The company announced that 60 percent of the major U.S companies are already testing their new devices a day after the release.
"This is a very exciting day for us, launching with all four major U.S. carriers," BlackBerry CEO Kristian Tear said in an interview with Reuters.
The modern Blackberrys equipped with physical keyboards—the company’s trademark—are back in the market after the failed attempt of Z10 to compete with the touchscreen devices a few months ago.
The long-awaited Blackberry Q10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard is already being offered by four major U.S carriers: T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T. It comes with a 3.1-inch OLED display with well-crafted keyboard for a very most effortless typing. Users can create two email profiles which is really great for those who need to have their work email and personal email both active. Another exciting feature is the BBM Video with screen share that can be used for personal sharing or business sharing of documents.
There were bulk orders made by the carriers which Blackberry will ship this Thursday. Sprint confirmed that they will market the smartphone in summer.
Blackberry is known for its advanced encryption capabilities that make it appropriate for the government, military, and businesses. Even President Obama is known for his loyalty to his Blackberry smartphone. The US Federal Government and Department of Defense also encouraged their members to use this brand for national security. Another famous user is Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, who admitted he is a fan as well because of the keyboard even if Google has its own line of smartphones.
Blackberry decided to capitalize on their keyboard and halt their investment on touchscreen technology. The demand for the Q10 is relatively high in Canada, U.K, and other countries. Even the share value of Research in Motion Ltd. also improved by 0.93% and closed at $14.10 today.
