed it is counter intuitive.
The native filing system is muuuuuuuch better than the PB QNX fiasco! Finally!
I experienced some slightly buggy swiping away from the hub into messages and back out, not sure why that was.
Over all the (recent apps page) is not a strong enough feature to trump Android, as Android provides the same feature with no limit, along with an apps page and up to 7 home screens with widgets. BB10 is closer to iPhone's OS. I couldn't seem to experience this "multitasking" BB pitches, as the "widgets" weren't exactly moving or playing in the background. It's as multi-tasking as the PB was....meaning a video will pause when you swipe out of the app. I filmed a little video on the Z10 and it would not play in the background or foreground of another app. No split screen either, or least I couldn't easily figure out how to split 2 apps on the same screen. No one I saw could figure that out, if it is even capable. Some shoppers were suggesting 4 apps could be split across the screen and actively be running, but no one could figure out how to do it.
Youtube....web portal.
Apps, couldn't test...obviously.
In the end it would probably take someone a good week of using the phone to either fall in love or hate it's guts. The PB was deceptively useful until I tried to actually use it for work and required attaching files, using web portals (instead of apps) and have it remember my log in details, etc. All those little failings made the PB unusable.
If the net speeds are as fast as a native app, and something stupid like lack of cookie retention is not a problem like with the PB, then one could probably go without a youtube or other web portal. But only time with the product will reveal details like that.
For example, how well does pinch and zoom work on an inbedded map within a web page? Again that was a disaster on the PB that made the Rlink "app" near useless, along with the non-retained cookies!
All in all the OS looks better than Apple's. The hardware is decent. But the apps will make a huge difference. The product looks slightly ahead of an iPhone imo, but Apple still has a slick piece of hardware, funky peripherals, and the best app support...that may still be enough to not lose much ground to BB.
Good day for BB today. Wonder how the stock did.
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If anyone picks up one of these phones, forget asking your retailer, friends, or wasting your time with tech support for hints and advice.
Just head on over to crackberry.com These guys know this phone and OS inside and out, post all kinds of helpful videos, and have all the latest scoops.
It seems everyday there is a new app and or new feature introduced.
Most of the "issues" people are having with the device are software related, and RIM will be issuing an update soon.
Just head on over to crackberry.com These guys know this phone and OS inside and out, post all kinds of helpful videos, and have all the latest scoops.
It seems everyday there is a new app and or new feature introduced.
Most of the "issues" people are having with the device are software related, and RIM will be issuing an update soon.
I was right with you on this.. I've always been a keyboard guy, and I'm still not sure if this touch screen thing is going to work out.. I may still end up with the keyboard version.. BUT the algorithm in in this touch keyboard (after the initial adjustment period, which is about a week) is supposed to do something a physical keyboard just can't do.. in the ways of the predictive text, and the heat mapping targets to prevent typos.. there's no questions the physical keyboard is great, but it's static.. it can't adapt in the way a digital keyboard can.. so I'm giving it a shot.. in a week or two it's supposed to start doing things for me a physical keyboard just can't.. we'll see.
you can add custom words to your dictionary on the spell check screen
killerkeith
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Rogers sold its highest volume of BB phone in it's history yesterday.
Not only did BlackBerry sell its highest volume of Canadian BlackBerry smartphones in its history yesterday, but Rogers has come out to report the same thing.
Not only did BlackBerry sell its highest volume of Canadian BlackBerry smartphones in its history yesterday, but Rogers has come out to report the same thing.
killerkeith
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There's a BB10 app for Crackberry
killerkeith
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It's official! Let the great exodus begin!
killerkeith
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I, and everyone else in the great blackout of 2011, got to download DriveSafe.ly for free. Read every email, bbm & incoming text. It can also response to said messages.
I could never get it to work right on my 9900
Camera test. Z10 vs G3 vs i5
Hopefully, Sammy intros an improved G4 camera, the G3 cam is atrocious!
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57...itle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Hopefully, Sammy intros an improved G4 camera, the G3 cam is atrocious!
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57...itle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
That train left already! And the Q10 hasnt even launched yet.
http://business.financialpost.com/2...-seeing-healthy-enterprise-and-retail-demand/
"In addition to promising initial results at the retail level, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue noted that BlackBerry is also getting many upgrade requests from enterprise clients.
“There appears to be meaningful enterprise demand for BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 among existing diehards and even iPhone and Android users,” he told clients.
The analyst noted that the smartphone now ranks fourth on uSwitch’s U.K. web site, ahead of both the Nexus 4 and Lumia 920."
Even the iFanboy blogs have something to say....
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the new gesture based control system is fantastic........
Although the iPhone has always been regarded as being easy to use, BlackBerry has trumped it with BB10.
Although the iPhone has always been regarded as being easy to use, BlackBerry has trumped it with BB10.
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http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/02/blackberry-z10-vs-iphone-5-hardware-comparison/
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A BB review from a notorious toxic blackberry hater,
perhaps this link will be moved to TrashTalk?
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/blackberry-z10-review-2013-02-07
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perhaps this link will be moved to TrashTalk?
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/blackberry-z10-review-2013-02-07
:laughing3:
killerkeith
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I used it on my torch before I got my new mazda 5 with the in car bluetooth. I don't use it anymore now.
