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===Fourth book===
===Fourth book===
In the fourth book we discover that Neville's parents were sent to madness with the
In the fourth book we discover that Neville's parents were sent to madness with the by Voldemort' supporters naming [[Bartemius Crouch Jr]]. We start getting clues when he shivers at the Curse performed on a spider by [[Mad-Eye Moody]].Harry found out when he delved into Albus Dumbledore's memories in his [[Pensieve]] and saw Barty Crouch , Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange and Rabastan Lestrange being sent to [[Azkaban]].<ref name="The Pensieve">[[J. K. Rowling]], [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire| GoF]] 30</ref>
===Fifth book===
===Fifth book===
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Neville Longbottom is a wizard who was in the same year as Harry Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Character development
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First book
We first see Neville when he's being told off by his Gran, round-faced and teary as he looks for his toad Trevor. Hermione Granger decides to help him look for it on the Hogwarts Express, leading to her first meeting with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. He takes a long time to be Sorted, eventually ending up in Gryffindor. He embarrasses himself in front of all the school by running to his table with the Sorting Hat still on his head.
He soon proves to be forgetful as he gets caught in a trick staircase and makes mistakes in his lessons, most notably in Potions by melting Seamus Finnigan's cauldron, earning the scathing treatment of Professor Snape. Neville is terrified of his first flying lesson and injures himself quickly. He forgets password to the Gryffindor Common and ends up getting caught in Harry and Ron's attempt at a midnight duel along with Hermione. The experience terrified Neville.
He also attracts the attention of Slytherin bully, Draco Malfoy, who keeps jinxing him and telling him that he isn't brave enough to be in Gyffindor. In Harry's second ever game of Quidditch, when Malfoy goads Ron to the point where Ron physically attacks him, Neville joins in to help. He takes on both of Malfoy's larger friends, Crabbe and Goyle, ending up knocked out.
Despite Neville's fear of midnight wanderings, he bravely tries to warn Harry and Hermione when he hears that his bully, Malfoy, is going to catch them out after hours. His attempts to warn them, only get himself caught as well. He loses fifty points for Gryffindor as a result and gets a detention. Neville was made unpopular for his punishment, though he escaped the school-wide insults that Harry was given due to his being relatively unknown. For detention, Neville, Harry, Hermione, and Malfoy are sent with gamekeeper Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest. On their mission to find an injured unicorn, Neville is paired with Malfoy. Malfoy scares Neville into sending a signal for help and so switches places with Harry, as a result narrowly avoiding an encounter Lord Voldemort, who Harry and Malfoy meet shortly afterwards in the forest.
At the end of the year, when Harry, Ron and Hermione are once again planning on sneaking out after hours, Neville tries to stand up against them and stop them for the sake of Gryffindor House. Unfortunately, the trio are on an important mission and won't be stopped. Hermione puts the full Body-Bind curse on Neville, and they leave him immobile on the Common Room floor as they head out to the forbidden corridor. At the end of the year, when the House points are calculated to determine which House wins the House Cup, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore saves until the last minute giving large numbers of points to Ron, Hermione, and Harry for their efforts in stopping Voldemort from stealing the Philosopher's Stone (which had been hidden in the school). These points made Gryffindor's total equal to that of Slytherin. Last of all Dumbledore awards Neville ten points for the courage to stand up to his friends, his points being the ones to put Gryffindor in the lead and earn them the House Cup.
Second book
Neville was very impressed with Harry and Ron when they turned up to school this year by flying Ford Anglia. When Ron receives a Howler from his mother, Neville advises him from experience that it's better to open them than ignore them. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, manages to awe Neville a little with his dark introduction to a cage full of Cornish Pixies. In the end Neville was perhaps right to be worried as once released the pixies seized him by the ears and left him hanging on the candelabra in the ceiling.
After the Chamber of Secrets was opened and Mrs Norris the cat and Colin Creevey had been attacked, Neville bought several items that would supposedly protect him (a large, green, smelly onion - possibly a Gurdyroot - a purple crystal and a newt tail) before the Gryffindors pointed out that as a Pure-Blood he was unlikely to be attacked. Neville's response is that everyone knows he's nearly a Squib, like Argus Filch, Mrs Norris' owner.
Neville had his first attempt at a duel when Lockhart formed a Duelling Club. His opponant was Justin Finch-Fletchley and neither of them seem to have managed to cast Expelliarmus as intended, as they were on the floor panting. Lockhart chooses them as a volunteer pair to teach them how to block spells, but Snape quickly steps in.
"Longbottom causes devastation with the simplest of spells. We'll be sending what's left of Finch-Fletchley up to the hospital wing in a matchbox." - Snape[1]
When the time for the second years to choose their O.W.L.s Neville was sent reams of advice by letter from all the witches and wizards in his family, confusing him all the more with what he wanted to take. He went around asking people which subjects they thought sounded hard. Shortly afterwards it was Neville who found Harry's bed and possessions all thrown about in Ginny's attempt to find Tom Riddle's diary. On learning that despite the attacks they were still going to have end of year exams, Neville manages to accidentally Vanish the leg of his desk in Transfiguration.
Third book
When Harry Potter blew up his Aunt Marge he decided to run. When he accidentally managed to hail the Knight Bus rather than use his own name, he used Neville's. When Harry later sees Neville at Diagon Alley he chooses not to speak to him as he was being told off by his grandmother at the time for misplacing his booklist. While on the Hogwarts Express he enters the trio's compartment shortly before one of Azkaban's dementors entered. He later explains the negative dementor experience so some of his fellow class mates. His third year at Hogwarts doesn't go so well having incidences breaking tea cups in Divination and not getting a hippogriff to bow to him. He also got into a bit of strife after he was unable to properly brew a potion the right color which angered Professor Snape, telling Neville that he'll feed it to his toad, Trevor. Later on in Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, Neville was the first to be chosen in Professor Remus Lupin's explanation on boggarts. His boggart transformed into Professor Severus Snape, as this was his biggest fear, with the counter boggart being Professor Snape in Neville's grandmother's clothing. After losing the passwords he had written down for Gryffindor Tower, Sirius Black managed to break into the castle. As this was Neville's fault (although not on purpose), he got a detention, his privileges to visit Hogsmeade were revoked and no-one was allowed to give any passwords to Neville. Because of this, a couple days later he recieved a howler from his Grandmother, where she shamed him for being a part of this family.
