BlackBerry 10 set for January 30 launch

Research In Motion will launch the BlackBerry 10 on January 30, along with two BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

Set to release simultaneously in multiple countries around the world, further details on the smartphones and their availability will not be announced until the event.

“In building BlackBerry 10, we set out to create a truly unique mobile computing experience that constantly adapts to your needs," says Thorsten Heins, president and CEO, Research In Motion.

"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.

"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.”

RIM says the new 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.

After recently achieving FIPS 140-2 certification, government agencies will now be able to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as soon as they become available, marking the first time BlackBerry products have been certified ahead of their launch.

RIM also announced that BlackBerry 10 smartphones have now entered more than 50 carrier labs with many more entries expected in the coming weeks.

Key features include:

* BlackBerry Flow and BlackBerry Hub

BlackBerry Flow is a new user experience allowing 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 KeyboardThe 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 organisations to protect their content and applications, while at the same time letting customers get the most out of their smartphone for their personal use.

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