BlackBerry Q10 is purely for those who wish to have a no-frills, no-nonsense ... - Indian Express

Abhishek Puri : Thu Jun 13 2013, 09:42 hrs The erstwhile undisputed leader of the pack asserts its dominance in mobile sphere, and how! BlackBerry's evolution in QWERTY bar form factor is a revelation; a visual delight, with glass weave design on the back, crossed pollinated with rugged workhorse of a mobile device. Q10 represents the best in the breed example of evolutionary train of mobile devices that have rolled in from BlackBerry with its operating system (OS) reboot. Q10 features an elegant, brilliant 3.1-inch square AMOLED touch screen with its now standard swipes and gestures mated to an ergonomic physical keyboard. The sides sport the volume rocker with a standard 3.5 mm jack and micro-USB charging port, standard across all its models. Internal hardware specifications resemble its predecessor Z10 with an upgraded battery life of 2100 mAH. Digital hub serves as a central repository of your emails, social notifications and text messages. A nifty fact overlooked by many is that Hub represents a highly effective way to bypass the installed social apps on your phone; you can initiate conversations and reply to them from hub itself making installed apps redundant. This author prefers and highly recommends Fruux, taking advantage of the native active sync protocols for OTA contacts and calendar entries in real time. Starting from a scratch to full personalisation and installing updates, took less than half hour. Users can also switch devices with the help of BlackBerry Link desktop software but this author prefers method outlined above instead. There are numerous under the hood improvements in addition to the last Z10 review covered previously here. Type and Go, a kind of launcher, has been introduced. Type "email" on the home screen and the email field pops up; similarly you can type "bbm" followed by the person's name and it composes BBM for you without opening up the app. Universal Search has expanded in its scope and speed dial from the home screen is a new addition. Camera features a HDR mode in this update with standard features. ... contd. ALSO READ At Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony returns with 'Final Fantasy' video game Apple Inc. iOS system update: Mapping change for users Apple Inc. iOS 7 for iPhones, iPads: 7 things you need to know The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH8EvR4VGmATPVnd1DPUNUFupjBvA&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/blackberry-q10-is-purely-for-those-who-wish-to-have-a-nofrills-nononsense-device/1128231/

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