Fourth book
In the fourth book we discover that Neville's parents were sent to madness with the Cruciatus Curse by Voldemort' supporters naming Bartemius Crouch Jr. We start getting clues when he shivers at the Cruciatus Curse is performed on a spider by Mad-Eye Moody.[2] Harry found out when he delved into Albus Dumbledore's memories in his Pensieve and saw Barty Crouch Jr, Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange and Rabastan Lestrange being sent to Azkaban.[3]
Fifth book
Neville was one of 25 students invited by Hermione Granger to meet with her, Harry and Ron to discuss forming a secret Defence Against the Dark Arts group after new teacher Dolores Umbridge was refusing to teach them anything useful. He signs the parchment to join this group and to agree not to tell anyone what they were up to.[4] This group became Dumbledore's Army, in which Neville excelled.[5]
When Draco Malfoy makes a comment that Harry should be in the ward in St Mungo's for those who have received brain injuries by magic, pulling a grotesque face to demonstrate the state of those inside, Neville attempts to fight Malfoy for this insult to his parents (although from Malfoy's reaction he didn't know about their being in said ward). Harry manages to stop him, with the help of Ron[6]
At Christmas Neville visits his parents, Frank and Alice Longbottom, with his grandmother. Just as they are leaving by a coincidence they run into Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. They had been visiting Arthur Weasley in St Mungo's along with the other Weasleys and various Order members, when they had felt it prudent to leave the ward he was in quickly. They had left for a cup of tea on the fifth floor, but when they reached the fourth floor for Spell Damage they ran into their ex-Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart who had lost his memory. They followed him and a Healer back into his ward and there they had seen Neville.
Neville is mortified to see his friends there, who he has never told about what happened to his mother and father. His grandmother believes he never told them because he was ashamed of them, but Neville denies it. The trio and Ginny watch as Alice goes up to Neville and tries to give him a present of an empty sweet wrapper, something she seems to have done many times before. His grandmother tells him to throw it away, but Neville pockets it. After they have left Harry tells them what he saw in Dumbledore's Pensieve the year before.[7]
Later on Neville is supportive of Harry after he gives an interview in The Quibbler about his encounter with Voldemort and his Death Eaters the year before. He realises how hard it must have been to talk about it and comments that people should know what the Death Eaters are capable of. However he still seems unable to himself talk about what he knows they did to his family.[8]
When Neville breaks into the Department of Mysteries along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Luna Lovegood, Harry and Neville are the last two standing when they try to stop Death Eaters from stealing the Prophecy. Neville's nose and wand had been broken by Antonin Dolohov, but he was still determined to help. Lucius Malfoy comments that Neville's death will not come as a shock to his grandmother as she is used to losing family members and Bellatrix Lestrange remarks that she has had the 'pleasure' of meeting his parents. She enjoyed mocking Neville about how she had tortured his mum and dad and uses the same curse on him as she had used on his mother.[9] They were both rescued by the timely arrival of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.
Sixth Book
When Harry sits with Neville, Ginny and Luna on the Hogwarts Express, he proudly calls them his friends when Romilda Vane implies that they aren't cool enough to be his friends. Neville and Luna were both disappointed to learn that Dumbledore's Army would not be meeting this year.
Final book
In Neville's last year at school Severus Snape had taken the role of Headmaster at Hogwarts after killing Albus Dumbledore. Death Eaters Amycus and Alecto Carrow were appointed as Defence Against the Dark Arts and Muggle Studies teachers, who were abusive and encouraged students to perform the Unforgiveable Curses on others and to believe that Muggles are scum. Neville was outspoken against them. He was frequently punished, but his Pure-Blood status protected him from serious harm. He recalled Dumbledore's Army. He, Ginny and Luna had become the leaders whilst Harry, Ron and Hermione were on the run.
Neville had discovered that the Room of Requirement, which Dumbledore's Army had used as headquarters, could form a secret passageway to the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade when he hid there whilst starving. Unable to create food, the Room gave him a way to the pub, where Neville met Aberforth Dumbledore. Neville caused the Death Eaters enough trouble that eventually they attempted to kidnap his grandmother to hold her hostage against him. However she managed to overpower the Auror they had sent to catch her (John Dawlish) and sent him a letter saying how proud she was of him.
Later in the year, Harry, Ron and Hermione needed to get into Hogwarts to destroy the Horcrux hidden there. Aberforth sends the portrait of his sister, Ariana, to Neville in the Room, her portrait being the passage.
Portrayals within films
Neville is portrayed in all the films by Matthew Lewis.
Outward appearance
Neville is described as round-faced.
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Magical accomplishments and skills
At first Neville displayed little magical ability. His grandmother feared he might even be a Squib. However he had magic enough to attend Hogwarts school. At first he mostly seemed to do badly in lessons, particularly in Potions and Transfiguration where he often caused accidents. However he displayed an aptitude for Herbology.
After Harry Potter taught him Defence Against the Dark Arts in the secret Dumbledore's Army in 1995, he became proficient at duelling and one of the quickest learners in the class. Neville studied to take N.E.W.T.s in Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology and Charms. He later became a Professor of Herbology.
- Neville owns a pet toad that frequently tries to escape from him, called Trevor.
- In 1991 in his first year at Hogwarts, Neville was sent a Remembrall by his grandmother.
- Neville owned a rare plant called Mimbulus Mimbletonia, which he took with him to Hogwarts in 1995.
- Up until his fifth year at Hogwarts Neville used his father's old wand. However in 1996 when he broke into the Department of Mysteries with some members of Dumbledore's Army, his wand was broken by Antonin Dolohov when he kicked Neville in the face and broke his nose.
- In 1996 Neville was one of the last of Ollivander's customers when he bought a new wand (cherry and unicorn hair).
Neville's parents were Frank and Alice Longbottom. They were popular Aurors who were tortured into insanity after Voldemort's first downfall in 1981. Death Eaters Bartemius Crouch Jr., Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange and Rabastan Lestrange had hoped to get Voldemort's whereabouts from them. They were all sent to Azkaban.
Neville was brought up by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom. She was initially disappointed in her son's apparent lack of magical ability and forgetfulness. However when Neville helped Harry to break into the Department of Mysteries and fight Death Eaters, she at last became proud of him.
Neville has a great-uncle called Algie and a great-aunt called Enid. When Neville was young Algie tried to scare Neville into displaying magical talent. He even pushed Neville off of Blackpool pier where he nearly drowned. When Neville was eight years old he was hanging Neville from an upstairs window and accidentally dropped him when Enid offered him a meringue and he let go. Luckily Neville was able to magically bounce and as a reward Algie bought Trevor for Neville.
Neville eventually marries Hufflepuff Hannah Abbott.
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In popular culture
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Additional Canon
J. K. Rowling revealed that Neville ended up marrying Hannah Abbott (who became landlady of The Leaky Cauldron) and lives with her above the pub.[10] In a PotterCast episode featuring J. K. Rowling she has said that Neville worked as an Auror for Kingsley Shacklebolt before becoming a Professor of Herbology at Hogwarts. She has also said that Neville would keep his magical Galleon from Dumbledore's Army which would impress his students.
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, CoS 11
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, GoF 14
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, GoF 30
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 16
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 18
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 17
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 23
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 26
- ↑ J. K. Rowling, OotP 35
- ↑ The Leaky Cauldron fan website, J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall


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to my wonderful wife. 48 years ago today, Ms. Mary and I started our married life together. Thanks for the many years of happiness, sweetie! Looking forward to many more.
