BlackBerry Z10 Announced: The Rundown

Formally known as RIM, the newly rebranded BlackBerry has officially announced its new flagship smartphone, the Z10. It has an iPhone 5-esque comfortable form factor measuring in at 0.35" in thickness compared to 0.30" thickness of the iPhone 5 - and a 4.2-inch full touchscreen (non-Gorilla Glass) display with the resolution of 1280x768 at 356ppi. Under the svelte aluminum, glass and plastic shell, the BlackBerry Z10 is home to 16GB of on-board storage with the option of expanding that capacity with an additional 32GB using a microSD card, an 8-megapixel backside illuminated rear camera which is capable of shooting full 1080p video, and 2-megapixel front facing camera capable of 720p HD recording.

white iPhone 5 and Z10 battle it out in style

Performance wise, the Z10 is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Plus processor with 2GB of RAM, and a removable 1800mAh battery. The Z10 is running BlackBerry's in-house operating system called BlackBerry 10 - and features all the modern bells and whistles like NFC, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi a/b/g/n, micro-HDMI, micro-USB and 3.5mm ports and LED notification light to name a few.

BlackBerry's $199 Z10 handset will be available in the USA on March in white and black flavors on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon with a 2-year contract. Sadly, the white variant is exclusive to Verizon while LTE data isn't supported on T-Mobile. Lucky UK residents can pick the Z10 starting today.

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CalypsoCase Fashions New Leather & Titanium iPhone 4 Cases

It's been a while since we've stumbled upon some really awesome cases for the iPhone 4. I'm glad CalypsoCase has created new unique looking sleeve cases that are carefully crafted using multiple materials such as fine Italian leather and a strong U shaped titanium inner closure band for ultimate protection, and optional silver, black silver, gold or platinum metals. Each CalypsoCase sleeve case is lined with a specially designed fabric that prevents your phone from accidentally sliding out. CalypsoCase is currently seeking backing pledges to get things started. $70 will get you a special backer's only edition of a CalypsoCase which will later retail for $129.

CalypsoCase took a refreshing approach in starting up their new brand by creating their unique cases for various phones like the iPhone 4 - 3G/S, BlackBerry (Torch, Curve, Bold, Tour), HTC (Sensation, Incredible S, Desire HD, Desire S), Samsung (Nexus S, Galaxy S, Omnia II).

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

BlackBerry PlayBook Recalled

According to RIM(Black Berry) 1,000 BlackBerry Playbook tablets are being recalled because they were shipped with an OS build that may result in devices unable to properly load software on first start up, The recall is only on the 16Gb model and majority of the tablets are still in distribution channel and not sold to customers yet. If you happen to get 1 of the 1,000 that where recalled you can check with RIM and get it replaced free of charge. Let's hope this doesn't change your mind about buying a PlayBook because it does have potential.

Nuu MiniKey iPhone 4 Keyboard Case For The Heavy Typist

Keyboard cases are nothing new and most fell short for not being well implemented together with the iPhone 4. Nuu seems to change that issue around with their new MiniKey slider keyboard case for the iPhone 4. The MiniKey has it all, good looking backlit keys, Bluetooth connectivity, text-editing shortcuts, long battery life and an automatic sleep mode. The Nuu MiniKey snaps to the back of your iPhone 4 and acts just like any other protective case offerings semi-protection and does not interfere with the iPhone 4's functions and ports. BlackBerry users who just jumped onto the iPhone 4 bandwagon and miss their tactile key feedback will particularly find the MiniKey as a useful companion. The Nuu MiniKey is available right now for $79.99.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Case-Mate Rolls Out Pop Case For BlackBerry PlayBook

Case-Mate's co-molded Pop case is now up and ready to incase your brand new Blackberry PlayBook. The Pop case features a back stand that pops out and allows you to view movies in both landscape and portrait angles. It looks like Case-Mate failed to mention this obvious stand feature on its product page or maybe it's some sort of a mistake, nonetheless the Pop case has a soft rubber core with a hard lightweight plastic outer shell and rubber side grips for better PlayBook handling. The Pop case for the BlackBerry PlayBook is available right now for $49.99.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Dodocase For BlackBerry PlayBook Is Here

Dodocase, the makers of the widely popular moleskine cases for the iPad, iPad 2 and the Kindle using traditional book binding techniques have released a Dodocase for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. As a PlayBook user, you will be able to watch wide-screen movies and comfortably type using the Dodocase's stand and typing function. Too bad Dodocase didn't punch a hole for the back facing camera, but don't feel bad because iPad 2 users are in the same situation. $59.95 will get you one of these Dodocases which are available right now in 4 different colors.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

iSkin Announces earTones Headsets

 

iSkin's new earTones look like an improved version of Apple's iPhone headsets that we all know are mediocre to say the least. iSkin promises serious, high-definition sound quality suitable for watching movies, playing games and of course, music listening. The earTones have a slim inline mic compatible with iOS devices, Macs and BlackBerry devices. Unlike most earphones on the market, the earTones are not in-ears but rather earbuds and do not get inside your ear canals. For comfort, iSkin designed the earTones to have a flexible tip called FlexFit which promises a more comfortable and easy fit. The earTones are available now in six different colors for $39.99.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief