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BlackBerry 10 Superphone

According to a report by N4BB, the first BlackBerry 10 Superphone could be announced be officially in August and go on sale as early as the first half of October.

Sources state that the first BlackBerry 10 Superphone will, indeed, be touch screen only is indicated in leaked images of the device that came out back in February.

A BlackBerry 10 Superphone with a keyboard is expected in Q1 2013, but, it is not known if this is will be a slider, or, a device similar to the BlackBerry Bold 99xx…

[Via N4BB]

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by Robb Dunewood on January 24, 2012 · 1 comment

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