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Congrats to you both! Rosie and I wish you many more!
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Congratulations to a lovely couple!!!!!
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Happy anniversary Mary and Roy. One of the nicest couples we know!
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Wow 48 years, what'd you guys do, get married at 10 years old??? Best of luck to a fine couple !!!
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Congratulations you two. Hope you have many more.
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Congratulations Ms. Mary and Mr. Roy !!
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Congratulations to you both. Hope you enjoy many more.
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Eurythmy Student brings Steiner's unique Art Form to AWS
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Thanks to all of you... for making this Holiday Faire one of the most beautifully decorated ever! Vendors' goods were perfect for Christmas shopping, the bake sale and lunch buffet were delectable nourishment for body and soul, and the music was entertaining.
Learning Parts of Speech in 3rd Grade,from Ms. Lucas
Using characters, like the one pictured above, engages otherwise reluctant students into lessons about grammar and parts of speech. Ms. Lucas told her students stories about King Noun the Namer, whose job it was to name things in his kingdom. His wife, Queen Adjective, was responsible for describing the things King Noun named. The energetic Sir Verb is always doing things, running or walking from one activity to the next.
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Movement Education
Last weekend at the Jaimen McMillan Workshops, I learned a lot more about WHY our approach to physical education is different. So it's in this month's Admin Adlib that I'd like to share some of what Jaimen brought during this incredibly insightful and useful conference on Movement Education
The annual Waldorf Pentathlon is an honored rite of passage for Waldorf 5th graders. As with all Waldorf curriculum, the pentathlon teaches to the developmental stage, celebrating the student's "golden year," the time when they are searching for form and meaning in how things work–the mechanics–and finding it in the formula of learning and applying these pentathlon events. They are taught the exact sequence of movements to, for example, throw a javelin and when the javelin flies as expected, the student sees her formula realized.
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A Nursery parent kindly commented the other day, "I really love the Waldorf philosophy and can see how it makes sense for my preschool child, but I'm worried about Waldorf elementary school because of the way the teachers loop through the grades...what if my child doesn't like his teacher and is stuck with him for 8 long years?" As a former Kindergarten through 8th grade looping teacher, myself, I have much to say on the subject!
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Last night when the BlackBerry 10 L-Series images appeared, Tinhte noted they would be working on a video to go along with the pics. Now, that video has been posted up to YouTube for everyone to check out. In it, you'll see the BlackBerry 10 L-Series shown off quite nicely next to the iPhone 5 as well as the BlackBerry Dev Alpha B. In addition to the video, a whole new set of images have been offloaded as well, you'll find those below.
Stang68 Dec 12, 2012 at 6:39 am
THERE'S my Droid X!
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 7:04 am
To me, BlackBerry 10 looks much sexier and more premium. No offense intended :)
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 10:09 am
The device looks sexy as hell! Wow!
Although I'm sure now that the design-nuts are upset that the back is made of plastic like the Samsung Galaxy devices. Still looks super premium though and that's what I've always liked about BlackBerry devices.
Always sleek and professional, in black. :)
The back had me wondering how soon it would be snapped in half but overall it looks great. Bring on the N-series please.
cbvinh Dec 12, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Looks like the back snaps on/off pretty easily... lends itself to color backing accessories...
Jimcmf Dec 12, 2012 at 7:50 pm
All you have to see is this to understand everything:
It's not written by the media, It is what people like you and me are saying:
xiaohuaxing Dec 12, 2012 at 8:29 pm
How did you find that?
Jimcmf Dec 12, 2012 at 11:24 pm
It's a poll that they did.
mssca Dec 12, 2012 at 11:35 pm
The language sounds cool.
lynxs_claw Dec 12, 2012 at 9:17 am
Jealous much! Yeah I would be too if I had a current Android, Apple or Windows Phone too and BB10 wasn't on my radar to get!
Love it when I see these kinds of posts.. see the fanboys ARE paying attention :)
Stang68 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:00 am
Lol I may very well switch back to Blackberry if BB10 is good. It's wait and see.
But you have to admit...it looks a whole lot like a Droid X.
Until BB10 comes out, though, enjoy your Bold/Curve/Torch/Storm bwahahaha
A Used-To-Be-Blackberry Die Hard
lynxs_claw Dec 12, 2012 at 10:21 am
Aren't they ALL starting to look alike across the board.. it's what inside that going to count for me.
It's the same deal with cars now... there are many that look similar on the market.. it's what's under the hood and its quality that sets them apart
BBPandy Dec 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm
The front looks a bit like the Droid X
but the sides & back look completely different.
Fridaybird Dec 12, 2012 at 3:19 pm
How the Hell it looks like Droid X? Follow the link below and comapre for yourself. Watch with both eyes wide open. Anyone else wana help this gentleman compare, is warmly welcome.
Here is Droix X link:
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ypwandrews Dec 12, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Not much similarity at all in my opinion. BB looks much higher end than the X without all the colors, buttons and "chin".
gregerator Dec 12, 2012 at 10:51 am
Remember how excited you were for the Storm? This has to be more exciting than that...
Stang68 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:11 am
I was burned so hard by the Storm :'(
It was probably my most anticipated phone release, even to this day.
Joe257 Dec 13, 2012 at 12:24 am
Hey, I still loved my Storm. It was a love/hate relationship but it did the job, just wasn't a gaming device like the iPhone was.
Fridaybird Dec 12, 2012 at 3:18 pm
This is one Sexy and Handsome device.
DjDante Dec 12, 2012 at 6:42 am
Troll much? How many times you gonna run that that stale ass line
Stang68 Dec 12, 2012 at 6:56 am
Is it trolling if it's painfully obvious?
And this was my first time running the line :-D
Xader Dec 12, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Pointless comments that don't contribute to the conversation and are designed to piss off everyone who reads it?
Yep, definitely trolling.
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:38 pm
+ 3.14 (pi)
G-bone Dec 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I know Droid X, and this is NO Droid X...
Superfly_FR Dec 12, 2012 at 6:44 am
cool ! Thanks :)
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 6:44 am
Wow, the guy was not afraid to reveal his phone number :/
sk8er_tor Dec 12, 2012 at 8:38 am
Yes, when he called the Dev Alpha from the London, his number showed up. Here you go RIM: 097 901 0949. I'm sure the carrier in Vietnam will know exactly who this is lol
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 10:10 am
Damn snitches...
ekafara Dec 12, 2012 at 10:24 am
I hope crackberry deletes this comment, maybe even the account.
Dave79 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:48 am
Sure...how about chemical castration huh?
SAM18 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:41 am
And this is why we can't have nice things. Way to go, asshat.
wehttam Dec 12, 2012 at 2:10 pm
wish i could have bumped that up to the top
tamuct Dec 12, 2012 at 8:50 am
He is the mod of tinhte :D
koool1 Dec 12, 2012 at 9:20 am
That's what I was thinking.
