I love accessories. Period! It doesn’t really matter if we’re talking shoes, watches, curtains, throw pillows, or garden gnomes, I love them all and my technology is no exception. I’ve recently started using a BlackBerry Q10 and I have really enjoyed choosing my accessories. I get the feeling everyone else does too. The accessory booth is hopping here at BlackBerry Live with people itching to get their hands on this incredible line up of accessories that have been designed specifically for the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone.

Don’t worry if you weren’t able to join us this year. Head over to www.BlackBerry.com/Q10accessories or your local retailer to pick up these awesome accessories.

What’s the first accessory you’d buy for your BlackBerry Q10?

Today, we’re pleased to announce that harmon.ie has launched a native Office 365 and SharePoint app for the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, part of the harmon.ie 4.0 product suite and available for download at the BlackBerry World store. These apps will be showcased this week at BlackBerry Live in Orlando.

The harmon.ie app provides full-featured Office 365 and on premise SharePoint functionality, including secure connectivity and offline document access. With the combination of Office 365 and a native BlackBerry 10 app user experience, customers using the BlackBerry Q10 or the BlackBerry Z10 smartphones can increase their productivity in the workplace and use their BlackBerry devices as a business tool.

Using harmon.ie, you can now work on contracts, spreadsheets and presentations by securely accessing Office 365 from your BlackBerry 10 smartphone. You can also get real-time updates as colleagues update important documents, save Office 365 on your device for off-line availability, and securely upload documents from email attachments onto Office 365.

“BlackBerry has always been invested in providing enterprise customers with effective tools to get business done”, said Martyn Mallick, BlackBerry’s VP of Global Alliances and Business Development. “We are thrilled to have harmon.ie bring both SharePoint and Office 365 to the BlackBerry 10 platform and are confident BlackBerry users will appreciate the social nature of these business solutions.”

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More information is available about system requirements and features. harmon.ie works with existing SharePoint credentials; there is no need to make application changes or server-side configurations.

How does your business use Office 365 and SharePoint for mobile collaboration? Share with us in the comments below.

We first tipped our hat that Skype was coming to BlackBerry 10 back at the global launch event on January 30th. Now I’m happy to announce that Skype is available for the newly launched BlackBerry Q10. BlackBerry Q10 and Skype are the perfect pair allowing you to chat with other Skype users from the palm of your hand.

While you’re on the go with your BlackBerry Q10 and the Skype app, you’ll enjoy the ability to have:

• Free face to face video and voice calls
• Instant messages
• low cost voice calls and text messages to landlines and mobiles over WiFi® or wireless network connections.

Skype System Requirements:

Skype runs on the 10.1 Operating System on the BlackBerry Q10. As this new version of the BlackBerry 10 operating system launches on the BlackBerry Z10 in the coming weeks, BlackBerry Z10 owners will have the ability to download Skype for BlackBerry from BlackBerry World. We will be talking more about BlackBerry 10.1 on BlackBerry Z10 at BlackBerry Live, so stay tuned and keep it locked to Inside BlackBerry for more information.

Did you just pick up your brand new BlackBerry Q10 and want to give Skype a try? Download it from BlackBerry World and Let us know what you think about the app in the comments below.

We initially unveiled the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone during the BlackBerry 10 global launch events on January 30th, and since then there’s been no shortage of excitement for its availability – particularly within our business social media communities. This powerhouse of a smartphone packs a serious punch with new features for both the hardware and for the BlackBerry 10 platform.

The beautiful design of the BlackBerry Q10 deserves specific mention. This latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone features a glass weave casing, a forged stainless steel frame, and a Super AMOLED touch screen – not to mention a sculpted keyboard designed to improve your typing speed, skill, and experience. It’s an evolution of the classic BlackBerry Keyboard that brings the mobile typing experience to a whole new level. Get an exclusive inside look at how the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone was designed on the Inside BlackBerry Blog.

Powered by BlackBerry 10, the BlackBerry Q10 learns and adapts to the way that you work and communicate. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving. I’ve been using this smartphone for a couple of months now and I must say: the amount of emails left in my inbox for follow up back at my desk has been reduced to almost zero.

Features of the BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone

Features of the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone include an intelligent calendar, super-fast browsing, trusted security, camera with time shift mode, documents to go and adobe reader, built-in NFC technology, active frames, voice control, BlackBerry Maps, and a whole lot more. Check out the video below for an overview of the features included with the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone straight from the product team that’s been hard at work designing the newest member of the BlackBerry 10 family. For a more in-depth look, visit the BlackBerry Q10 web site.

