BlackBerry gets ready to ship limited edition Z10 to developers
- 12 February, 2013 18:11
- Comments
BlackBerry is getting closer to shipping a red, limited edition version of the Z10 to selected developers who have created applications for its new BlackBerry 10 OS.
The company is planning to distribute 12,000 units of the device as a thank-you to developers. The first units will begin to ship in five to seven weeks, according to a blog post.
Eligible developers must have used the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK, WebWorks or the SDK for Adobe AIR.
Earlier this month the company had some bad news for U.S. developers on Verizon Wireless. Due to "unforeseen circumstances beyond its control" the company won't be able to offer them the phone. If they want stay on Verizon's network they can get the regular Z10 instead when it ships, the company said.
The Z10 was announced on Jan. 30 and runs the new BlackBerry 10 OS. It has a 4.2-inch screen, 2GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera. The limited edition phone has the same specs, but is red instead of black or white.
The company also plans to release the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C phone to help developers ensure that their applications work well with the upcoming Q10, which has a physical QWERTY keyboard.
BlackBerry Jam Europe attendees will be contacted this week with details about the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C device program. The devices will ship to developers that qualify for the program within the next five to seven weeks.
The Q10 will start shipping in April in some countries, but BlackBerry still isn't able offer any specifics on U.S. availability, a spokeswoman said via email.
Send news tips and comments to mikael_ricknas@idg.com
Recommended
Join the CIO Australia group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers.
- Bookmark this page
- Share this article
- Got more on this story? Email CIO
- Follow CIO on twitter
- IDC: Delivering Customer Value with Enterprise Flash Deployments
- World Quality Report - The State of Quality 2012
- Spear-Phishing Email: Most Favored APT Attack Bait
- Mobile Load - Performance Testing for Mobile Applications
- How the Cloud Changes the Game for Line of Business Managers in Midsize Companies
-
After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again
-
CIOs struggle to deliver timely mobile business apps: survey
-
Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM
-
Opinion: Why national e-health is not for everyone
-
Opinion: Why national e-health is not for everyone
-
Moving to a Private Cloud? Infrastructure Really Matters!
The Cloud isn’t about locality. It is about quality of service delivery, cost, and whether the services consumed satisfy our objectives. For the enterprise, you need to select the right QoS to mitigate the inherent risks or you face the problem of losing data and the ability to execute operationally. Read on. -
Agentless Security for Virtual Environments
Virtualised datacentres, desktops, and cloud computing should be secured by the same strong protection technologies as physical machines. However, traditional agent-based solutions that are not architected for virtualisation can result in a number of significant operational security issues. Find out more about the first agentless security platform solution. -
Accelerate Cloud and Composite Application Delivery
Are your requirements the need for faster release cycles, you have reduced budgets required to run and manage a complex test environment, and you want to decrease your third party expenses? HP Service Virtualisation, designed to enable your teams to create, develop and test against virtual services that simulate real service behaviour with no constraints, available anytime.
Get exclusive access to Invitation only events CIO, reports & analysis. 