Love the phone though, can't wait to own it!!
thats some long ass fingers! oh and awesome bb phone cant wait!!
G-bone Dec 12, 2012 at 2:32 pm
toy4mud Dec 12, 2012 at 6:48 am
What functionality is under the magnifying glass. Is it just the universal phone search?
BlackB_G Dec 12, 2012 at 6:54 am
Black is Back tho. BlackBerry10 for the win ya bisssch!
Xader Dec 12, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Quick! Somebody get AC/DC on the line.
RIM needs "Back in Black" for their launch campaign!
walnuts1024 Dec 13, 2012 at 9:03 am
ApocalypsoNow Dec 12, 2012 at 6:58 am
Interesting to note that like some had suspected the Dev Alpha B really is the L series in a different casing.
Beautiful looking phone,and the OS looks great too, nice and smooth
beastberry_10 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:44 am
Thank you!!!!! I have been saying that for a long time just to get ripped apart. Noone wanted to listen. This phone is gorgeous. Looks like quality.
BB-04 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:46 am
It does seem true that the L-Series and dev alpha be physically look the same when the case around the dev alpha is off. But the dev alpha b isn't final hardware though. Thor has said "the entire BlackBerry 10 portfolio will be LTE capable". The dev alpha b doesn't have LTE so it isn't final hardware even though it looks like it is.
BlackBerry by Choice.
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FryBerry Dec 12, 2012 at 11:37 am
I think you are right, but my hope is that this still isn't the final product. If I was doing a huge remake of a company like RIM is doing, I would not show my cards until D-Day. So you build a Dev A, build a Dev B and put a case around it, when you need to start sending out phones for testing, training, you use one of the Dev devices without the box around it. On release day, everyone will see your finished hardware, and your finished software. Think about it, if they aren't showing the full BB10 awesomeness yet, why show final hardware version??
Just my two cents.
-FryBerry out
jenks5150 Dec 12, 2012 at 2:19 pm
RIM didn't show final hardware...it was leaked by someone in Vietnam. I too was wondering if RIM was trying to fake everyone into thinking the leaks were real and then release something totally next level on launch day...but these pics look too good to not be final hardware...I'm very satisfied.
nickthebold Dec 12, 2012 at 7:11 am
Hope everyone notices the notification LED!
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 10:13 am
I did, I did! I was very happy when it went off, lol. Just because I've never really seen it go off in any official demos and I was worried. Time for action!!!
EsJayDee Dec 12, 2012 at 11:56 am
Really? I've seen it in the majority of the videos that I've seen.
tokyotea37 Dec 13, 2012 at 12:10 am
That was the first thing I noticed!!! Super stoked!!!
Bigpoint Dec 12, 2012 at 7:16 am
I wish I could speak and understand Vietnamese.
tamuct Dec 12, 2012 at 8:52 am
I can help u, come to Vietnam and contact me ^^
blazeon420 Dec 12, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I'll be in Vietnam in a little over a week with my trusty unlocked 9930 by my side. Can you tell me which carriers sim i should use for my BB services? Thanks....
JMDBERRY Dec 12, 2012 at 7:19 am
The freak'n screen is too small,...the battery is anemic. I don't care what capacity other BB devices had,....1800mAh in today's market is anemic! C'mon RIM! Boss-up,...and give us a larger screen,...a larger battery,...and lets see what's really under the hood so I can make a decision to wait for the release of BB10 devices,....or take advantage of what's available now.
....enough of the show,...it's time to 'tell'!
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 7:22 am
Larger screen is a table already, larger battery - is a UPS :)
Shadberry Bold Dec 12, 2012 at 7:32 am
+1 I think that's what JMDBerry is looking for. Haha
Shadberry Bold Dec 12, 2012 at 7:35 am
Or a tablet that makes phone calls...bigger screen requires a bigger battery.
gallopiton Dec 12, 2012 at 8:40 pm
oh come on guys, don't be like this with this fella... we can offer him a playbook tablet...
JMD I suggest you stop waiting and move on... buy your big screen big battery phone, buy whatever you like, but stop bitching
most of us are happy with the existing screen and the battery is higher than a lot of "high end" phones out now such as the iphone5. So please, go get your dream device and leave us to admire ours.
bizzyqu Dec 12, 2012 at 8:41 am
One of the key elements of this phone is one handed use. A screen bigger than this would make that impossible/uncomfortable unless you have abnormally long thumbs. Also the battery size means nothing if you don't know how much the software drains it.
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 10:18 am
The screen is big enough in my opinion. All those bigger Android devices fail to take advantage of the bigger screen. You would think that on a device like the Galaxy Note for example, you would be able to fit more icons per row but you still can only fit 4. Doesn't make sense to have bigger screen real estate if the UI isn't going to take advantage of it. You just get bigger icons, which is silly.
The battery though, I wish it was bigger. At this current point in time, with LTE on the rise, I was hoping for at least a 2,100 mAh battery. I hoping that the OS is really efficient with power management or we will have another Bold 9900 situation on our hands.
Someone doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about...
Plazmic Flame Dec 29, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Nice try but that's the "app drawer". Try taking a look at the homescreens next time:
Fridaybird Dec 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Androids need big Battery Packs because their Hardware is battery/CPU sucker since the Software is full of glitches. BB10 is designed and based on QNX(The worlds most stable OS). if you dont know what QNX is, you are probably at wrong forum. QNX is used where you cant afford your machine shutdown/crash/ aka bluescreen error etc. Its is used in Computer system of your Car, Nuclear Plants and Space Shuttles. I am using BB PlayBook 64gb for last year and half and i did not have a single application crash or reboot required because of OS glintch so for. Your BB10 is build on that same QNX.
Now a days You want a slimmer Phone, and if phone can last 2 to 3 day with average use, It is reasonable Battery backup. After that its kind of overkill.
Motorolla's come with HUUUGE Battery, but look at their designs, do you even call that a design? as a matter of fact, Multicore processer and huge battery packs are survival kit for androids becuase of lagging and reboots required.
I guess RIM did a samrt job in considering the Hardware for their Flagship Phone.
BTW: a 5 Inch device is already on the way with Huge Battery.
Bed and Blanket BlackBerry
Then explain me why my browser always crashes on my PB? The mail app also used to always close by itself.
The level of bias is amazing in here.
lynxs_claw Dec 12, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Then you're simply using it wrong. You better stay away from BB10 .. it may be too challenging for you.
killzone22 Dec 13, 2012 at 12:36 am
LOL! Good One!!
