BlackBerry 10 Launch Event to be Held on January 30th 2013
Written by RIM
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:
RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that it will hold its BlackBerry® 10
launch event on January 30th, 2013. The event will happen
simultaneously in multiple countries around the world. This day will
mark the official launch of its new platform - BlackBerry 10, as well
as the unveiling of the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Details
on the smartphones and their availability will be announced at the
event.
“In building BlackBerry 10, we set out to create a truly unique
mobile computing experience that constantly adapts to your needs. Our
team has been working tirelessly to bring our customers innovative
features combined with a best in class browser, a rich application
ecosystem, and cutting-edge multimedia capabilities. All of this will
be integrated into a user experience – the BlackBerry Flow – that is
unlike any smartphone on the market today,” said Thorsten Heins,
President and CEO of Research In Motion. “Thanks to our strong
partnerships with global carriers and a growing ecosystem of developers,
we believe our customers will have the best experience possible with
BlackBerry 10. We are looking forward to getting BlackBerry 10 in the
hands of our customers around the world.”
BlackBerry 10 will offer a large catalog of the leading applications
from across the globe and across all categories, including Games,
Productivity, Social, Lifestyle and Leisure, Multimedia and Published
Content, as well as applications designed for business and enterprise
use.
The BlackBerry® 10 platform has recently achieved FIPS 140-2
certification, which means that government agencies will be able to
deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10
as soon as it is available. This marks the first time BlackBerry
products have been certified ahead of their launch. In addition, RIM
recently announced that BlackBerry 10 smartphones have now entered more
than 50 carrier labs with many more entries expected in the coming
weeks.
Some key features of the new BlackBerry 10 devices already unveiled recently include:
BlackBerry Flow and BlackBerry Hub
BlackBerry® Flow is a new user experience that allows seamless
navigation across open applications and the BlackBerry® Hub. All
messages, notifications, feeds, and calendar events come into the
BlackBerry Hub and no matter what the user is doing with the device,
with a simple gesture, they can peek into the Hub at any time.
BlackBerry Keyboard
The BlackBerry Keyboard learns how you write and adapts to how you
type so you can write faster and more accurately, giving you the kind of
legendary typing experience that only BlackBerry can deliver.
BlackBerry Balance
BlackBerry® Balance™ offers the most elegant way to satisfy both
customer and corporate needs without compromising on either. With
BlackBerry Balance, personal apps and information are kept separate from
work data, and the customer can switch from their personal to work
profile with a simple gesture. The work profile is fully encrypted and
secure, enabling organizations to protect their content and
applications, while at the same time letting customers get the most out
of their smartphone for their personal use.
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation,
revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the
BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services
are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to
the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded
in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North
America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the
NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:
RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
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