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WhatsApp is Coming For BlackBerry 10 OS after all

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WhatsApp,most  probably the biggest instant messaging client on smartphones is coming to the new BlackBerry 10 OS after all. The app is already available on other major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Symbian, Nokia S40 and BlackBerry (OS versions before BB10). The app comes at an important time for the platform when the users are still bemoaning the lack of quality applications on the operating system.

Other than sending messages, WhatsApp also allows the user to send pictures, audio and video messages along with the option of group chatting. The app deals with 10 billion messages worldwide.

Also somewhat plagued by security issues, I still think its a welcome addition to the BlackBerry World which most users will whole-heartedly appreciate. The app will be coming to the new OS sometime in March.

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Ufone Launches Blackberry Z10 in Pakistan

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Ufone has announced the availability of Blackberry’s latest smartphone, the Z10, in Pakistan, just after weeks of its official announcement.

Backberry Z10 is powered by Blackberry 10, company’s latest OS for smartphone devices that has got good positive feedback from the reviewers.

Ufone has said that Blackberry Z10 is available at its (selected) service centres in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad for an unsubsidized price of Rs. 60,000.

Here are the complete specs for Blackberry Z10:

  • OS: BlackBerry 10 OS
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
  • CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • GPU: Adreno 225
  • Design:
    • Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
    • Weight: 135 g
  • Display:
    • Type: Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • Size: 768 x 1280 pixels, 4.2 inches (~355 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
    • Internal: 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
  • Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, NFC, USB
  • Camera:
    • Primary: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
    • Secondary: 2 MP, 720p@30fps
  • Battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
  • Price: Rs. 60,000
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Another Blackberry Q10 with New OS Blackberry 10 Announced

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Blackberry Q10 comes with physical QWERTY keyboard, a relief for many avid Blackberry users.

Q10 looks like typical Blackberry devices that will now run on Blackberry 10 OS, the Q10 on a 3.1 inch Super AMOLED display. There is a 2GM RAM support with more room with expandable MicroSD card.

Here are further specs for the Q10:

  • OS: BlackBerry 10 OS
  • Chipset: TI OMAP 4470
  • CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU: PowerVR SGX544
  • Design:
    • Weight: 139 g
  • Display:
    • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • Size: 720 x 720 pixels, 3.1 inches (~328 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
    • Internal: 2 GB RAM
  • Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HUSPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, NFC, USB
  • Camera:
    • Primary and Front Facing Camera
  • Battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

Pricing and availability for Blackberry Q10 is similar to that of Z10. It will be available in different markets starting April. Price will depend on network operator as well.

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Blackberry Z10 with New OS Blackberry 10 Announced

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Z10 – the flagship smartphone from Blackberry – is a high-end device to run on Blackberry 10.

Available in Black and White colours, the Z10 is a compact and solid built smartphone. Running on a 1.5 Ghz dual core processor – backed with 2GB RAM –  the Z10 boosts a 4.2″ LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels, which puts it in HD category.

There is a 8MP camera on the rear supported by enhanced native app with filters and stabilization. Font facing 2MB camera can be used for MMB videos.

Early testers said that battery life for Z10 is disappointing, which is a shame.

Here are other specs for Blackberry Z10:

  • OS: BlackBerry 10 OS
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
  • CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • GPU: Adreno 225
  • Design:
    • Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
    • Weight: 135 g
  • Display:
    • Type: Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • Size: 768 x 1280 pixels, 4.2 inches (~355 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB
    • Internal: 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
  • Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, NFC, USB
  • Camera:
    • Primary: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
    • Secondary: 2 MP, 720p@30fps
  • Battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

Blackberry said that Z10 will start shipping tomorrow but will hit various markets in phases. About pricing the company said that it may depend on the operator that customers are contracting with.

The Z10 is said to hit UAE on February 10 and will be available for an unsubsidized price of AED2,599 or Rs. 70,000.

