BlackBerry 10 is ready to compete in the mobile industry

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

TORONTO: The wait is over. BlackBerry 10 is here and we now have four competing platforms in the mobile marketplace. With BlackBerry 10, the newly renamed BlackBerry (or, the company formerly known as RIM) is aiming for third place behind the more popular Android and iOS devices and ecosystems. Here's what they showed off at their product launch.

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Video: A look at the BlackBerry Z10's cases and accessories

A look at the accessories for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone including a few innovative cases and a charger

Video: Demo of the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone

Tucked away in a dark corner at today's BlackBerry 10 launch in Toronto was the other BB10 smartphone, the Q!0. Featuring a new and improved QWERTY keyboard, the Q10 is the evolution of the classic BlackBerry smartphone like the Bold 9900.  The Q10 is coming later this year. Here's a brief walkthrough video.

SlideShow: BlackBerry 10 launch event in Toronto

BY Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're live at the BlackBerry 10 launch in Toronto, here are some photos of the event so far as it unfolds. RIM is no more and is now known as BlackBerry. CEO Thorsten Heins released the Q10 and the Z10 handsets as well as the new mobile OS.