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BlackBerry Looking To Quench 'Insatiable Demand' For New Smartphones

Posted by samzenpus on from the back-in-blackberry dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "BlackBerry is on something of a roll. It finally delivered its BlackBerry 10 platform along with the first smartphone to run the OS, the Z10 in January. This weekend saw the launch of the Q10 and there is an 'insatiable demand' for this smartphone with its physical keyboard, says BlackBerry's UK head Rob Orr."

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  1. Um? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Has the company a question mark?

  2. Keyboard isn't a real keyboard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    The keyboard is a touch type keyboard. It's not a real keyboard.

  3. Free Trade up by mrops · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, looks like you need free upgrades. We did a while back. The new platform manages BB and iOS/Android devices. If you have your BES 5.0 and earlier License CALs lying around, its a free upgrade to their new BES 10.0

    https://enterprise.ecomm.webapps.blackberry.com/caltradeup/home.do

    Considering, going forward you will need to pay a monthly fee and the Trade Up program give you non-expiring licenses, I think its a worthy upgrade even if you don't intend to run BB in long run. At least you will have new CALs if you so choose to continue.

  4. Re:They've got preorders for BOTH of them? by narcc · · Score: 3, Informative

    Except it is true. Blackberry can't give away to keys fro BES users because they don't have them. Blackberry offers the only secure solution if you want to keep your messages private, away from authorities.

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