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BlackBerry DTEK50 is high on security but low on battery life

08/19/201608/17/2016 L. Green

The second Android smartphone from the Canadian handset maker is also quite affordable. The BlackBerry DTEK50 is the second Android phone released by the Canadian smartphone maker. They have labeled it a “fleet device.” This refers to its appeal to enterprises providing smartphones to their employees. So far, the new BlackBerry smartphone is being received as affordable and very well built. At the same time, the BlackBerry DTEK50 has received applause for its high security level. This is particularly appealing when taking the affordable price tag into account. In fact,…

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

07/08/201607/06/2016 Jorge Gonzalez

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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…

Android Lollipop based BlackBerry Passport spotted online

08/27/201508/25/2015 Stephanie Beck

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…

BlackBerry Android phones looking increasingly likely

07/13/201507/11/2015 Julie Campbell

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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…