TELUS Corporation has launched the new BlackBerry(R) Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry(R) 10 in Canada. The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, giving customers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience. The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is the most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet, and offers a smarter experience that continuously adapts to a customer's needs.

The new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will be available in-store at TELUS on February 5, 2013 for $149 on a 3-year term with a minimum $50 monthly plan* before tax or $650 month-to-month. BlackBerry 10 is a re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry platform that creates a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience. BlackBerry 10 gives customers a faster and smarter experience that continuously adapts to their needs.

Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep customers moving and includes advancements such as: Peek and Flow into the BlackBerry Hub - A new mobile computing paradigm where what matters to customers is always only one swipe away; Keyboard - Understands and adapts to customers, so they can type faster and more accurately; BBM(TM) (BlackBerry(R) Messenger) - Allows customers to share things with the people that matter to them in an instant; BlackBerry(R) Balance(TM) technology - Protects what is important to customers and the businesses they work for TELUS is putting customers first and embracing new ideas to make the TELUS experience better. Part of the superior customer experience is helping customers learn how to get the most out of their new device such as the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. TELUS Learning Centres are unique to the Canadian market.

Found in more than 200 TELUS locations across Canada, Learning Centres are there to provide personalized, one-on-one training sessions to new BlackBerry Z10 customers with a TELUS Learning Specialist.