BlackBerry 10 leaks keep on coming, reveal purported price and specs

Research in Motion (RIM) seems to be having a tough time keeping its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones away from the camera. Pictures and videos of the full-touch BlackBerry 10 smartphone, which is touted to be launched as BlackBerry Z10 have been around for a while.

Adding to that list of leaks is the ones received by Business Insider, which reveal that this smartphone will be available through two major US telecom operators – Verizon and AT&T. Verizon is the largest telecom operator in the United States of America and was one of the first operators in the world to offer BlackBerry smartphone when they were launched.

The current set of leaked pictures placed iPhone 4S in between two BlackBerry Z10 smartphone to help compare both these devices. Business Insider claims that the build quality of BlackBerry Z10 is really nice. Its back cover feels rubbery and snaps pretty much like the back cover of Samsung Galaxy S III. However, these leaks do not give any indications on by when will these smartphones will start retailing.

Furthermore, a new video of the BlackBerry Z10 has been leaded by ETradeSupply.com, whichallegedly details the internal parts of this smartphone. According to this video, the full-touch BlackBerry 10 will be 10 millimetres thick.

The video features two 4.3-inch screens of what they claim to be BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. Both these screens seem to have a different layout of camera and sensor. Only one of the screens in the video seems to have BlackBerry logo, which makes the website speculate that this may perhaps be the final version of the display, while the other might be a prototype of a forthcoming BlackBerry 10 device.

RIM has already sent out invites for the January 30 event, where it will be launching its much awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system. It is expected that RIM will be launching two new devices at the launch, the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 and a QWERTY smartphone that is rumoured to be dubbed BlackBerry X10. Certain operators around the world have already started taking pre-orders for these smartphones.

The latest to join this bandwagon is the Canadian telecom operator Bell. The operator is also running a contest on its site, and promises to give away five new BlackBerry 10 devices to users who pre-register for updates.

As per Mobilenapps.com, the terms and conditions of this contest hints that the new BlackBerry 10 smartphone may carry a price tag of 700 Canadian dollars. Though it is not certain whether this price is for the full-touch smartphone or the QWERTY one.

Samsung Galaxy M Pro successor images leak online

The successor to Samsung‘s Galaxy M Pro, GT-B7810, has been leaked online. A few pictures of this device have been posted on the Japanese website ameblo.jp.

From the pictures posted on the website, it seems that the handset sports a full QWERTY keyboard, and is expected to run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The physical appearance of GT-B7810 looks resembles Samsung Galaxy M Pro.

Other features that are expected to be on-board GT-B7810, include Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Bluetooth, Micro-USB and 3.5 mm headset jack. The GT-B7810 seems to have a 3-inch (480×360) screen, which makes us believe that it might be a budget phone made for the emerging markets. The device also has a microSD card slot and 1200 mAh battery. Surprisingly, the FCC approved the phone way back in June, 2012.

Other than this, nothing is known about the device’s launch date, price or processor. Samsung has launched a number of QWERTY Android handsets like Galaxy Y Pro Duos, Galaxy Pro etc. With CES around the corner, this Korean giant could unveil a few pocket-friendly smartphones, without touching its high-end flagship series.

Samsung has been doing well in the mobile phone category for the past three years. It recently dethroned Nokia to become the company with highest number of phones shipped. While its Windows Phone lineup is yet to stir many, it’s the company’s Android series and feature phones that are capturing the consumers’ attention. Not many Android OEMs come out with Android handsets that have QWERTY keyboards. Yes, there are users out there who want a QWERTY keyboard on their smartphone; be it for emailing or texting and this phone when launched can help address that segment of the market.

BlackBerry 10 QWERTY device spotted online

There have plenty of leaked photos and videos available for the touchscreen BlackBerry 10 smartphone and now the QWERTY BlackBerry 10 smartphone has surfaced online. Two blurry photos of what appears to be the N-Series BlackBerry 10 smartphone have been posted on the Chines website cnbeta.com.

From the leaked images it appears that the QWERTY BlackBerry 10 smartphone will have curved corners and will not be radically different from the current range of QWERTY handsets being offered by the Canadian handset maker.

The major difference seems to be that the company has done away with navigation and menu buttons, which means that there is a possibility that there will be no trackpad on the N-Series BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Also, it appears that these devices will have a slightly larger screen than what is currently being offered to BlackBerry users.

Just a few days back, the grapevine was abuzz with the fact that this N-Series smartphone might be called BlackBerry X10.

Research In Motion (RIM) has already announced that they will be launching their new BlackBerry 10 operating system and touchscreen device running on this platform on January 30, 2013. According tovarious leaks it seems, RIM plans to ditch 4 digit names (like BlackBerry Curve 9300) and call the forthcoming full-touch BlackBerry 10 smartphone the ‘BlackBerry Z10’.

We’ve also seen the BlackBerry 10 OS being demoed across various official and unofficial videos. The BlackBerry 10 operating system has been designed afresh from the ground-up, with an interface optimised for touch-screen devices. At the heart of BlackBerry 10 is the BlackBerry Hub, which is the focal point of the new operating system. BlackBerry Hub is the one-stop place to access all your messages – from social networking to work and personal emails, from BBM to text-messaging and voice calls. BlackBerry 10 comes with a new soft-keyboard that learns user habits and gets better at predicting input over time.