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BlackBerry 10 Launch Tomorrow

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Black.Bird
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I'm pretty excited to see what RIM has up their sleeves! I'm expecting it to be a very cool operating system.
It can definitively rival both iOS and Android, or most probably even surpass them.

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Thread continues my old thread made in September:
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/710143/
Jan 29 2013 11:47PM
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k-rob
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that's cool but doesn't have half the features i listed. i'll tell my welder buddy to get one since he's always dropping his phone at work.
Feb 6 2013 5:15PM
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Laurent.
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But it does have all the features:

"all i want is a phone that fits in my pocket"

It does, unless you wear jeggins and have no pockets.

"has a cover for the screen"

Special gorillaglass mounted in a way that the sides aren't exposed.

"has buttons"

Yes.

"can text"

Yes.

"call"

Yes.

"Google"

Latest models have 3G

"and doesn't break"

It can't be physically destroyed by an earthling.
Feb 6 2013 5:29PM
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k-rob
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i meant pants pocket, that phone is bigger than any other phone on the market, i saw the videos. my car-proof motorola was smaller than that. it might fit in my pocket, but so will a brick if i try hard enough. no cover for the screen, but yeah it's tough so i doubt it will break or scratch, doesn't matter in that phones case. 3g is a service not a function, none of the product stuff i can find online shows that it even has a browser. again, i'll recommend it to my welder buddy, but the phone i want hasn't been invented yet.
Feb 6 2013 5:43PM
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Laurent.
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A friend has one, it has a browser, it works perfectly.
It's also not that big:

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Pretty much old candybar size, fits in my skintight hipster pants with ease.
Feb 6 2013 5:52PM
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k-rob
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dunno why you're still arguing, you intentionally forgot a comparison photo there because you know it would make me look like i have a boner (i don't put bigass candybars in my pockets either). 10 years ago, my v360 had everything i want except Google, and was smaller than that. i already said i would recommend it to my friend (wears coveralls to work, giant phone does not matter), why aren't you happy yet? i don't want an indestructible phone anyways, just one that doesn't break (everything except a BB or iPhone).
Feb 6 2013 6:05PM
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Laurent.
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Because I'm severly intoxicated and have nothing better to do then discuss random things on forums or look at pictures of cats.
Feb 6 2013 6:08PM
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k-rob
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fair enough, the only reason i go on NS anymore is because i'm not sober.
Feb 6 2013 6:13PM
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sweatshirt
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played around with my friends z10.. keyboard is sick.
Feb 9 2013 4:57AM
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ONTerriible
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After getting my hands on a co-workers Z10 I can say that I do like it. It's bigger than the Iphone, surprisingly light, super fast, and typing is great as well. The only real issue that I had with it was the lack of a home/go back button, but I'm sure that with use that will quickly change. Overall It's a good phone and the improvement that Blackberry needed. I might pick one up in a few weeks once the honeymoon stage is over and people really start to realize how good/bad the phone really is, first impressions are good though.
Feb 9 2013 7:34AM
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Black.Bird
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BUMP
http://www.thegadgetmasters.com/2013/02/14/blackberry-z10-is-crushing-iphone-5-samsung-galaxy-siii-and-note-ii-in-customer-satisfaction/

I wasn't crazy after all, was I?
Feb 15 2013 6:58PM
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Rialb
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Yes, you are.

The article is comparing reviews of a phone that came out days ago, to that of phones that came out months ago. Of course the reviews are going to be good, the only people buying the phone right now are BlackBerry dick-riders like you and iOS haters.

When regular people start buying this phone then come back and make claims.
Feb 15 2013 7:49PM
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Black.Bird
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Not at all.. iOS is what, 5 years old? People get tired of using the same OS. It has nothing to do with dick-riders and iOS haters.
I have a two year old BlackBerry.. I dont NEED a new phone. I'm therefore not a dick-rider.
You seem to be riding Apple's dick?
Feb 15 2013 9:04PM
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Rialb
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I didn't say anything about my preferences, only those of the people reviewing the z10. The people that bought this phone on launch ARE BlackBerry fanboys so of course they're going to validate their purchase by reviewing it highly. These people do not make up the majority of smartphone sales though and therefore don't dictate which smartphone is best.

Give it a year for more casual smartphone users to finish their contracts and decide to give BB 10 a try and then check that rating again and I assure you it will be much lower.

Smartphones are a very personal thing, and if you love this handset and it works great for you that's awesome, but you don't have the evidence or numbers yet to prove anything but your own opinion on this matter.
Feb 15 2013 9:21PM
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Crispy.
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Holy shit they're in the double digits?
Feb 15 2013 11:07PM
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Rafiki
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all of those screenies are from canadian wireless companies. CNET and LaptopMag rated it a 3.5/5, with the S3 and iPhone 5 both at or a bit above a 4/5, PC World rated the z10 at a 3.5/5 with the s3 and 5 both at 4.5/5. also, some of the sample sizes they are using are too small to conclude that the z10 is "crushing iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3".
Feb 16 2013 3:03AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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And why is that? it's an extremely powerful computer that can fit in your pocket.


What would you rather have technologic research done on?
Feb 16 2013 3:21AM
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whoa-dere
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nononononono

Feb 16 2013 11:04AM
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whoa-dere
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something about that just makes me not hungry. remember the jap scientists that tried to make synthesized meat from poop
Feb 16 2013 11:29AM
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sweatshirt
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really? do you realize the amount of wealth cellphones have generated for the world? and how much more efficient it has made 1st world civilization?
Mar 1 2013 4:58AM
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fujarome
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They make money for almost every business...


for example, one of my good friends runs his own company. Without his smart phone, his business would be months behind where it is because he wouldn't be able to do anything while away from home.


Even my job, in order to sign up for extra shifts or things like that, it's all done via email as first come first serve. No smart phone with email would mean that unless I sat by my computer refreshing my email all day, I wouldn't work too many extra shifts, which would mean I lost out on thousands of dollars worth of income.


Also, your articles are 2 years old, and the law regarding conflict minerals was passed....2 years ago.
Mar 2 2013 11:43AM
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fujarome
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I agree to some extent on this. It bothers the hell out of me when I see people who insist on checking their facebook via phone anytime they have more than 2 free seconds.
Mar 2 2013 11:57AM
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northeast
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what competition?
Mar 2 2013 2:44PM
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nagger
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I feel ya.
I liked the sliding keyboard ones the best. broke mine like 3 weeks ago and went to the store to get a new one and the only keyboard phones they had were blackberries so I had to get an android. I fucking hate touchscreens. it takes me 3 times longer to type stuff and half the time it looks like I'm wasted.

no idea why every phone company is hell bent on eliminating keyboards.
Mar 2 2013 2:53PM
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sweatshirt
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consumer demand for iphones made other companies have to follow suit
Mar 2 2013 6:39PM
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sweatshirt
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consumer demand for iphones made other companies have to follow suit
Mar 2 2013 6:40PM
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nagger
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that's still the stupidest shit I've ever heard.

just because iphones are selling doesn't mean everybody has to emulate them. the same thing happens in music. it ruins the industry.
Mar 3 2013 10:30AM
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danderson.
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lol I remember my Storm. Thing was a piece of shit.

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R.I.P
Mar 3 2013 12:41PM
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k-rob
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if other companies were smart they'd realize the only reason they still manage to sell phones is because of features that set them apart from iphones, like buttons.
Mar 3 2013 2:21PM
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DeRizzo
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That actually looks pretty nice. I'll probably get bored of iphones so I'll want either a galaxy or this.
Mar 3 2013 2:41PM
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