The lock screen is turned on by a simply swipe up from the bottom or a press of the power/lock button. It's quick and easy to unlock without touching a hardware button. As you can see, notifications are shown, the camera can be easily launched, and other information is available.

When you swipe down from the top on the home screen you get access to common wireless toggles, the alarm, and settings.

Similar to iOS and Android, the applications you install appear on an application launcher display before you customize the user interface.

You can keep on installing apps and expanding the launcher screen. Note the icons below the apps that let you quickly jump to other screens.

You can drag and drop application shortcuts around the display and even create folders to hold common apps.

Screenshots can be taken by pressing and holding the volume up and down button at the same time. You can then view screenshots in the photo gallery.

You can have eight apps running at once and then swiping up takes you back to this home screen. These active tiles change in the thumbnail view and let you quickly jump between the running apps.

Last year RIM, now BlackBerry, purchased DataViz and we now see the full version of Documents To Go in BlackBerry 10. You can view and edit PowerPoint files like this one that is included as a demonstration.

I am a fan of Evernote so was very excited to see BlackBerry integrate the service right into the new OS. With Remember you can sync notes (containing images, audio, and more) with Evernote or even to Outlook if you want.

Modern mobile operating systems integrate services and as you can see here BlackBerry 10 fully supports a number of services out of the box.

The BlackBerry 10 web browser is extremely fast and web pages look great in portrait and landscape orientation.

The first night I had the Z10, the battery nearly died while running sync services. I then learned that you can swipe down to activate the night mode where the clock changes to a dark friendly theme.

You can setup different ways to pay for apps and content in BlackBerry World. When I put my AT&T SIM card in the Z10, the option for carrier billing also appears. Credit card and PayPal accounts should be available for most users.

Spreadsheets work well with Documents To Go on the BlackBerry Z10.

BlackBerry includes a photo editor, accessed from the photos application, that gives you various editing options. Styles include sixties, grain, age photo, filmstrip, halftone, and cartoon. These style tools help you have a bit of fun with your photos.

You can use your own photos or images included on your device to customize the wallpaper.

BlackBerry has worked hard to get developers on board with their new platform. Unfortunately, BlackBerry World is still populated with a bunch of miscellaneous items such as single books that really shouldn't count as applications.

Advanced account setup includes support for multiple Exchange accounts, Gmail, Hotmail, IMAP, and more.

You can create Word documents using the integrated Documents To Go application.

Up to eight applications can be running at the same time on BlackBerry 10.

You can manage location settings in BlackBerry 10.

Similar to what you see on Android, BlackBerry 10 gives you the ability to share content via a number of different services.

There is a Featured section in BlackBerry World, but as you can see there are currently only a couple of AT&T apps. The BlackBerry Z10 doesn't launch on AT&T until next month so we may see more AT&T specific apps at that time.

Various settings are managed in BlackBerry 10.

With the Documents To Go menu hidden, there are plenty of cells visible on the BlackBerry Z10.

There are quite a few gestures in BlackBerry 10 so if you forget some of them you can visit the Setup utility and learn them again. There are several helpful wizards in the Setup utility.

The BlackBerry Z10 comes with 16GB of internal storage. You can also use microSD cards, up to 64GB, for expanded storage.

The featured section, Ultimate Gamer, is included in BlackBerry World.

Here is a screenshot of the privacy and security settings in BlackBerry 10.

Various wireless connections are managed in BlackBerry 10.

Here is a screenshot of the dialer on the BlackBerry 10.

This area of the settings lets you manage your storage.

Running apps have thumbnails that change, depending on the application.

There are a few settings available in the web browser.

There are a number of systems settings in BlackBerry 10. PlayBook owners will notice lots of similarities in the settings.

Email in BlackBerry 10.

This screenshot shows the results of tapping on an attachment in the email program.

This screenshot shows call history with the ability to add favorites for quick access.

You can manually check for software updates on the Z10.

You can see notifications in the BlackBerry Hub and if you slide down your upcoming appointments appear.

These display and actions appear in the web browser settings.

Screenshot of BBM on the BlackBerry 10.

After setting up Dropbox you will see it appear in apps like Documents To Go.

The BlackBerry Z10 camera is fast and easy to use and takes decent photos, like this one of a statue in the New York hotel.

There are several transform options in the photo editor.

There are several artistic options in the photo editor.

This screenshot shows the date and time settings of BlackBerry 10.

This screenshot shows the functions of BlackBerry 10 voice actions.

When you drag and drop a shortcut onto another this pop-up will appear so that you can create a folder name.

The Twitter application comes pre-loaded on the BlackBerry Z10.

The Print To Go utility is included in BlackBerry 10.

Facebook is included in BlackBerry 10.

Box is also one of the included apps on BlackBerry 10. You get 10GB free when you sign up from your BlackBerry 10 device. Box is well integrated into apps like Documents To Go so that Box storage appears like an external storage card.

Flixster is one of my favorite movie apps and works great on BlackBerry 10.

Here is a screenshot of the security and privacy settings in BlackBerry 10.

You can fine tune what appears in BlackBerry Hub, including selecting specific email folders.

Here is a screenshot of the news feed in Facebook on the Z10.

You can view and explore the internal and external storage in BlackBerry 10.

BlackBerry Protect lets you locate, message, and wipe your device remotely.

These are the menu options that appear while browsing photos in the Pictures application.

Details of your accounts can be managed in the Hub.

AccuWeather is the included weather application for BlackBerry 10.

You can browse BlackBerry World using the different categories shown in this screenshot.

One of my favorite applications is available on BlackBerry 10 and works well. It is a ported Android application.

This screenshot shows the various voice control settings in BlackBerry 10.

This is the menu that appears in the BlackBerry 10 web browser.

As you install more applications in BlackBerry 10, your share menu expands.

This is a typical month view in BlackBerry 10.

The Clock application includes an alarm clock, world clock, stopwatch, and timer.

You can browse the games offerings in BlackBerry World.

Here are the language and input settings in BlackBerry 10.

The browser is fast and works very well on the Z10.

You can view your calendar by day in BlackBerry 10.

The calculator in portrait orientation on the Z10.

As you can see the calculator switches into advanced mode when rotated into landscape orientation.

Games are popular and there are many available for BlackBerry 10 devices.

Different gestures are supported in BlackBerry 10.

When you connect your BlackBerry 10 device to a PC or Mac you will see this link appear to help you setup your device.

There are a few display settings in BlackBerry 10.

BlackBerry Reminder is a unique application for BlackBerry 10.

Like BlackBerry devices in the past, universal search is fully supported.

Here is a typical view of how you setup an alarm on your BlackBerry 10 device.

These are the accessibility options in BlackBerry 10.