RIM changes name to BlackBerry, launches BlackBerry Z10 & Q10

Blackberry has unveiled the two mobile phones it hopes will resurrect the struggling brand.

The Z10, which has a touch screen, and the Q10, which has a physical keyboard, go on sale in the UK tomorrow, and elsewhere in the world next month.

'We have been on a journey of transformation,' said Thorsten Heins of the firm, which also announced today it is changing its name from RIM to Blackberry.


The new phones run an entirely new operating system called Blackberry 10.

The handsets do not have a home button, instead using a user's thumb to 'flick' across the screen.

It also has a new 'peek' feature that allows owners to see their email and other messages from anywhere in the phone's menu system by swiping from the left of the screen.

The firm also said it had worked to create the 'best typing experience' of any handset.

It also boasts a new feature called balance to switch between a personal and business mode - each with its own applications, wallpaper and settings.

'People run around with two phones, a private one and a personal one,' said Mr Heins.

'We wanted to address that, and people can switch with a single flick.'

Another new feature called 'active frames' allows people to have several apps open at once, and easily.

BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Z10