Fridaybird Dec 12, 2012 at 6:01 pm
OS is not going to fix a buggy app by itself. Every one knows Browser in PB was buggy and it has received seveal fixes. These updates has brought it to a certain level of stability. Now that may be another reason that RIM is not going to continue PB broswer anymore. New browser is based on HTML 5 which is robust and will be a statndered on other plateforms soon. What i am talking in my earlier post is If an App is bug free and OS is unable to handle it properly(read the carefully where i say'because of OS Gliteches so far')like in case of Android(GingerBread). Giving little bit pressure on upper chamber of your head some time helps.
I hope it cleares and explains. As a Lesson# 1, Just go wikipedia and searech for QNX. it will educate you a lot.
BTW now who is the Bias ?
Bed and Blanket BlackBerry
Joe257 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:50 pm
PB OS will close apps when there isn't enough memory available. It's not necessarily the app crashing. In BB10 you device will actually tell you why the app was shutdown. PB OS just didn't have a great notification process.
Earl_3 Dec 12, 2012 at 7:22 am
Looking for Rosetta Stone Vietnamese version now. Lol. The next few months are going to be killer waiting for launch after seeing this.
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Get some popcorn. The leaks will FLOW in until launch
Quickly watches before the video is removed...
Looks good, I worry that the peek system might be a little unintuative, hope not though. Will miss the metal band that currently goes around my 9900 - looks nice by comparison on the iPhone. Surprising how similarly sized the iPhone and L Series are.
agog-emmi Dec 12, 2012 at 7:34 am
i can see a VOICE CONTROL icon there ..i wonder its something like siri..
Shadberry Bold Dec 12, 2012 at 7:39 am
Will use voice control for about 2 weeks and probably seldom ever use it after that. Not practical for me. Would much rather do Google search the old fashioned way to get exactly what I'm looking for instead of generalizations.
Skeevecr Dec 12, 2012 at 10:27 am
I think it does have its longer term benefits such as hands-free dialing, but you do have to wonder who uses such stuff a lot beyond that.
Balti43 Dec 12, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Haha, my bestfriend uses siri to make calls, to find out NFL scores and to make his work schedules. Also to spell words he doesn't know how to spell (which has made texting him much less irritating) plus texting someone through siri while you're doing something with gloves seems like a breeze and the texting gloves are dumb i use REAL gloves.
thecsman Dec 12, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Agreed. Siri or any voice service can be helpful sometimes. I like when you can just command to 'play x song'.
I use the humble Vlingo for quick BBM messaging and it works pretty good as well.
I wish they'd integrate voice service for the productive stuff we do everyday.
borceg Dec 12, 2012 at 7:51 am
These Vietnamese people have all the latest gadgets :(
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 10:19 am
Seriously bro! All devices leak out of Vietnam first now. I think they have the major assembly factories there or something.
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Yeah because they break NDAs and can't be trusted for this! Probably got the device legit at some jam
Until I got to the last line I was thinking both 'wow, Bla1ze is giving us a first hand report having used the phone' and 'wow, Bla1ze is going to have to do more retrospective editing of this post than usual' ;) Nice one :)
glamrlama Dec 12, 2012 at 8:11 am
I was thinking Bla1ze you need sleep or you are totally high or are having a stroke. We are all happy your OK. Thanks for the translation. (Only 50 more sleeps!)
DrBit2011 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:06 am
Thanks Bla1ze!
Live Long and Prosper!
fragment137 Dec 12, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Favourite line in that whole bit: "...up Internet 3G delicious"
This unit looks AWESOME. I'm really enjoying my Galaxy Nexus, but I still want to play with one of these when they come out. Will always love BlackBerry.
rtullu Dec 12, 2012 at 8:10 am
That vent at the bottom looks pretty big. Is there a micro fan in there? Hahaha. And I would still like to see a landscape demo of the keyboard!
sk8er_tor Dec 12, 2012 at 8:43 am
Probably the speaker (speakerphone).
Jake Storm Dec 12, 2012 at 10:31 am
It's the slot to pry off the back cover.
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:43 pm
I won't need to use my visa to pop off the back now
cd1105 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:11 am
i hav no idea wat homeboy is saying but the looks gr8!!!lol
Double_J75 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:12 am
Ya I was confused as shit reading that. I figured he was too tired to type clearly. You need to move the last line to the top lol.
deima#CB Dec 12, 2012 at 8:13 am
This is one of the day where im proud to be vietnamese.
kupfernigk Dec 12, 2012 at 8:30 am
Was the other one when the last US helicopter left your country in a hurry?
I remember being told, long before that, by someone who had spent time in S E Asia that the Vietnamese were one of the toughest nations in the world, and that the US didn't stand a chance. Looks like your compatriots still like to display their independence.
youknwwho Dec 12, 2012 at 8:41 am
Pretty much. The Vietnamese peoples had endured many foreign powers invasions and still standing strong. But were not here to discuss history, were here to discuss BB 10 !!!! Back to the topic
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:44 pm
This is illegal for him to do I believe. I wouldn't be proud. No offense meant tho
mitfry Dec 12, 2012 at 8:16 am
Why did they make these HUGE bezels. Blegh =S. We lose around 1/3 screen size because of the bezels + the black areas where the logo is in... Cmon.. they could've done a lot better..
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 8:25 am
you need them for gestures :) remember differences between Dev Alpha A and B? Dev Alpha B has reduced bezels due to plastic cover and it was pretty hard sometimes to perform the right gesture.
But that wan't due to the size of the bezels, but instead the fact that the casing raised your finger off the screen and your finger tended to jump over the bezel.
As long as you start on the surface of the screen, and not above it, theoretically the bezel could be just a couple pixels wide.
jenks5150 Dec 12, 2012 at 3:09 pm
The part with the BlackBerry logo is the actionable/gesture area. The bezel is where you'll rest your thumb when holding the phone.
jordandrews90 Dec 12, 2012 at 9:37 am
If your going to complain I dont know why you would complain about the bezel where it says blackberry (which actually serves a useful purpose), and not the matte metal parts at the top and bottom?
I think they're both fine, they wouldnt put them there unless they had to obv. But your complaining about the wrong thing lol
leafs123 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:17 am
The only thing I am not digging is the ports on the side. I wonder how use will feel if the phone is charging.
simu31 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:37 am
Two words: Docking Station ;)
youknwwho Dec 12, 2012 at 8:27 am
Fortunately for the evening I had the
opportunity to hold the handset that has not been launch BlackBerry , the L-Series. The phone design is quite nice because not being placed in a plastic frame like the Dev Alpha A / B any more. In addition, the L-Series was almost complete, both hardware and software. Perfect buikd
quality and full functionality of the BB10 OS, not locked or limited to a certain function, including making phone calls or texting. Configuration information almost no official due to the present time RIM
has not yet been referred to us.
What we can see on the L-Series is
lightweight, smaller than Dev Alpha B a
little, felt full in the hand. Screen quality is quite good, very smooth and text are crips, 1280x768 resolution the same as the Dev Alpha B. Front of the phone has glass cover almost
the entire it and the glass is stretched out to hug the two edges of the screen makes it feel bigger. In terms of ports and port location, it is just like the the
current Dev Alpha, it includ micro
HDMI and micro USB on the left side,
a 3.5mm audio port on the top edge,
the power button on the top edge
and 2 volume control keys on the
right side.
