The  amazing BlackBerry Z10 typing experience!

By:Chris Iannuzzi

The new touchscreen BlackBerry® keyboard provides the user an effortless typing experience. It learns your writing style and suggests words to help you type faster, more accurately and with the least amount of effort. And if you tend to mistype certain letters, the keyboard will remember and subtly adjust to make sure you hit the right key.

The BBZ10 provides fast, accurate, and effortless typing as you can see in this video. 

Blackberry Z10 Tips, Trick and Shortcuts

By:Brent Lough

I have done my best to make a collection of tips from a few weeks worth of researching the use of the Blackberry Z10.

Name your device at settings - about - Device Name. This is what people will see when they want to connect to you Z10 device.

Stop the red LED by double pressing the standby button. This will sometimes not even open the Hub if done quickly enough. Makes your blackberry Z10 think you've looked at whatever.

Speed Dial/QuickText is added to your contacts by opening their information within the contact or call list application and touch or hold the number and touch the star icon.

Battery Percentage is a lot better figure to look at when you what to know your Z10's battery life.

Go to Settings - About - and then change the top selection from General to Hardware.

Change keyboards by simply swiping down on the keyboard with one finger not two as most commonly done. 

Quick Use the Camera from Lock Screen by holding the swipe button for 5 seconds! Quickly switches to the camera for instant shots.

Set Your Music Controls go to Settings - System Volume - Turn ON Music Shortcuts.  A great tip for Z10 users who like quick accessibility. This will allow you to use the volume up and down to change songs by holding  the button up or down.

Just Speak! Blackberry has never really done a great job with their voice to text applications. But have they ever started going in the right direction with Just Speak! This application will wow blackberry Z10 users, it learns speech patterns, accents and even some of the slang terms I tend to use. 

I hope this collection of tips and tricks has been able to help you find something new. Blackberry z10 users will find a lot of interest in the Top 11 Blackberry Z10 Apps. 

Top 11 Blackberry Z10 Apps

By: Ilay Balaban


1.      Facebook (free): Everyone is connected through the social media website Facebook and nothing is better than being connecting without having to visit your pc/laptop. This is why this app is number one because it’s the app that is mostly used and it helps you stay connected on the go whether it’s to update your status or send a picture to Facebook. 

             2.      Instagram (free): Yes Instagram is available on the new Blackberry Z10. It isn't the most updated version though, it’s the old android version of Instagram but it does work on the Blackberry platform. So now you can upload your pictures and keep in touch with your friends and family through a social media website that only allows you to post pictures, like and comment.

3.      BBM (free): Blackberry Messenger is the Blackberry’s own app to help stay connected with fellow friends or co-workers that also have a Blackberry device. It makes communicating easier and simpler by sending your messages to one another faster and also free of charge. You can also create groups with your BBM contacts to make it easier to send a single message to everyone at once.

4.      ESPN Score Centre (free): If you’re a die-hard sports fan and have to know what’s happening with your favourite team or rival teams this is the app that will keep you up to date with ESPNs news. It will keep you updated with scores, analysis and description of game results and the team’s activity. You can personalize and like different leagues and teams which will then send results and videos of that team directly to your Blackberry device.

5.      Twitter (free): Tweet directly from your Blackberry right to your twitter account with this free Twitter app. Keep your followers updated on the go and follow, share and receive information on the people you’re following to stay updated on what they’re doing.

6.      Angry Birds Star Wars (free): To all Angry Bird fans and mobile gamers this game is a good game to kill time and have fun with an updated Stars Wars theme.

7.       Dictionary.com ($2.99): A pocket dictionary for all students and English writers out there this is the only dictionary you’ll ever need and it’ll be right on your Blackberry device.

8.      PicShop ($4): For all photographers and Instagram lovers this app is for you. It’s a simplified version of Photoshop the mobile PicShop app lets you take pictures taken with your Blackberry and gives you tools to edit them. With the 8 mega pixel that comes with the Z10 you’ll be taking, editing and posting some amazing pictures.

9.      WhatsApp (free): Similar to BBM, WhatsApp lets you communicate the same way but allows you to connect with all cell phone devices through Wi-Fi for free. Pictures, videos, links can be sent instantly through this app.

10.      Flixster (free): Stay updated with new released and upcoming movies. Look at reviews and ratings of all movies. Flixster also allows you to access show times for theaters nearby making it convenient to set up a movie date right through your Blackberry phone on the go.

  

11.  TuneIn Radio (free): A free app that opens up and gives you access to 70,000 radio stations from all around the world. Listen to hip/hop, R&B, country, jazz and much more through this app. If you’re looking for an app that allows you to access thousands of radio stations this is definitely the best app that does just that.

The Blackberry Z10 Specifications

The Blackberry Z10s colours side-by-side

By: Ilay Balaban

These are the new Blackberry Z10s specifications that will try and bring Blackberry back into the competitive smart phone industry and that will provide a phone that can compete with the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4, Iphone 5 and the HTC One.

Specs	The Blackberry Z10
Price	$199.99/16 GB (3-year contract)
4G Lte	Yes
Screen Type	1,280-by-768 LCD
Screen Size(Inches)	4.2
Pixels Per Inch(ppi)	356 ppi
Weight	4.8 oz
Processor	1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Capacity	16GB Internal memory with an additional  external memory slot of up to 64GB
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Bluetooth	4.0
NFC	Yes
Camera	8MP rearm 2MP front
Video Capture	1080p rear, 720p front
Voice Assistant	Voice control
Battery	1800 mAh
Talk Time	10 hours 54 minutes
OS	BB 10
Apps Available	70,000
Colours	Black, White

The BlackBerry Z10 Sleek Design

By:Michael Bestavros

The BlackBerry Z10 is the first BlackBerry phone to ever run on the OS10 operating system, and also the first phone to be fully function-able through a touchscreen. The phone has a 4.2 inch screen which offers a larger screen for users to enjoys music, videos, and larger browsing screens.

The BlackBerry Z10 is also designed with two cameras (front, and back) with a primary 8 megapixel camera for taking vivid photos. The phone also allows the user to add on extra memory up to 64 GB through their 

micro SD slot.

                                         
The new BlackBerry Z10 weights 137.5 g (4.83 oz) which is one of the heavier phones of its class, but still manages to achieve a thin and comfortable feel.

BlackBerry's Key Changes for Success

By: Michael Bestavros

Over the past 5 years, RIM has had a lot of trouble with staying competitive in the telecommunications market. Companies such as Samsung, Apple, and HTC are constantly innovating their products with new technology and sleek designs which resulted in BlackBerry slowly  falling behind the competition. The company which once relied on their QWERTY keyboard brick designed phone, now had to change their product to appeal to a touchscreen market. This is when the company released the BlackBerry Bold 9900 which was the first QWERTY keyboard phone with a touchscreen.

This was a very successful launch for the company, due to the fact the the phones new design was so diverse in comparison to their older model phones. Unfortunately the phone had many technological problems which resulted in a serious decrease in the companies stock price. After a couple of years of consistent losses, the company decided to implement a complete change to their products but making their first all touch screen phone. The company changed their name to just "BlackBerry" and released the BlackBerry Z10 LTE smartphone.