Leading Features of BlackBerry10 OS Phones

Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian maker of BlackBerry phones have launched their BB10 OS phones to stay in the war of Smartphones in the world. Now, RIM is making what some say is a last throw of the dice. On January 30, it launches  a set of devices that will run on its all-new BlackBerry10 (BB10) operating system.

India and some other Asian markets which is sustaining Blackberry sales, may have to hold on awhile. It may be happiest moment for BlackBerry lovers and users. BB has climbed a new level. Let's analyse the features of BlackBerry 10 OS:-

1. BlackBerry App World

- BlackBerry already has its own app store called BlackBerry App World, which has been subsequently renamed BlackBerry World- the equivalent to the Apple iTunes store and the Android Play store. The BlackBerry store finally getting more and more trending apps, with new games, music, movies and even TV shows on demanding.

2. BlackBerry Balance

- If you are juggling your device between work and home, chances are that your family may get to see some official communications. BlackBerry has upped the bar for OS manufactures, with an option to switch between personal and official profile. The official profile will allow you to download and use of only company-authorized apps. This data is not accessible from personal profile. This makes things more secure and safe.

3. BlackBerry Hub

- The Hub allows you to manage all your conversations at a single place, from Linked In, Twitter, Facebook to email, phone messages and even calls. You can access new messages and even update your status on each of these Hubs. In previous version, you needed to go into the individual app to do this.

4. BlackBerry Browser

- The upgraded RIM browser has been reported the super fast to render web pages, and has a reader mode that removes everything and gives you clean text to read. It allows you to share within the browser and also support HTML5, making sure whether it is a webpage or web game you are playing.

5. Toggling between Apps

- The problems with the whole app ecosystem is that you end up with a phone filled with apps and multiple screens, and navigation becomes cumbersome. BB10 allows you to go directly to a screen, so if you have travel apps on page 4 and all your gaming apps on page 2, you can jump that page in one-click operation. Other OS offers the search option to jump to an app.

6. New Keyboard

- The Touchscreen and BlackBerry used to be an estranged couple no longer. All BB10 devices have come with touchscreen. The whole BB experience used to be about the QWERTY keyboard. Now, predictive texting has been taken to a new level and there is a direct thumbnail action to fly suggested words into the text.

Verdict

From information technology standpoint, BlackBerry has always been one of the most secure ways for messaging and for corporate world. The aim with BB10 seems to be convergence of corporate use and consumer experience. Let's see what BlackBerry has in story for the users and what happens at the time of launch in India.