Blackberry OS 10: Best 5 features

Blackberry, once a top level player in the smartphone world, lost its charm, courtesy of some great phones by Apple, Google and Microsoft. Apart from that, the user interface didn't bestow that much freedom to the user and the OS was specifically tailored for the corporate environment with features like push email, Blackberry messenger etc.

But a change had to come and here it is! RIM has finally come out with a brand new Blackberry OS 10. This OS boasts some great new features, some of them radically different from what the previous Blackberry OSs'  had to offer.

So, here are the best 5 features of Blackberry OS 10 that'll change your Blackberry experience forever!

1) BLACKBERRY HUB- 

For Blackberry users it's all about emails and Blackberry hub is the place where you'll find all of them.

Blackberry hub is the heart of the Blackberry 10 OS. That means you won't need separate email inboxes or message applications to access all your mails, they would all be there at one place. It houses all your incoming messages including SMS, BBM, Email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn , voicemail, emergency alerts and other messages from third party apps.

The Blackberry hub can be accessed from anywhere in just one swipe ! Be it the homescreen or some application, the Blackberry hub is always at your finger tips.

2) BLACKBERRY FLOW AND PEEK-

Blackberry flow basically provides full control and flexibility in every movement and touch to the user. It allows the user to switch between applications without any glitches whatsoever and also makes sure that the applications work in a consistent manner.

Peak is another really cool feature in Blackberry 10. It is the in-app gesture that allows you to view multiple layers of an application at once. For example, you are viewing excel attachment in the email app, by peeking back(swipe) you can view your attachment, mail, inbox all at once and flow to the area of your choice! 

Now doesn't that make sense?

3) BLACKBERRY 10 KEYBOARD-

Blackberry is famously known for its physical keyboard and how it eased things out when writing an email or message. But with Blackberry 10 we have an all new, unique keyboard.

Blackberry has used every bit of space on the screen for bigger keys. That means no typing hassles even in the portrait mode. Words appear above the letters while typing and you just flick them up to put them in, just makes writing so swift.

Flow gestures are also built in, for example you just swipe down to get numbers and special symbols or swipe back to delete whatever you've written( all of it). 

4) BLACKBERRY BALANCE-

Blackberry balance technology is crafted to detach and secure work and personal information on Blackberry  devices.

That means you can use your Blackberry device for work as well as personal purposes, making sure that there is a firewall between the 2 areas. It also allows for remote management, like wiping company data if needed.

5) TIME SHIFT-

Apart from the great camera Blackberry 10 is offering, a new feature called Time Shift is making heads sway in awe!

Time shift captures few seconds on either side of your actual photograph, giving you the ability to scroll backward or forward to get the apt moment. It also recognizes faces so that you can modify each one of them individually for that ideal shot.  

Blackberry 10 is releasing on 30 January 2013, get ready to grab one for yourself!