BlackBerry Mercury Android smartphone with QWERTY keyboard surfaces in live images

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Specifications of a BlackBerry smartphone codenamed Mercury with a 4.5-inch 1080p screen with 3:2 aspect ratio and a physical QWERTY keyboard surfaced few months back. Now a live images of the smartphone has surfaced in China. According to image the phone’s screen seem bigger than 4.5-inches. Continue reading “BlackBerry Mercury Android smartphone with QWERTY keyboard surfaces in live images”

BlackBerry DTEK50 Review

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BlackBerry launched DTEK50 in India last month for Rs. 21990. It is the second Android smartphone from the company after the Priv. BlackBerry recently announced that it will stop in-house smartphone development and will outsource it to partners. The DTEK50 is also not made by BlackBerry. It is a rebranded Alcatel Idol 4 that was introduced at the MWC earlier this year. Along with almost stock Android experience, BlackBerry had added a lot of security features. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 Review”

WhatsApp to continue support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 till mid-2017

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A few months back, Facebook-owned WhatsApp decided to cease its support for the various operating system including BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian S60, Nokia S40 and much more by the end of 2016. Continue reading “WhatsApp to continue support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 till mid-2017”

BlackBerry DTEK60 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched its two new Android smartphones in India – the DTEK50 and the DTEK60. The BlackBerry DTEK60 comes with high-end specifications and is priced at Rs. 46,990. BlackBerry is touting these devices for its mobile security features and claims that these are ‘World’s most secure Android smartphones’. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched two new Android smartphones in India – the upper mid-range BlackBerry DTEK50 for Rs. 21,990 and the high-end BlackBerry DTEK60 for Rs. 46,990. The company has titled these two devices as ‘World’s most secure Android smartphones’. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 21990 and Rs. 46990

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BlackBerry just launched DTEK50 and DTEK60, its latest Android smartphones in India. The DTEK50 that was announced back in July and the DTEK60 was introduced last month. Both these have a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The DTEK60 also has a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 21990 and Rs. 46990”

BlackBerry and Ford sign agreement for expanded use of QNX and security software in next-gen connected cars

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BlackBerry’s QNX software already powers Ford’s SYNC 3 Infotainment system, and is found in 60 million cars from other carmakers. In a new agreement announced today, BlackBerry said that it will dedicate a team of engineers to work with Ford on expanding the use of the QNX Neutrino operating system, Certicom security technology, the QNX hypervisor, and QNX audio-processing software in developing the next generation of connected cars. Continue reading “BlackBerry and Ford sign agreement for expanded use of QNX and security software in next-gen connected cars”

BlackBerry DTEK60 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM announced for $499

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BlackBerry has officially announced the DTEK60, its latest flagship Android smartphone, few weeks after it announced that it will cease in-house smartphone production. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM announced for $499”

BlackBerry will stop in-house smartphone development, outsource it to partners

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BlackBerry CEO John Chen today announcing the second fiscal quarter 2017 earnings confirmed that the company will end all internal hardware development and will outsource it to partners to focus on software development, including security and applications.  “This allows us to reduce capital requirements and enhance return on invested capital,” said the CEO. Continue reading “BlackBerry will stop in-house smartphone development, outsource it to partners”

BlackBerry DTEK60 press images surface, could go on sale from Oct 11 for CA$ 699

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BlackBerry DTEK60, the company’s top-end smartphone surfaced the official website recently confirming all the entire specifications of the smartphone. It recently passed through FCC and WiFi Alliance certification. Now the press images of the smartphone has surfaced on a German site. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 press images surface, could go on sale from Oct 11 for CA$ 699”

BlackBerry and Zimperium partner to offer mobile threat protection for Enterprise and Government

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BlackBerry and and Zimperium, Inc. have partnered to offer comprehensive mobile threat detection, risk analysis and prevention for both iOS and Android devices for enterprise and government customers. Continue reading “BlackBerry and Zimperium partner to offer mobile threat protection for Enterprise and Government”

BlackBerry DTEK60 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM coming soon

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BlackBerry smartphone codenamed Neon was introduced as DTEK50 back in July. Now the company is all set to introduce its flagship smartphone codenamed Argon as DTEK60. Specifications of the phone has been listed on the official site that coincides earlier rumors. We still don’t have an image of the smartphone yet. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM coming soon”

BlackBerry DTEK50 announced for $299, claims to be the world’s most secure Android smartphone

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BlackBerry just announced DTEK50, which it claims to be the world’s most secure smartphone. It encrypts all users’ information, including business critical data and personal data and is FIPS 140-2 Compliant. It also has Malware protection along with back-up wipe and restore capabilities. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 announced for $299, claims to be the world’s most secure Android smartphone”

BlackBerry Neon Android smartphone images surface

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Earlier this month, three BlackBerry Android smartphones –Argon, Neon and Mercury had surfaced. Now, a bunch of images of the Neon smartphones have been leaked that offers a clear look at the design of the phones.

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