The volume rockers is a bit difficult to
press as it is slightly sunk compared
to the side of the phone. Regarding
the build quality of, I can say the
L-Series I held its already almost
perfect, this could this be the final test version of the phone from RIM before they introduce BlackBerry
10 at 30/01 next year. Although
made of plastic, the body is very solid , no creaking joints. The phone body is made carefully.
The back cover of the phone can be
removed so you can change battery easily ( LS1, like Dev Alpha B). The
back cover of the machine is made
plastic, similar to the body, it is quite
flexible and with the NFC chip affixed.
Adding a point to make the L-Series is
more complete than the Dev Alpha is
that it can call and text normally.
This is a big difference compared to
the previous Dev Alpha we have ever
known. I have tried to remove the SIM from Viettel- a Vietnamese carrier and called a Mobifone number with success,
no trouble at all, the phone can also
send and receive SMS messages,
connect to BIS sever, use 3G, in general it is like a complete smartphone. Even the
software in the phone is fully
functional, not limited as before
although the OS that the L-
Series is running is still a beta version. Because of it the phone react
slightly slower and not sensitive to touch, sometimes hangs a I had to do restart the phone, hope
that this error will not appear in the official version of BB10.
Corrected by a VietNamese,
mundo472 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:39 am
Very kind of you. Thanks!
Techno-Emigre Dec 12, 2012 at 9:11 am
Thank you! This helped me. Before, I thought he was saying the screen was hard to press. I don't worry about the volume buttons as probably will use software instead I would think. Just glad to hear the screen is functional.
youknwwho Dec 12, 2012 at 9:29 am
I'm sure RIM is done with clickable touch screen lol
Schmurf Dec 12, 2012 at 9:25 am
Thanks for the clearer translation. That clears a few things up.
I like this; I think it's a great phone. In the end will ANYONE ever make the "perfect" phone that satisfies everyone? That's hardly likely. However for people who are on the go, very connected, and using their phone as a tool, this appears to be a great fusion of form and function.
I can hardly wait until it's available. In the meanwhile, my wife will have to put up with my obsession!
MikeSuede Dec 12, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Appreciated, thanks!!
Jimcmf Dec 13, 2012 at 12:00 am
Awesome ...... can he Please speak in English next time?
I'm going to call that number displayed on the cell phone and see if he answers.
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 8:37 am
Resolution 1280x768? Are we sure about the final version of the hardware? The UI guidelines (very interesting source of information) states that only Dev Alpha devices will have that resolution, all other touch devices will be 1280x720.
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 8:44 am
ah, they updated:
The screen size for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha and the first BlackBerry 10 touch device is 1280 x 768 pixels. However, future BlackBerry smartphones will have the following screen sizes:
All-touch smartphones: 1280 x 720 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio)
Smartphones with a physical keyboard: 720 x 720 pixels (1:1 aspect ratio)
SamFromDowntown Dec 12, 2012 at 10:20 am
>> The screen size for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha and the first BlackBerry 10 touch device is 1280 x 768 pixels.
Source for this? They have made it pretty clear that first production device is 1280x720. If this phone is not that size, then it is not the production version.
Also, whoever made this video violated an NDA. Re-publishing it here is not in good form It should be taken down.
revtech Dec 12, 2012 at 10:59 am
You might have to check *your* sources because it was made pretty clear a few months ago exactly what the other guy said. . Don't remember the source exactly but it was from team crackberry and quoting a rim exec.
SamFromDowntown Dec 12, 2012 at 11:15 am
I stand corrected. I see this now.
bull_thumper Dec 12, 2012 at 12:27 pm
I didn't realize the keyboard versions are OLED. Interesting...
From the link you provided:
"BlackBerry smartphones with a physical keyboard have an OLED screen."
mavricxx Dec 12, 2012 at 2:19 pm
I def won't be buying the version with the keyboard then. I hate when I look at my pics on my 9900 and can turn them sideways to see then extended/bigger. Its is so annoying, not only that but the screen is too small to browse the net. I have to keep zooking all the time. They should have ket the aspect ratio all thru the lines with an extended screen like the TK Victory.
Boodrew Dec 12, 2012 at 8:59 am
Looks great but my concern is the OS. It must be smooth and have no or very few hang ups. The thing about the Rotten Apple.....er i mean Apple is that their OS runs smooth and rarely has any hang ups whereby you have to reboot. So when he mentioned hang ups i was a bit concerned considering it is only two months away from launch and they have been working on this for over two years. I always considered the playbook a beta device for BB10 OS so they had enough time to iron out problems.
mavricxx Dec 12, 2012 at 2:15 pm
I totally agree with you! I hate my PlayBook feels sluggish! And as far as accessories, they are yet to make a dock with HDMI out, which pisses me off!
Double_J75 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:43 am
the L-
Series is running is still a beta version. Because of it the phone react
slightly slower and not sensitive to touch, sometimes hangs a I had to do restart the phone, hope
that this error will not appear in the official version of BB10.
I sure hope they correct it too! How would he knows the OS is still beta?
Anyway there was BBM video icon when he's dialing the phone number.
md03wx Dec 12, 2012 at 8:45 am
I played with an evaluation unit and it did the same thing - hung at times, camera froze and we had to restart the unit. I REALLY hope they solve this before launch, but I don't get how it could still have such problems this close to launch. The media will rip RIM apart.
Aljean Thein Dec 13, 2012 at 2:36 am
I'm surprised the phone is acting up. I thought QNX is a powerful system? Maybe they just gotta tweet a few things to perfect the system overall ..
Paul Smith4 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:55 am
This is bloody sexy though
felberry83 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:56 am
I really hope this is not the final hardware and software... we have seen way too much for it to be the FINAL thing."still keeping some secrets for ourselves..." "...there is more to come..." - T.Heins
I'm sure they won't spoil their "wow factor" by showing this "phone" on Jan 30!
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
we still din't see N-series :) That maybe the wow effect ;)
stacym75 Dec 12, 2012 at 8:56 am
Can anyone confirm if it will have wireless charging?
Team Blackberry 4 Life.
youknwwho Dec 12, 2012 at 9:15 am
No, it won't. There are no charging contacts at the back to provide wireless charging
Schmurf Dec 12, 2012 at 9:28 am
So, do we charge via USB then?
chiiikee Dec 12, 2012 at 10:25 am
Jeeze.....No, the batteries are disposable :|
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 10:25 am
Is it a type AA or AAA?
coolcut Dec 12, 2012 at 9:16 am
BBM VIDEO icon during the phone call!
Lovin' the little things too like adding a contact button appearing beside the phone number you dial
Detective M Downs Dec 12, 2012 at 9:40 am
The phone looks good, but I would have liked for the top and bottom to be a metal... And, I think it being plastic will be a 'sticking point' with tech bloggers.
