The Z10 makes an excellent first impression. In smartphone land, usability - from the feel of the hardware in the hand to the operation of the software beneath the thumb - is key. The real question is, can the BlackBerry of now, the Z10, hold its own against the best of the rest? And all of them can hold their own against - and in most cases, surpass – the BlackBerrys of old. All of the big manufacturers now do smartphones. With the Apple iPhone, plethora of Android devices and various Windows Phone handsets on the market today, that’s no longer the case. It’s BlackBerry, until last week known as Research in Motion, which we have to thank/blame for the now ubiquitous innovation/burden of mobile e-mail. There was a time when BlackBerry handsets, with their Qwerty keyboards, all-you-can-(very slowly)-eat data, and secure e-mail were the only game in town for the serious business person in need of a serious device. The smartphone’s virtues are numerous, but so are the challenges it faces if consumers are to see it as a bona fide top-end contender and, more importantly, actually shell out their hard-earned cash to upgrade to it. The Z10 embodies BlackBerry’s aspirations.
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