BlackBerry 10 to launch on January 30, 2013

We finally have a date for one of the most anticipated smartphone releases. The launch of Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 OS and devices will be on January 30, 2013. RIM expects to have a sizeable number of apps to get new users up and running. This is very exciting news and I am happy that RIM has committed to a date and is working towards that target. It is evident that BB10 is designed more around work and lifestyle than previous BlackBerry products so it should be interesting to see how RIM meets needs in those areas.

The promise? "BlackBerry 10 will offer a large catalog of the leading applications from across the globe and across all categories, including Games, Productivity, Social, Lifestyle and Leisure, Multimedia and Published Content, as well as applications designed for business and enterprise use." We sure hope so. Hit jump for more details from RIM's official press release.

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Video: Sony Xperia go gets dunked in water, comes unlocked to Canada

Sony has designed the Xperia go to handle everything life dishes out. They gave it a scratch-resistant display, a battery-save mode for when you’re running late and made sure it had the highest water and dust resistance of any smartphone. This demo shows to smartphone getting dunked in a glass of water. The Xperia go will feature Google Android 4 on a 1 GHz NovaThor U8500 Dual-core Cortex A9, a 5-megapixel camera and 3.5-inch screen. The Xperia go comes to Canada on November 14.

Video: 007's Sony Xperia T demoed

Available on November 14th, the Sony Xperia T is the new flagship Android smartphone from Sony. Clad in curved aluminum and in a striking black matte finish, it is being promoted as the "James Bond," phone. While it doesn't have "007" etched on the case, it does feature a dual-core processor, a 13-megapixel camera and an HD front facing camera for video calling.  Sony has included various James Bond videos and themes to promote the phone and the movie Skyfall.

Big on NFC functionality, the Xperia T works with various Sony devices such as headphones and NFC tags to trigger actions and settings. Pricing has not yet been revealed.

Zagg announces keyboard case for iPad mini, Surface rolls eyes

The iPad mini is every inch an iPad so it makes complete sense for most of the popular iPad accessories to be replicated but in miniature. Zagg is one of the foremost makers of keyboard accessories for the full-sized iPad has announced two new keyboard cases, the first is the Zaggjeys MINI 7, a nifty keyboard case for the iPad mini which will give users of the 7.9-inch tablet a viable way to enter text via Bluetooth.

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