Dennis9590 Dec 12, 2012 at 9:56 am
if someone knows this they can explain:) but behind the BB logo on the back side there are 2 metal circels, and on that same place on the phone are also 2 metal things. is this for whire-less charching?
and also between the volume buttons there is a 3th button, am i seeing things or can this be for the cammera?
if these questions are already anwserd just copy pased but with the previous one and this article there are over 400 comments. bit much to look at them all:P
but love the phone but now i have a dilemma i always said i want need my qwerty buttons but now i am not shure:P first world problems :)
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 10:22 am
I've read somewhere that last update made it possible to use any of volume buttons as camera one. Pretty cool to have screen and 3 extra buttons to take a pic :D
Edit: circles are for NFC not wireless charging :)
coolcut Dec 12, 2012 at 10:22 am
Metal circles are the contact points for the NFC antenna embedded in the back cover. No wireless charging.
3rd button will function like on the bold most likely. Mute songs, etc.
val_lixembeau Dec 12, 2012 at 10:35 am
The back cover probably needs contacts to the phone for NFC, not wireless charging. And on the Playbook, the buttons are vol down/play pause/vol up
ny1979 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:05 am
looks great..i wanna c some stainless steel on the final product tho...
randall2580 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:07 am
Apparently "non-disclose" doesn't translate well to Vietnamese :-). Love the leaks!
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 10:24 am
There could be Google Translate errors, you know :D
stacym75 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:15 am
Yeah, I love it, BUT was hoping for some stainless steel. fingers are still crossed. Regardless, this phone looks sexy and classy.
Team Blackberry 4 Life.
nquyen Dec 12, 2012 at 10:27 am
Haha nice I actually understood most of that!
ghgrossman Dec 12, 2012 at 10:30 am
Anyone know what is being phtoshopped out of these images? Look near the the top-front where the glass meets the housing. On several images, there are areas blacked out or pixel-ated. I wonder what their hiding?
nquyen Dec 12, 2012 at 10:31 am
Maybe the serial number, and that it's not final hardware after all?
SparkyBC Dec 12, 2012 at 11:49 am
It's numbers for something, and i would guess it's NOT the final rendition of the L series. IT may be a pre production run for fit and finish in limited quantity.
The fact the video is still up take it with a grain of salt, RIM has had videos removed for leaks much less than the "L" series that is out now..Remember the short commercial ad a while back? It was gone..
adamschuetze Dec 12, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I was wondering the same thing. LED notification lights? It's a pair of strips though, which is odd. Model number, in tiny print?
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:47 pm
SparkyBC showed a zoom shot in forums its a serial
jasperlin Dec 12, 2012 at 10:38 am
dissect that phone! i want to know specs please!!
EchuOkan1 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:39 am
WOW! That is all I can say. The wait has been worth while.
sjmartin007 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:09 am
hey could this be that DEV Alpha C they said was coming soon?
I thought Blackberry were assembled in Canada so why a video from Asia would be the final device. But it still looks good.
jetstreamblue Dec 12, 2012 at 11:14 am
No. Dev Alpha C is going to be a device with physical keyboard for N-series development.
jvictor77 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:16 am
Although some might, BlackBerries have, for years now, been assembled in Mexico, the Far East etc. No surprise here. Looks good and can't wait though!
Plazmic Flame Dec 12, 2012 at 11:18 am
No, the device in the video is the final hardware for the L-Series. The DevAlpha C device is the developer version of the N-Series which has a physical keyboard. No one has leaked that.... yet.
deltact Dec 12, 2012 at 11:04 am
Icons are less ugly, but there's still room for improvement imho
avidberry Dec 12, 2012 at 11:23 am
My only complaints:
1. Battery size -- I hope it will last long enough like iPhone 5 or Note II so I can go through a day with single charge
2. Bezel -- it is way too large compared to other phones in the market. Anyone know why RIM design it that way?
Berry-cracked-up Dec 12, 2012 at 11:49 am
Just thought I'd mention something about the battery size comment from avidberry. Specifically your comment about it last long enough like iphone5. I just found out something interesting as some of the ways iphone5's keep their long battery life. And this is coming directly from apple after my brother complained to apple about data charges on his bill (only about $10, but that's not the point) that should not have been there. THey noticed allot of data charges in the middle of the night on their daughters iphone and they questioned it. Turns out, the 2 biggest battery killers are the screen, and wifi connections. So apple has in their design, that when the phone goes into sleep mode, they actually deactivate wifi. So my niece, who always has her phone on wifi, was getting additional data charges all night long from apps that update her phone every hour. Apple confirmed this. So, my point to all of this, is that I would much rather have to charge my phone more often, then the phone turning options off, causing me to pay more on my bill, just to save battery power. I'm currious to know how long the iphone5 battery would last if this was not occuring. If you have an iphone5, test this out. Once you 'wake it up', you will see wifi quickly turn back on about 3 seconds after you wake it up. Long battery life doesn't automatically mean, the battery is better! Just thought I'd share this.
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Nuts! My wife has iPhone, I should turn off mobile data. Thanks for info
gord888 Dec 13, 2012 at 12:32 am
microsoft does the same thing on wp 7.5 - dunno if they "fixed" it in wp8
melander Dec 12, 2012 at 5:23 pm
I can go 40 hours on a BB Bold 9930 with wifi on at the office and home. To only last a day would be backtracking compared to current and especially older models.
The Playbook uses bezel area for gestures. It could be possible to do with no bezel but I'm not sure if that would affect accuracy.
seletok Dec 12, 2012 at 11:24 am
I think is the most beautiful phone I saw ever. WOW!
kazmi Dec 12, 2012 at 11:38 am
Super excited to see the L...but RIM really needs to get the software AND the hardware right out the door...from the looks of it the hardware is right where it should be but at this stage of the game if the OS is still hanging or in beta, I'm slightly concerned....this is has always been it's Achilles heel...the software has always lagged behind and RIM needs to 'get it' that with Apple, Android and Windows out there, there is no room for errors or half baked attempts.
Don't get me wrong - I'm getting one of these the day I can but I want RIM to hit this out of the park!!
SparkyBC Dec 12, 2012 at 11:45 am
Why do you think they delayed it till Jan 2013? They could have released this year, but needed time to make it perfect. They didn't want another playbook rush job..
calicocat2010 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:48 am
The Vietnamese man says that it is the L series but with BB10 BETA.
SparkyBC Dec 12, 2012 at 11:46 am
It's not the final phone, maybe a pre production run. There are clearly laser etched numbers in the front top bezel beside the front ear piece speaker on either side. If it was final design they wouldn't be there..
Inside the phone there is no sticker with info like they always have..It may be close to the real thing, but it's still not the launch phone.
kazmi Dec 12, 2012 at 11:52 am
Yes, I think you are right...and I sure hope they go all OCD on it before launch. I think the market is waiting for an iOS/Android alternative and this could very well be it...
