Blackberry Z30 is out now (Sept. 18, 2013)

[drbrock]

I think I saw one of these phones this weekend. I did not get to play with it. Some guy had it out in a hotel lobby but I liked the form factor. Too bad for BB. I saw the blinking red light and it brought me back to Blackberry years. (shedding a tear)

 

[Matt_Stevens]

I wonder what they'll do with all those unsold BB10s. I'd consider buying one for $99.

Exactly. There is a stockpile of them worth hundreds of millions and they are sitting there, unsold, never to be sold.

I'd buy one for 100 clams to use for international travel. My iPhone is bleeping Verizon and therefore useless overseas.

 

[lupi]

I'd buy one if it didn't have a camera.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I'd buy one if it didn't have a camera.

Just put tape over it lol.

 

[Red Storm]

Just put tape over it lol.

I think some places you can't have a phone with a camera, tape or no.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I think some places you can't have a phone with a camera, tape or no.

Is there a smartphone in existence without a camera?

 

[Eug]

Some of the Blackberrys don't have cameras actually, probably specifically for the corporate crowd.

 

[gsaldivar]

I think some places you can't have a phone with a camera, tape or no.

For high-security work environments, it is now possible on both iOS and Android to disable the camera at the device level by using a security profile.

 

[lupi]

And that would get you fired at aproximately the same speed as if you walked in with a sony 4k running on your shoulder.

 

[silverpig]

I think I saw one of these phones this weekend. I did not get to play with it. Some guy had it out in a hotel lobby but I liked the form factor. Too bad for BB. I saw the blinking red light and it brought me back to Blackberry years. (shedding a tear)

You saw a Z10 or a Q10. The Z30 is only being released in the UK and mid east for now. North America will come a bit later.

 

[Eug]

Not even Blackberry's hometown partner, Rogers, cares about the Z30.

BlackBerry snubbed at home as Rogers decides not to sell newest model

one of the company’s longest-standing partners, Rogers Communications Inc., said it wouldn’t stock the company’s new high-end flagship touch-screen phone, the Z30, in its stores.

Rob Bruce, Rogers’ president of communications, played down what he called a “routine decision” made months earlier, saying the carrier only has room on store shelves for 15 to 17 smartphone models “and we pick what we think are the biggest winners” from among the many manufacturers. He pointed out that Rogers had in the past chosen not to stock other BlackBerry products and said Rogers continues to stock and sell the company’s recently released Z10 all-touchscreen and Q10 touch and keyboard phones.

“This doesn’t have anything to do with whatever anyone thinks is going on with BlackBerry,” Mr. Bruce said. “People are trying to attach some significance to this decision. There isn’t any.”

Still, Rogers’ decision to hang up on the Z30 – the fourth phone launched on the new BlackBerry 10 platform – could be viewed as a setback, particularly given the long, close ties between the companies. Their business relationship dates to the 1990s, including a milestone order for the Waterloo, Ont., company’s wireless e-mail devices 13 years ago. Last February, Rogers launched the new generation of BlackBerry 10 phones at company headquarters with the CEOs of both companies in attendance.

A BlackBerry spokesman declined to comment on Rogers’ decision, but said “it’s important to note we are seeing broad support in Canada for the Z30.” Indeed, both Bell and Telus said they will stock the Z30.

 

[JAG87]

Not even Blackberry's hometown partner, Rogers, cares about the Z30.

BlackBerry snubbed at home as Rogers decides not to sell newest model

one of the company’s longest-standing partners, Rogers Communications Inc., said it wouldn’t stock the company’s new high-end flagship touch-screen phone, the Z30, in its stores.

Rob Bruce, Rogers’ president of communications, played down what he called a “routine decision” made months earlier, saying the carrier only has room on store shelves for 15 to 17 smartphone models “and we pick what we think are the biggest winners” from among the many manufacturers. He pointed out that Rogers had in the past chosen not to stock other BlackBerry products and said Rogers continues to stock and sell the company’s recently released Z10 all-touchscreen and Q10 touch and keyboard phones.

“This doesn’t have anything to do with whatever anyone thinks is going on with BlackBerry,” Mr. Bruce said. “People are trying to attach some significance to this decision. There isn’t any.”

Still, Rogers’ decision to hang up on the Z30 – the fourth phone launched on the new BlackBerry 10 platform – could be viewed as a setback, particularly given the long, close ties between the companies. Their business relationship dates to the 1990s, including a milestone order for the Waterloo, Ont., company’s wireless e-mail devices 13 years ago. Last February, Rogers launched the new generation of BlackBerry 10 phones at company headquarters with the CEOs of both companies in attendance.

A BlackBerry spokesman declined to comment on Rogers’ decision, but said “it’s important to note we are seeing broad support in Canada for the Z30.” Indeed, both Bell and Telus said they will stock the Z30.

Mhmm, sure...

It's like standing on the railroad track and not hearing the woot woot...

 

[boomhower]

And that would get you fired at aproximately the same speed as if you walked in with a sony 4k running on your shoulder.

If I an understanding correctly the company issues phones with a security profile that disables the camera the user can't override. Obviously if they jailbroke/rooted or otherwise went around firing would be coming very shortly. This was an area BB had, many of their models had versions sans camera. Granted this only works to a certain security level. You can always swap your phone for an identical model and take all the pics you want.