John Chen has now said that he is never going to allow the company to entirely give up on hardware. According to CEO John Chen of BlackBerry, “I am never going to give up the phone business,” suggesting that the Priv will not be the last of the mobile phones that will carry the company’s name. Chen has stated that BlackBerry will continue to produce more smartphones as a part of its business. At the moment the market share maintained by BlackBerry in the United States is smaller than 1…
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Android Lollipop based BlackBerry Passport spotted online
The rumors about a handset based on that operating system have been flying and now images are popping up. For a few weeks, the rumors of a BlackBerry Passport that would run on a version of the Android operating system have been picking up from having been only whispers before that time. Now, the rumors are being seen as more likely to be true than ever now that a video has been shared online. The video shows a Silver BlackBerry Passport that is running on Android Lollipop for the very…
Read MoreBlackBerry Android phones looking increasingly likely
Reports and the company’s own actions are starting to suggest that this is far more than a rumor. While there have yet to be any official confirmations that a BlackBerry Android smartphone is in the works, by the time of the writing of this article, the actions of the company, itself, are starting to point specifically in that direction. BlackBerry has, for instance, purchased two domains that are directly related to the Android operating system. At the end of last week, it was reported that two BlackBerry Android related domain…
Read MoreBlackBerry Leap touchscreen smartphone is unveiled
The Canadian handset manufacturer has now shown the world its latest device, at the lower end of the market. The BlackBerry Leap has now been unveiled, showing the smartphone market the newest entrant, which will feature a 5 inch touchscreen and that will be geared toward the lower end of the market, as the Canadian device maker attempts to claw its way back into relevancy and to regain a new customer base. This smartphone will be far more affordable than other mobile devices sold by this brand. It will cost…
Read MoreMobile security to the max in new BlackBerry smartphone for Boeing
The aircraft manufacturer has turned to the handset maker to come up with a self destructing “Black” phone. Boeing, the defense contractor and manufacturer of aircraft has now entered into an agreement with BlackBerry, the recovering Canadian smartphone maker, in order to be able to create a “Black” device with top mobile security levels including a self destruction feature. This highly secure smartphone is meant to be designed for government agencies that require super safe device use. Early reports about the high mobile security device state that it will be…
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