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Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced a smart phone called BlackBerry Curve 9315

Two week before the official launch of the BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced a smart phone called BlackBerry Curve 9315.

Running on 7.1 Operating System, this device features a modest 2.44 inches display with 320 x 420 pixels QVGA resolution and of course with a full QWERTY keyboard. It is embedded with 512 MB of RAM with microSD card slot for up to 32GB of external storage.

On camera front, it will feature a 3.2 MP camera with LED flash and digital zoom as well as video recording capabilities.

The Curve 9315 has the Connectivity options of 11b/g/n Wi-Fi and 3G supports with Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, as well as a built-in FM radio.

However, the phone itself does not carry anything new but due to its foreseen lowers price tags and its classic looks, the BlackBerry Curve 9315 would attract the entry-level crowd.

So far, there is no information on its worldwide availability and price but it is expected that this device will arrive in Asia pacific region by mid 2013. Other than this device RIM is expected to launch BlackBerry 10 (OS) with newer devices later this month on January 30.

Here are some technical specifications for this device:

  • Operating System: BlackBerry OS (7.1)
  • Weight: 104 grams
  • Display: 2.44 inches screen with 320×240 pixels and 164 ppi.
  • Processor: Single core, 800 Mhz
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Storage Expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB.
  • Battery: 1450 mAH with 8 hours of talk time and standby time of 432 hours.
  • Camera: 3.2 Mega Pixel with LED flash, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Digital zoom and Geo tagging
  • Multimedia: Music player and FM radio.
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g,n and USB 2.0.
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Ufone Introduces Blackberry Bold 9900

Ufone has introduced newly launched Blackberry Bold 9900 in Pakistan. Powered by BB 7 operating system, RIM had unveiled Blackberry Bold 9900 just last month.

Blackberry Bold 9900 incorporates 1.2GHz processors with 768MB of Ram and dedicated graphics processor with Liquid GraphicsTM technology, which supports smooth scrolling, panning and zooming.

Bold 9900 happens to be the thinnest ever BlackBerry device which is equipped with innovative applications and powerful new functions of the next generation BlackBerry® 7 OS.

This 10.5mm thick phone integrates brushed stainless steel frame to add more to its beauty. Phone has 8GB on-board memory, expandable to 40GB via microSD card.

5MP camera with flash support allows you 4x digital zoom with 720p HD video recording.

Blackberry Bold 9900 comes with Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery that can support stand-by time of up to 307 hours, talk time of up to 6 hours and 30 min, while you can play non-stop music for 50 continuous hours.

Blackberry Bold 9900 is priced at Rs. 55,000 and is available at Ufone sales and service centers.

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Blackberry Kepler 9300 in Pakistan Soon

For all Blackberry enthusiasts who were waiting for the Blackberry Torch to appear in Pakistan, considering its high price and some browser issues; unfortunately looks like it will not be appearing in Pakistan officially. However, if you have the money, you can buy it off the market.

But for those, like me, who use a Blackberry device and are looking for an affordable upgrade, a new Blackberry handset will be appearing officially in Pakistan in the next two to three months.

This handset is a successor to the ever-reliable and affordable Curve 8500 series, and the last variant of Curve to hit our market was the Blackberry Gemini 8520, available in the market and with cellular operators for about 22,000/- to 25.000/- PKR.

As is the norm with all new Blackberry handsets, the Kepler will feature a trackpad instead of the traditional trackball (which used to get dirty and had a lot of issues).

The basic layout for the handset is the same as the Gemini, and fits snugly in the hand. Some cosmetic differences will be the chrome lining on the edge of the handsets and a better keypad.

Another upgrade is the Wi-Fi option, which is really useful considering almost everyone is using wireless internet at home, and it is also available at cafes, airports as well as other landmarks.

The operating system in use will be the latest 5.0 upgradeable (hopefully we will get it with the latest OS). Another upgrade will be the onboard RAM which will be 256 MB, instead of 128 MB. All other features such as layout, buttons, standard multimedia options and shortcut keys will be same with the screen size being 320 x 240 pixels (TFT 65K colors).

