BlackBerry Passport Archives

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 is paying up to $600 to iPhone customers who switch

11/26/201411/25/2014 Julie Campbell

The recovering handset maker will pay up to $400, and then a top-up of $200 when Apple users choose Passport smartphones. In a new strategy to draw customers back to the BlackBerry experience and gain another opportunity to prove itself, the handset maker will be paying iPhone users to switch their smartphones. The company, based in Canada, will be paying those customers as much as $600 to dump an iPhone for a Passport. The actual amount that customers would receive for the switch depends on the type of iPhone device…

BlackBerry Passport has already sold out

09/29/201409/27/2014 Julie Campbell

Against all odds, the CEO of the company is projecting profits for the company by next year. The uniquely shaped square BlackBerry Passport smartphone, which went on sale on Wednesday had already sold out in several places by Thursday and Friday, marking a striking new interest in the mobile devices produced by that brand, when compared to previous launches. The store on the company’s own website and on Amazon.com were both indicating that they were sold out. Only a few hours after the BlackBerry Passport, with its querty keyboard, was…

BlackBerry Passport specs have been leaked

08/27/201408/25/2014 Julie Campbell

The latest handset from the struggling Canadian company has had its specifications released earlier than intended. September will be a month in which a number of new mobile devices will be hitting the market shelves, and while the BlackBerry Passport is one of them, it seems that the company wasn’t quite able to keep the smartphone’s specifications hidden quite that long. Mobile device makers are finding it increasingly difficult to stop this type of information from leaking ahead of schedule. A couple of months ago, the company announced that it…

BlackBerry Passport will have a large square screen and a September launch

06/24/201406/21/2014 Julie Campbell

The CEO of the handset maker unveiled an odd looking device that will be the next smartphone…phablet… Following a far better earnings announcement than anticipated, the Canadian smartphone maker is continuing its surprising technology news headlines with the unveiling of its BlackBerry Passport. This can either be considered to be a massive smartphone or a tiny phablet – though it is officially a phone. John Chen, the CEO of the company, used the earnings report and annual meeting to confirm that the rumored “Windermere” square shaped smartphone is a reality…