Rumor: Blackberry working on Android running handset

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The BlackBerry 10 experiment hasn’t clearly not been as successful as the company hoped. While built on a solid QNX foundation, the operating system failed to gain much traction due to the lacking application ecosystem. If the latest rumors are to be believed then it looks like BlackBerry itself might be looking at other options.  Continue reading “Rumor: Blackberry working on Android running handset”

BlackBerry Oslo surfaces in new live images

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BlackBerry Oslo showed up in a render back in April. Now N4BB has got hold of live images of the smartphone that has a similar design as the BlackBerry Passport. As we already know, the smartphone has a 1440×1440 pixels LCD Screen, will be powered by Snapdragon 800 SoC with 3GB RAM and run on BlackBerry OS 10.3.2. Continue reading “BlackBerry Oslo surfaces in new live images”

BlackBerry 10 devices to soon get BlackBerry 10.3.2 and BlackBerry Blend 1.2

BlackBerry 10 devices are all set to receive BlackBerry 10.3.2 and BlackBerry Blend 1.2 update in coming weeks.  The update will bring a refreshed UI and enhancements to BlackBerry 10 devices.

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BBM for Android revamped with Material Design features

BlackBerry has updated BBM for Android with Material Design elements. The BBM Android app will get a more colourful and attractive UI along with new features and improved chatting experience.

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BlackBerry and Typo agree to settle keyboard patent infringement case

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BlackBerry on Monday issued a press release announcing that the company has reached to an agreement with Typo over its keyboard patent infringement case. Continue reading “BlackBerry and Typo agree to settle keyboard patent infringement case”

BlackBerry slashes jobs in its device business globally

BlackBerry is axing unspecified number of jobs worldwide owing to the consolidation of its software, hardware and application business. The layoffs will be in Canadian smartphone makers device business.

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BBM for iOS beta update enhances Timed Message and Message Retract features

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BlackBerry has released a new version of its BBM for iOS beta app that enhances previously introduced Timed Message and Message Retraction features along with several bug fixes and improvements. Continue reading “BBM for iOS beta update enhances Timed Message and Message Retract features”

BlackBerry Leap Review

BlackBerry Leap -3From the ultra-lux BlackBerry Passport to back to rediscovering their strength with the Classic, the Canadian smartphone company has stuck to keyboard toting hardware in the recent past with the last all touch device being the BlackBerry Z3 back in 2014. Jump forward an year and we have the brand new BlackBerry Leap. A handset that brings subtle hardware improvements all around and takes aim to become the go to handset for BlackBerry aficionados looking for an upgrade. Having spent some quality time with the hardware, here’s our review of the all new BlackBerry Leap. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap Review”

BlackBerry Leap launched in India for Rs. 21490

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BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Leap, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It was announced at the MWC 2015 earlier this year and was announced in India last week. It packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) 16:9 display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 OS with BlackBerry Assistant feature and Amazon app store to download Android apps easily. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap launched in India for Rs. 21490”

Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more

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First up is the highlight of the week from Huawei. The company launched three products in its Honor portfolio – the Honor Bee, the Honor 4C smartphones and Honor AP007 power bank. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more”

BlackBerry Leap with 5 inch 720p display, 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor launched in India

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Announced in March 2015, the BlackBerry Leap is making its way to India later this month. The handset combines mid range specifications, solid reliability of BlackBerry OS with it’s enterprise credentials and a low enough price to offer a gateway product for mid level executives. The core specifications make it sound like a not so modern handset but give the Leap a chance and it is greater than the sum of it’s parts. The BlackBerry Leap employs a compact 5 inch 720p display. It is powered by a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor and has 2GB of RAM onboard. An 8MP camera is placed at the rear while a 2MP camera can be used for video calling purposes. The phone is powered by BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 OS. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap with 5 inch 720p display, 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor launched in India”

Virtual SIM solution by BlackBerry to bring 9 SIM cards to your phone

Back in 2014, BlackBerry acquired a UK based startup called Movirtu that enabled multiple numbers to be used on a single device. Today they announced plans to bring the service to India by the end of the year.

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BlackBerry Loyalty Program for flagship devices launched on Infibeam

BlackBerry Loyalty Program

BlackBerry has launched its limited period Loyalty Program on select BlackBerry 10 smartphones in India. This lets them purchase flagship devices like BlackBerry Passport, BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Z3 and BlackBerry Classic at attractive price on Infibeam. BlackBerry customers get a discount of up to Rs 10,000 on BlackBerry 10 Smartphones and assured JPMiles from JetPrivilege. Continue reading “BlackBerry Loyalty Program for flagship devices launched on Infibeam”