New BlackBerry 10
After a number of delays and setbacks, BlackBerry 10 is finally here, and BlackBerry's new mobile platform can finally take its first breath as it steps out into the mobile market.
Kicking off the BB10 revolution is the BlackBerry Z10, a phone tasked with reigniting the ailing fortunes of the Canadian firm. But it's the software the handset is running that is really the key to BlackBerry's success, or ultimate demise.
The BlackBerry smartphone range has been in desperate need of a reboot for a while as the likes of iOS 6, Android Jelly Bean and Windows Phone 8 have outstripped the now extremely outdated BB OS7 platform.
Whereas the other platforms have witnessed incremental upgrades, BlackBerry 10 is a completely new offering – BlackBerry has scrapped the BB OS7 base and rebuilt from the ground up.
BB 10 sees the implementation of a whole new user interface, doing away with the familiar BlackBerry system we're all used to in favour of something that resembles the likes of Android and iOS, although with its own unique features.
BlackBerry 10 has merged homescreens, widgets, app lists and a unified inbox into one slick interface, offering up an easy-to-navigate user experience.