Any idea if they have any voice integration within the OS? Something akin to Siri or Google Now?
Sparro Dec 12, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Yes, there is supposed to be a Siri/Google Now like feature built into it. Running on Nuance I believe (same as siri).
Bbnivende Dec 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Funny how much stock we put into how the phone looks since most will be covered up by a bumper when used. Also many users now seem to prefer a white model and the white phones look good with chrome or brushed nickel . Regardless this phone will please the corporate world IF it does not "hang" and the battery life is at least as good as the Iphone and Samsung.
The multitasking capabilities is the key feature that BB has to offer for business ( plus security ) . For consumers - cheap Memory is a key factor. Being able to store lots of music and take good photos.
Sparro Dec 12, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Black for me baby all the way... never liked white phones for some reason.
axllebeer Dec 12, 2012 at 12:22 pm
* BlackBerry by choice *
Looking great. Shit is about to get real.
bull_thumper Dec 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm
We have this full touch model and a keyboard model forthcoming. Wasn't there mention or rumors of a third device, perhaps one more "premium" than the ones initially released ? If know, is there anything known about it ?
bb10_fan Dec 12, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Sparro Dec 12, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Search the forums for the A-Series. It's only a rumor, supposed to come out in June or July. 4.7" all touch, 2 gigs of ram, snapdragon quad-core S4 Pro processor.
BBPandy Dec 12, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Your talking about the A-Series phones. Those won't be out till summer some time.
walt63 Dec 12, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Not sure if this is mentioned but, he's receiving phone calls on the device. It must be a testing device.
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Dec 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm
mavricxx Dec 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm
I'm really curious as to what the what hardware it is packing inside. Now, we're gonna need a phone dock with a spare battery charger, HDMI out and computer sync. I wanna see the accessories, BlackBerry accessories usually aren't that great but we'll see.
BBPandy Dec 12, 2012 at 2:13 pm
First thing I do whenever I buy a phone is buy a charging dock. The 2nd thing, a 2nd battery with a charger. Once had a charging dock that also charged a battery behind my 9700. That was a great charger....
nakapozian Dec 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm
This is phone porn at it's finest! *drool*
BB_Bmore Dec 12, 2012 at 2:13 pm
This could very well be the Limited edition device for devs to trade in the dev alpha. I still feel like Rim will show something we have not seen in a leak come Jan 30 aside from the N of course.
Phone looks awesome though!
SirJes Dec 12, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Yup i saw the BBM VIDEO icon during the call :D
AceOfSpade1234 Dec 12, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Can anyone with a Dev Alpha comment on how well the battery performs on this devices? 1800 seems a bit low, unless QNX's efficiency makes up for it?
- Spades
SirJes Dec 12, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Yeah im guessing QNX's efficiency will make up for it. Im ok with the battery tho, just happy that its removable i never had a problem with having an extra battery for long days or maybe flights
soren203 Dec 12, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Call me crazy but I like the squared off look of the dev b a bit more than the actual L series lol
all3n7 Dec 12, 2012 at 4:44 pm
melander Dec 12, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Still no basic mute button. And now, since there are no keys, one can't quickly hold the Q key for mute toggle.
Aljean Thein Dec 13, 2012 at 2:43 am
There are 3 buttons on the right side. If its the same as the bold 9900 phone then the middle button is the mute button...
melander Dec 13, 2012 at 9:20 am
Yes, you are right. I meant ringer silence. The function that the Q button serves now.
eyhab27 Dec 12, 2012 at 6:06 pm
i believe the center button between the up and down volume button is the mute button.
nabil114 Dec 12, 2012 at 6:26 pm
I want it in the glossy black.
- Rezaur Rahman
Berryllium Dec 12, 2012 at 7:56 pm
You mean the notorious "fingerprint magnet" Ooh.. Hell NO!!! No thank you!! This one is just FINE!!!
Jimcmf Dec 12, 2012 at 7:51 pm
All you have to see is this to understand everything:
It's not written by the media, It is what people like you and me are saying:
lachyau Dec 12, 2012 at 8:20 pm
It's just like a mini PlayBook.
royinferno69 Dec 12, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Good thing I've been keeping up with the BlackBerry news. When this device comes out I'm definitely ditching my iPhone 5 for it. Especially with the integration of Evernote, which I use heavily, I am sold! Glad BlackBerry is making a comeback and helping developers focus on making QUALITY apps unlike some other smartphone makers. And after seeing what BB10 has to offer in all of its features it has inspired me to pursue mobile app development for it. BlackBerry for the win!
collinc93 Dec 12, 2012 at 10:57 pm
many degrees of awesomeness......there are stuff not revealed....smoke and mirrors you guys are in for pleasant surprises.. :)
eltiburon7 Dec 12, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Looks like a small version of the Playbook. Not sure yet about the whole touch thing. I would love to see a better full key phone, but not look like a 9900
Jimcmf Dec 13, 2012 at 12:01 am
All you have to see is this to understand everything:
It's not written by the media, It is what people like you and me are saying:
calmaroc Dec 13, 2012 at 12:15 am
Here is another in depth that was done in english!! I believe it is also featuring the L-series version
calicocat2010 Dec 13, 2012 at 2:07 am
OH that video has been up for a few weeks on CB.
mjgallaway Dec 13, 2012 at 2:02 am
Will wait for the N-Series BB10 device with the physical keyboard. Hoping its smaller than this giant phone too. Looked bigger than the iphone which is big enough itself.
marko868 Dec 13, 2012 at 8:10 am
Thank god I dont speak Chinese but aside from that this is the finished product really?
cd1105 Dec 17, 2012 at 1:06 pm
lmaooooooo !!!!
cbdwolff7 Dec 13, 2012 at 9:50 am
I question the blurred out spots on the top of the phone. Is this a alpha unit with the cover removed. I wonder if Rim would really allow this to come out like this. Im not a troll, don't get me wrong,... I want a BB10. It just doesn't look right in a few of the pictures. My thoughts
djdnz Dec 13, 2012 at 10:14 am
4:30, BBM Video :)
I HOPE it goes cross platform, otherwise I don't see it being as useful as it could be, but still exciting
Jordan D Dec 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Looks pretty awesome overall! Just wish the frame was metal like the latest bold device... Here's to hoping this is still a prelaunch version; although, I will still definitely be buying it!
Rootbrian Dec 13, 2012 at 3:51 pm
I love the look of that device and how fcuking smooth the OS looks and feels. :)
cd1105 Dec 17, 2012 at 1:04 pm
sideburnz78 Dec 20, 2012 at 7:38 am
I love the way it looks! Hope they"re not gonna change anything from now on. Can't wait to get it!
alperalterado Dec 27, 2012 at 1:04 am
I can't wait for the official BB10! These things just hype me! :DD