The camera in the handset will be a standard 2.0 MP which may put off camera fans and there won’t be a flash. Battery time will be around 4 – 5 hours during talk time and upto 350 hours to 450 hours during standby (expected).

The Blackberry Kepler is a traditional business handset (boring yet efficient) more suited for professionals, who want an affordable device (not recommended for multimedia and iphone enthusiasts). It is expected to be priced between Gemini (8520) and Javelin (8900), the price is to range between 28,000/- to 32,000/- PKR. In this price range, I say it is a good option, unfortunately no memory card is expected in the package.

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BlackBerry Torch Latest in Line Review


Recently BlackBerry has launched A smartphone powered with BlackBerry OS Torch touch screen.

BlackBerry has significantly improved the touch sensitivity navigation with BlackBerry Torch that includes different home screen options such as Swipe Up – Swipe Down, Swipe left and Swipe Right.

Phenomenal improvement in UI and web kit browser is seen as well in BlackBerry Torch. All finger navigation on home screen popup with something useful on the screen.

BlackBerry OS 6 has changed a lot of traditional actions that previously existed in BlackBerry operating systems. One of the cool features is universal search function for searching contacts, tweets, messages, internet, files and more.

Two more important features that have been introduced with BlackBerry Torch are notification bar for accessing messages, emails and recent tweets for quick access, while another is easy access of Wi-Fi connections and Bluetooth activations.

Display:

Its display is geared with TFT touchscreen 3.2″ HVGA+ 480×360 pixel color display 3.18” measured diagonally with light sensing and proximity sensing screen. It is also ready with feature of user selectable font size.

Processor &Memory:

624 MHz Processor.
512 MB RAM
512MB onboard memory (ROM).
4GB eMMC (internal)
microSD 4GB Media Card Included (Optional)

Connectivity & Location Based details:

It is ready with today’s connectivity needs as listed below:

GPRS/EDGE/3G
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, • 802.11 b/g/n , WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise , Cisco CCX certified , Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server , Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Bundle , Support for Unlicensed mobile access (carrier-dependent)
Bluetooth® v2.1 +EDR Micro USB, Mono/stereo headset, Hands-free operation, Messaging access profile, Serial port profile, SIM access profile, Stereo audio (A2DP/AVCRP), Dial-up networking (DUN).
A-GPS
BlackBerry Maps

Multimedia:

It is capable of standard multimedia functions like:

5 MP camera , 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash and it is ready with features like Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization and Multiple picture-taking modes
Video recording in VGA mode.
It is ready to play – Audio formats: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, OggVorbis and Video formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3.
Ringtones : Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones, MP3 ringtones, Vibrate mode ,On-screen, LED indicator
Speaker Phone.
3.5 mm Stereo Jack

Applications:

BlackBerry OS 6
New User Interface with improved transition effects.
Document Editor
Instant messaging
BlackBerry Maps
Web Kit Browser (pinch to zoom)
Podcasts
Media Player
Video Player
Social networking applications.
Application management
Online Media Streaming (Browser Access)

Input Selections:

Hardware slide out Qwerty Keyboard
Software QWERTY Keyboard.
Track pad
ESC key to right of track pad
Menu key to left of track pad

Colors Availability:

Black

Bonus Features:

UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access)
Enhanced built-in memory and RAM.

Nutshell:

BlackBerry has come up with much better device in touch screen arena especially with better finger swipe navigation controls and sensitivity.

Overall, BlackBerry Torch has enhanced features as compared to its previous models in terms of LCD size, Pixel size, camera and finger touch navigation with traditional QWERTY style hard keypad.

Whereas, BlackBerry Torch’s battery capacity has decreased to 1300mAH as compared to BlackBerry Bold 9700′s 1500mAH.

We can hope that, Blackberry Torch may surface in Pakistan officially by some mobile operator soon, though BlackBerry Bold 9700 was not in hot list of cellular operators.

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