OnwardMobility to launch 5G BlackBerry with physical keyboard

5G BlackBerry - BlackBerry Smartphone with keyboard

The company that acquired the brand has confirmed that it is bringing the smartphone to life. “Contrary to popular belief, we are not dead,” said a statement from OnwardMobility as it announced its intentions to launch a 5G BlackBerry smartphone featuring the much-loved physical keyboard. OnwardMobility is the owner of the brand and has underscored its commitment to the smartphone. OnwardMobility acquired the brand early in 2021. Shortly after the acquisition, it announced that it was already working on a new 5G BlackBerry phone. Even then, it was confirming that…

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BlackBerry Classic is headed to an early (or late?) retirement

blackberry bold - similar to BlackBerry Classic Q20

The struggling Canadian handset maker is desperately trying to claw its hardware back to profitability. Not only two years after its launch, the BlackBerry Classic is approaching retirement. The company announced the upcoming end to the smartphone with its beloved standard keyboard. The Classic smartphone was created to give people an option with the physical keyboard they love. However, the company has decided to bring the BlackBerry Classic to an end. This is occurring at a time when the Canadian business is desperately trying to stop its hardware business from…

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Settlement reached between BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest

BlackBerry Passport mobile technology

The struggling Canadian smartphone maker has agreed to settle its lawsuits with the Typo company. BlackBerry Ltd. has brought a lengthy legal battle with Typo Products LLC – a company financed and co-founded by Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” fame – by coming to a settlement with the startup. All of the “outstanding legal disputes” between the two companies have been wrapped up by a settlement. According to BlackBerry, all of its lawsuits against Typo Products LLC have now been settled as have all of those that were filed against…

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BlackBerry Classic Q20 to be released today

Blackberry classic q20

The Canadian handset maker has announced that the unveiling will take place over live stream. The BlackBerry Classic, also called the Q20, is going to be released later on today in an unveiling that will be occurring over live stream and that will bring the new flagship product of the Canadian device maker into the spotlight. The company is hopeful that the BlackBerry Q20 will be the start of drastically improve sales. So far, the potential for the BlackBerry Classic looks very promising, as it has already sold out in…

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BlackBerry Bold 9900’s re-release has been officially confirmed

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The struggling handset maker has now announced three new high-end smartphones. Although the Q4 quarterly earnings results were not all that promising for the Canadian handset maker, it has followed up that recent news with an announcement of the upcoming re-release of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, which was one of the last BB7 smartphones that originally had its debut back in 2011. This announcement has been confirmed by the CEO of the company, John Chen. Chen released the technology news about the BlackBerry Bold 9900 at the same time that…

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