BlackBerry 10 Gets Launch Date

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Research in Motion (RIM) announces the date for the global BlackBerry 10 launch-- January 30 2012, with the date marking the launch of the new BlackBerry platform and 2 new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

Blackberry 10BlackBerry 10 is the last great hope for a RIM struggling against the iPhone and Android devices. The company promises "a truly unique mobile computing experience" through BlackBerry Flow, a system allowing easy navigation between apps and a "hub" containing messages, notifications, feeds and events.

RIM also says the platform has FIPS 140-2 certification, making it suitable for government deployments.

January 30 will also see the launch of the 1st BlackBerry 10 devices-- a full touchscreen device (probably similar, if not identical, to the RIM test unit) and one more in line with the current BlackBerry Bold series.

Go BlackBerry 10 Launch Event to be Held on January 30 2012