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I came across a colleague of mine who had purchased the recently released Blackberry Z10. I don't know how much he got it for but I was able to get some hands on time with the phone and I can boldly state this is not the Blackberry that you've gotten used to dissing. First thing you notice is how light the phone is, it felt like I was holding an empty plastic phone case. That's not to say that it feels cheap, the plastic that makes up most of the phone's outer body feels good and the textured back cover is a nice touch too. the screen is gorgeous and the OS is very responsive to the touch. The camera app was very quick with taking photos and just one tap takes you to the picture gallery with minimal fuss. Multitasking works pretty well though I think this is the part of the phone that i believe will confuse most regular folk on account of the fact that the phone has no physical buttons or onscreen buttons to tell you how to switch between apps. Only those who are familiar with the Blackberry Playbook will know to swipe from the bottom of the screen upwards (or those who pay attention to the tutorial before using the phone).

All in all the Z10 is a pretty swanky device with more that enough power to take on the giants of today's smartphone wars and I hope to spend more time with it but what I'm really waiting for is the Q10 with its hardware keyboard which will no doubt be up to the usual epic Blackberry standards.

BlackBerry announced pop music star Alicia Keys as its new Global Creative Director to great fanfare during its launch of BlackBerry 10 late last month, but if a tweet posted by Keys today is any indication, she may not be being that faithful to the new platform. The superstar was caught tweeting "Started from the bottom now were here!" from the Twitter for iPhone app this morning, despite her promise to The New York Times that she was exclusive to BlackBerry 10 now. The original tweet has since been deleted, and Keys has followed up with not an apology, but rather a claim that she was hacked and didn't post the tweet in question. It's hard to say for sure whether or not Keys is telling the truth and someone with her password decided to...

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The Blackberry Z10 was launched just last week at a big event in Canada and right now it's only available in the UK and Canada but guess where you can pre-order one right now and get it without having to travel outside the country or pay shipping fees?

Yup! You guessed right (though the headline probably gave it away so no prize for you).

MTN Nigeria and Etisalat have the brand spanking new Blackberry Z10 is available for pre-order right friggin now!! By visiting the links and filling the available forms, you will be alerted by the respective telcos when the phones available for pickup at their local customer care centers. While etisalat doesn't have a price listed on their pre-order page, MTN lists the price of the Z10 as ₦100,000 and it's pre-orders close on the 22nd of February (no closing date from etisalat). For that asking price you'll be getting a HD 4.2"

Touch display, 16GB Internal storage, 8MP Rear camera, and the new BB10 OS. Pretty affordable if you ask me, compared to what some early adopters are paying

There's even more good news! According to Tech Suplex It appears that the new Z10 will work with currently existing Blackerry data plans by Nigerian networks. Though with all the media chops of this phone, I wonder how long that will last.

So what are you waiting for Blackberry Babes and Boys? Go sign your names and start saving money to splurge on the Blackberry Z10!

Update: Airtel Nigeria has also joined the pre-order bandwagon for the Blackberry Z10 along with online mega store, Jumia. Airtel also has the Z10 priced at ₦100,000. All we need now is for Globacom to open up their own pre-order page, then all the major networks will be covered. Based on the popularity of Blackberry in Nigeria, I'm pretty sure these pre-order links are getting hit pretty frequently.

Update 2: ... and finally Globacom joins the others