BlackBerry Athena with Snapdragon 660, Luna and Uni smartphones surface

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BlackBerry is expected to launch at least three new phones this year, and the and they are currently code-named as Athena, Luna, and Uni. These smartphones over the past few weeks, have been making their appearance on Geekbench, through configuration files, and in European device registration databases. Continue reading “BlackBerry Athena with Snapdragon 660, Luna and Uni smartphones surface”

BlackBerry Jarvis transformational cybersecurity software announced

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BlackBerry in a keynote address at the North American International Automotive Show (NAIAS) announced Jarvis transformational cybersecurity software. The company says that it is initially marketing the solution to automakers whose complex software supply chains create compelling and urgent use cases that Jarvis can help solve today. Continue reading “BlackBerry Jarvis transformational cybersecurity software announced”

BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv

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BlackBerry has announced that it is extending support for BB10 and BBOS up to 2019 and the company also said that it will soon introduce a new trade-up program which will offer significant discounts and incentive for current BlackBerry users to upgrade to a new BlackBerry device. Continue reading “BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv”

BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles

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BlackBerry has partnered with Qualcomm to develop and produce automotive platforms for the next generation of connected vehicles. As a part of this non-exclusive deal, both the companies will combinedly develop and optimize select Qualcomm Technologies’ hardware platforms for Next-generation Vehicles. Continue reading “BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles”

BlackBerry loses dispute against Nokia, agrees to pay $137 million

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BlackBerry has announced that the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration has ruled against the company in a contract dispute with Nokia Corporation and has agreed to pay $137 million.  Continue reading “BlackBerry loses dispute against Nokia, agrees to pay $137 million”

BlackBerry signs patent deal with budget Android maker BLU

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BlackBerry has entered into a patent license agreement with budget Android maker BLU. As a result of this agreement, all existing patent litigation between the two companies and withdrawal of pending actions in the United States.  Continue reading “BlackBerry signs patent deal with budget Android maker BLU”

BlackBerry Motion with 5.5-inch 1080p display, water-resistant body, 4000mAh battery announced

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After leak, BlackBerry Mobile has officially announced the TCL-made BlackBerry Motion, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone at the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile platform, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and has a water-resistant body with IP67 ratings. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the KEYone. Continue reading “BlackBerry Motion with 5.5-inch 1080p display, water-resistant body, 4000mAh battery announced”

BlackBerry Motion water-resistant Android smartphone press image surfaces

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BlackBerry BBD100-1 codenamed Krypton got Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance for certification already. Now @evleaks aka Evan Blass has posted the first press shot of the smartphone and also said that the phone will be released as BlackBerry Motion. It shows a smartphone with a home button with BlackBerry logo on the front on a huge bezel, below the screen.

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BlackBerry Priv will not get Android Nougat update

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BlackBerry introduced Priv as the company’s first Android smartphone with a slide-out Keyboard back in October 2015 running Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) and it was launched in India in January last year at a hefty price tag. The phone got Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) update in April last year, now Alex Thurber GM of BlackBerry Mobility Solutions has confirmed that the phone will not get Android Nougat update. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv will not get Android Nougat update”

BlackBerry KEYone Battery Life Test

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BlackBerry KEYone was launched in India earlier this month for Rs. 39,990 on Amazon.in. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3505mAh built-in battery and also has support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. It has 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) 3:2 display, is powered by a power-efficient Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). Check out the test results.

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BlackBerry KEYone Review

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BlackBerry KEYone is the second Android smartphone from the company after the Priv to come with BlackBerry’s signature physical QWERTY keyboard that you rarely see on Android smartphones these days. TCL Communication Technology (TCT) made the phone in some countries like the U.S. but the phone is made and sold by Optiemus in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the review.

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BlackBerry KEYone Limited Edition Black Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched the KEYone smartphone with physical QWERTY keyboard in India for Rs. 39,990. We have already seen unboxing of the smartphone and now let’s take detailed look at the hardware and software of the phone in this photo gallery.

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BlackBerry KEYone Unboxing – Limited Edition Black

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BlackBerry today launched the KEYone smartphone with physical QWERTY keyboard in India for Rs. 39,990. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “BlackBerry KEYone Unboxing – Limited Edition Black”

BlackBerry KEYone with 4.5-inch display, QWERTY keyboard, Android 7.1 launched in India for Rs. 39990

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BlackBerry has launched its KEYone smartphone in India, as expected. It is designed, manufactured and sold by Optiemus in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It has a 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio and has a 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with keys that respond to touch gestures, support for flick typing, up to 52 customizable shortcuts and the fingerprint sensor is built into the spacebar.

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BlackBerry schedules an event in India on August 1, KEYone expected

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BlackBerry India has sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone on August 1st. The company has also released a teaser video for the phone on its social channels that hints at the launch of KEYone with 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio, 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with keys that respond to touch gestures anda fingerprint sensor built into the spacebar.

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