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Instant Action – your new best friend on the go

My favorite feature of the BlackBerry Q10 is “Instant Action”, which takes advantage of the physical keyboard to allow you to engage with your network of contacts extremely quickly. From the home screen of a BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, simply begin typing an action, such as “email” or “BBM”, followed with a name from your Contacts. You can then launch directly into the communication. This isn’t restricted to email; I just sent a tweet from my home screen by typing “tweet This weather is brutal! Where did Spring go?” – and it was immediately posted to Twitter without the need to even open up an application. Check out a quick demo from BlackBerry Jam Europe below:

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Combined with the intuitive gestures of the BlackBerry 10 platform, Instant Action provides you with a speed and efficiency that’s unparalleled in my experience. With this functionality the use of a physical keyboard is maximized to provide you with ultimate control and precision of action.

Availability and Pricing

Carriers around the world are beginning to roll out pre-orders as well as full availability of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones. To stay up to date on the latest news, check out our BlackBerry Q10 Global Availability Tracker on the Inside BlackBerry Blog.

What feature of the BlackBerry Q10 are you most excited for? Share in the comments below!

We’re at Infosecurity Europe 2013 this week, demonstrating exactly how we can bring harmony to your BYOD or corporate owned device strategy. Beyond these discussions, we’ve also got a very special guest in town: the BlackBerry Q10!

Infosecurity is Europe’s No. 1 Information Security Event and is being held at London’s Earl Court Exhibition Centre from Tuesday until Thursday evening this week. As well as the super exciting previews of the first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical keyboard, the BlackBerry Q10, you’ll be able to get hands on with the BlackBerry Z10! Our technical specialists will be on hand to discuss anything from Security, Enterprise Compliance, App Development or Government at Stand E30.

We’ll also be running an in-depth session on the first day of the event focused on Malware and Mobile Platforms. Mike K. Brown, our VP of Security Product Management and Research, will be speaking about “Protecting the User and Enabling Developers” at the Business Strategy Theatre from 4pm.

Registration is free on-site, so feel free to come by and join us at Infosecurity Europe! Attendees will hear about our mobile computing strategy and how we’re putting security at the core of our R&D. Did I mention that you’ll also have the chance to win a BlackBerry Q10 smartphone? There’s one up for grabs on each day of the event – find us at stand E30 for more information.

What are you most looking forward to at this year’s Infosecurity Europe conference? Share in the comments below.

So… you’ve been hearing all of this talk about the new BlackBerry Z10, and even though it’s designed to deliver the best touchscreen typing experience, you’re a physical keyboard enthusiast at heart. You’ve been holding out, waiting to get your hands on a shiny new BlackBerry 10 smartphone – and you know the BlackBerry Q10 is just right for you.

You’re not alone! The anticipation is mounting around the world for this highly-anticipated smartphone, and we’re getting one step closer to getting it in your hands.

Today, Carphone Warehouse customers in the United Kingdom will be able to pre-order the BlackBerry Q10 on O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Three, EE and TalkMobile. Plus, the handset will be available for purchase in Carphone Warehouse stores from the end of April. For those of you in other markets, we’ll have details on availability to follow soon. In the mean time head by our global availability tracker for BlackBerry 10 to see where you can pick up a BlackBerry Z10 today!

We showed it off originally on January 30th when we officially launched the BlackBerry 10 platform. There, we showed you some of the amazing capabilities built in to BlackBerry 10, like messaging in the BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Balance and BlackBerry Remember. In case you need a refresher – watch this video and prepare to start drooling.

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Are you a BlackBerry physical keyboard fanatic? Is this the BlackBerry 10 device you’ve been waiting for – let us know in the comments below.

The big day has arrived – we’re here in New York City and elsewhere around the world to officially launch BlackBerry 10! You’ve had sneak peeks, glimpses into the functionality, and preview demonstrations, but today we launch the full package. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10.

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The BlackBerry 10 platform is designed to enable you to be successful in your work. The barriers between applications that slow you down have been removed, allowing you to flow through your apps, information, and communication with speed. And while you’re at it, the platform learns how you work to intelligently filter, prioritize, organize, and predict what you need. Communicate your ideas and experiences rapidly, and rest easy with the peace of mind that BlackBerry security gives you.

The new BlackBerry 10 smartphones have been designed to connect you to those around you and to allow you to truly take your work and personal life mobile. We’re very excited to unveil what we’ve been working on and to provide all of the details from our launch events around the world.

Check out the videos below to learn more about the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones:

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We’ve got a lot more to say about BlackBerry 10 and the features, apps, and value that it adds to your business. Stay tuned to the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog for details on top business apps, accessories for life on the move, the re-designed Documents To Go, exciting new features of BlackBerry Messenger, and more.

Can’t wait to get your hands on a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 smartphone? Tell us why in the comments!