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"The launch of the Z10, the first phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system, produced BlackBerry's \"best day ever\" for a product launch in Canada, the company said in a statement.\nBlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion) launched the Z10 on Feb. 5 in its home and native land of Canada, which the company promised would be one of the first countries to get the new smartphone along with the U.K. CEO Thorsten Heins said it would be in 110 markets worldwide by the end of February. It's expected to arrive in the U.S. in March.\n\u201CIn Canada, yesterday was the best day ever for the first day of a launch of a new BlackBerry smartphone,\" Heins said in a statement. \"In fact, it was more than 50% better than any other launch day in our history in Canada. In the U.K., we have seen close to three times our best performance ever for the first week of sales for a BlackBerry smartphone.\u201D\nSEE ALSO: BlackBerry Z10 Fails Sidewalk Drop Test\n\nReports from Canadian wireless carriers give credence to BlackBerry's claim. BCE (a.k.a. Bell Canada) says orders for the BlackBerry Z10, which it began taking pre-orders for in January, are stronger than any previous BlackBerry phone, Bloomberg reports. Rogers and Telus also made statements, saying customer response to the Z10 has been \"very positive.\"\nIn the U.S., Verizon, AT&amp;T and T-Mobile have all said they would be carrying the Z10, with March as the expected release date. Sprint said it would carry the Q10 \u2014 the first BlackBerry 10 phone with a QWERTY keyboard \u2014 though so far has no plans for the Z10.\nWere you part of the initial rush for the Z10 in Canada? Why did you buy one? Let us know in the comments.\nBlackBerry Z10 Review\n\n\nBlackBerry Z10 Review\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackBerry Z10\nThe Z10 is the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone. It doesn't work like most other smartphones (notice there's no home button), so it has a fairly steep learning curve for anyone used to iOS or Android. However, it's also a powerful organizer and has much friendlier feel than previous BlackBerry phones. RIM expects the Z10 to be available on all four of the major U.S. carriers for $199 (with contract).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackside\nThe back of the Z10 is what rim calls \"soft touch,\" a slightly rubberized material that bestows a firm grip. It's also removable, letting the user swap out a new SIM, a microSD card or a spare battery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRight Side: Volume/Mute Buttons\nThe volume buttons have slight indentations so you can find them by touch alone, and the middle button controls play/pause or mute (depending on the app).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeft Side\nThe left side has ports for microUSB and microHDMI for connecting to an external display.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTop\nHere's the power/sleep button and the headphone jack, as well as a small microphone port.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBottom\nThe bottom has a slot to ease taking off the back.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLock Screen\nIn lieu of a home button, you can activate the lock screen just by sliding your finger up from the bottom of the screen. The execution is slick.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApp Array\nLike most smartphones today, the Z10 shows apps as an array of icons. When you swipe between screens, the animation has them fade out and overlap each other slightly.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMinimized Apps\nYou swipe app to minimize any apps running, and they appear here. They're still running (or paused when appropriate -- say, a game) you can resume where you left off anytime. Up to eight apps can run in minimized state at any given time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hub\nBlackBerry 10's Hub is where all your email, text messages, BBM messages and social-network notifications reside. You can change the view to display just one account, or a mix. Swiping down from the top shows your coming calendar appointments.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHub Accounts\nSwiping in from the left of the Hub shows your account list. Tap one to show just notifications from that account.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeek\nOn virtually any screen on the Z10, you can swipe up and hold to see your notifications on the left.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeeking Further\nSweep right to \"peek\" at the Hub. The screen tracks your finger movements precisely.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nType Predictor\nThe BlackBerry onscreen keyboard will predict what the next word you want to type might be, giving you several options over various keys. To select one, swipe up from the key. It takes getting used to.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime Shifting Camera\nThe Z10's camera has a Time Shift mode, which lets you turn back the clock on any particular person's facial expression by a second or two, letting you perfect that shot where someone blinked.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackBerry Messenger\nRIM's popular BlackBerry Messenger has gotten an upgrade for BB10.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBBM Video Chat\nYou can now do video chats with BBM, similar to Apple's FaceTime or Skype. It works best on Wi-Fi or LTE.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreen Share\nA useful tool that goes with BBM video chats is Screen Share. Just tap the icon and you'll share what you're looking at with your chat partner. The screen will appear a little fuzzy, though.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackBerry Balance\nBlackBerry Balance lets will partition your Z10 for both work and personal use. It's something your company would do if you decided to use the Z10 as a work phone, and RIM says' it's physically impossible for the two sides to share data (such as photos). However, the device still has one phone number, and your notifications are united.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrowser\nThe BB10 webkit browser is pretty bare-bones, but it makes the nice choice of putting the URL bar at the bottom of the screen -- handy for thumbs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMashable composite. Image by Nina Frazier, Mashable"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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