Just in case you did not already have this date booked in your calendar, the BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 device, goes on sale today. Here is a list of carriers offering it today: Bell: CA$149.95 with a three-year contract Fido: From CA$350 with a two-year contract to CA$600 outright Koodo: From CA$400 with CA$150 Tab to CA$550 outright […]
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BlackBerry Q10 to launch in “April timeframe”
The launch window of the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 got a bit narrower today. We first learned last week that BlackBerry would launch the BlackBerry Q10 in Canada sometime “this spring.” BlackBerry today confirmed that the global launch will take place “in the April time frame.” Confirmation came from Andrew MacLeod, Managing Directory for BlackBerry Canada, during a BlackBerry Experience Forum […]
BlackBerry partners with Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team
BlackBerry knows that it will need to move fast to get back into the smartphone game. As part of its new Keep Moving ad campaign, it announced a new partnership with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team. Team principal Ross Brawn said, “On the day that our new Silver Arrow, the F1 W04, is launched, we are very pleased […]
Video: The BlackBerry Z10 Super Bowl ad
Just before a power outage halted the Super Bowl just as the second half was getting underway, BlackBerry’s BlackBerry Z10 ad aired. The 30 second ad focused on a few things that BlackBerry 10 cannot do, explaining those colourful puffs of smoke and bouncing yellow rubber ducks: The ad was a one-time deal and will not feature in BlackBerry’s upcoming […]
Another BlackBerry 10 Super Bowl ad teaser
With BlackBerry 10 having officially launched this week alongside the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, the BlackBerry marketing machine is in high gear to get the word out. Part of its marketing blitz includes a 30 second ad that will air during tomorrow’s Super Bowl. Yesterday, it teased us with an image from the ad and it’s doing it again […]
BlackBerry 10 Super Bowl ad teaser
BlackBerry will be among the companies putting down millions of dollars to have their BlackBerry 10 ad run during the Super Bowl on Sunday February 3rd. It took to Twitter today to post a teaser of what the ad will be about: Any thoughts on what the 30-second ad will be about? It promises to be colourful if nothing else. […]
BlackBerry CEO confirms PlayBook BlackBerry 10 upgrades
Research In Motion (now known as BlackBerry) confirmed back last May that PlayBook tablets would be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 shortly after the launch of its first BlackBerry 10 smartphone. No mention was made of this at yesterday’s launch though. Fortunately for those looking for an update, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins yesterday reconfirmed this in an interview with CNBC. We […]
Rogers begins taking BlackBerry Q10 reservations
As promised yesterday, Rogers today began to take reservations for the BlackBerry Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical keyboard. There is one caveat: Reservations are only open to current Rogers customers. More good news: The usual CA$40 reservation fee has been waived. Specific BlackBerry Q10 launch and pricing details have not been announced. It could launch in […]