[OnTheIce]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

It may be a dying gasp but this phone has some style...

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/wait ... 83923.html

That phone looks like shit.

Stick with the Z10, Z30 and the Q10 and Q5...throw that other POS in the garbage.

The Z30 is a beast!

[Jonny_C]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That ^^ is pretty sexy! But not work $2k.

Absolutely right. Very sexy but too pricey.

In other news I just read that Rogers will not be supporting the new Blackberry Z30 which is about to be released in Canada, though other telecoms will.

[DrCaleb]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That ^^ is pretty sexy! But not work $2k.

Absolutely right. Very sexy but too pricey.

In other news I just read that Rogers will not be supporting the new Blackberry Z30 which is about to be released in Canada, though other telecoms will.

Good. I dislike Rogers, but really want a Z30. Bad!

I heard too that Cerebus Financial is looking into Blackberry. They did good work pulling Chrysler out of their hole, hopefully it will be a good outcome.

[bootlegga]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

bootlegga bootlegga:

Yeah, call me old, but I hardly use any of the apps I downloaded for my tablet...fortunately, I didn't pay for any of them.

When you first run into apps, it's kind of like being a kid in a candy store. There seems to be so much there.

In a short while you start to see an incredible amount of duplication and an incredible amount of junk.

It gets pretty boring looking for something that might have a modicum of usefulness on a cell phone. Particularly when so many things that apps do can be done so much better during that part of the day when you can sit down in front of a laptop or desktop computer.

You're preaching to the choir - the only useful apps I've found so far are Gmail, Drive and Hootsuite. The rest are nothing but junk to get you to use up your data plan.

[Jonny_C]

I get major use out of "Bluefire" for all my epub books.

"Camscanner" is really useful for scanning receipts, invoices, documents and so on. It works as advertised.

There are a few other apps I use occasionally, but aside from the two above, and the apps my phone came with, I use the phone for calls and messaging, and that's about it.

[BRAH]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That ^^ is pretty sexy! But not work $2k.

That's one of BlackBerry's problems they asked to much for the Z10.

[DrCaleb]

BRAH BRAH:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That ^^ is pretty sexy! But not work $2k.

That's one of BlackBerry's problems they asked to much for the Z10.

I've never had a problem paying for quality. Never regretted it ethier.

[BRAH]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

BRAH BRAH:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That ^^ is pretty sexy! But not work $2k.

That's one of BlackBerry's problems they asked to much for the Z10.

I've never had a problem paying for quality. Never regretted it ethier.

Nor have I but some people who have been loyal supporters do. The IT guy at work thinks BlackBerry will still be around only available through special order directly from BlackBerry the same thing what Lenovo does with their higher end laptops and desktops which would make more sense as it cuts costs.

[DrCaleb]

BRAH BRAH:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

BRAH BRAH:

That's one of BlackBerry's problems they asked to much for the Z10.

I've never had a problem paying for quality. Never regretted it ethier.

Nor have I but some people who have been loyal supporters do. The IT guy at work thinks BlackBerry will still be around only available through special order directly from BlackBerry the same thing what Lenovo does with their higher end laptops and desktops which would make more sense as it cuts costs.

Yea, they are already direct selling Z10's from their website because Sprint stopped stocking them.

If they started dumping them on the market like they did the Playbook, I'd have no problem picking a Z10 up as a 'spare'. When I worked for IBM I ordered all sort of stuff from their internal sites that the public couldn't order, and loved that too.

[Jonny_C]

Rogers has done an about-face. They will be selling Z30's.

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_ne ... _all.html#

[DrCaleb]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Rogers has done an about-face. They will be selling Z30's.

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_ne ... _all.html#

Rogers network goes down.

Rogers says it will stop being a pussy and carry the Z30.

Rogers network comes back up again.

Things that make you go . . . . Hmmmmmmmm.

[saturn_656]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Rogers has done an about-face. They will be selling Z30's.

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_ne ... _all.html#

Rogers network goes down.

Rogers says it will stop being a pussy and carry the Z30.

Rogers network comes back up again.

Things that make you go . . . . Hmmmmmmmm.

You think Blackberry has that kinda pull?

[OnTheIce]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Rogers has done an about-face. They will be selling Z30's.

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_ne ... _all.html#

Rogers network goes down.

Rogers says it will stop being a pussy and carry the Z30.

Rogers network comes back up again.

Things that make you go . . . . Hmmmmmmmm.

The announcement of the Z30 came before the outage last night

[DrCaleb]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Rogers has done an about-face. They will be selling Z30's.

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_ne ... _all.html#

Rogers network goes down.

Rogers says it will stop being a pussy and carry the Z30.

Rogers network comes back up again.

Things that make you go . . . . Hmmmmmmmm.

You think Blackberry has that kinda pull?

No, but it used to.

Heres a decent review I found:

$1:

The BlackBerry Z30 has plenty of things going in its favor. It's well-designed, isn't cumbersome to hold and, despite its size, looks really stylish. Moreover, BlackBerry 10 is well-suited to a bigger display and the 5-incher here is a good one. So had the Z30 been the first BB10 device launched back in January, perhaps there would have been room for more optimism. We're always full of praise for devices with a strong battery and, while BlackBerry diehards will be annoyed that the cell isn't removable, a 13-hour intensive stint still means it should last for a full day of work or keep you entertained on a long-haul flight. However, we can't be universal in our praise because there are so many small things that add up to a frustrating experience. The constant crashes, middle-of-the-road camera and poor call quality erase much of the goodwill the handset has otherwise earned.

On one hand, the BlackBerry Z30 is the best BlackBerry 10 device yet, and if you're already a convert, this is the one we'd recommend. If you aren't a BlackBerry fan, however, then the situation's a little more nuanced. If you're looking to dump your Android, iOS or Windows Phone device in favor of the Z30, you have to ask yourself: Will you buy a device that really needs some urgent stability fixes -- not to mention the issues we've mentioned above? While we expect the Z30 to be cheaper in other territories, the £500 ($800) UK off-contract price will be another bitter pill for those looking to switch. The Z30 isn't a bad device by any means, just one that falls short of what we expect from a 2013-2014 flagship.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/11/blac ... _truncated