Weeks ago, Blackberry Mobiles released a promotional material for the TCL-made Blackberry KEYone ahead of the confirmed release in Canada, UK and US. The short video points out one of the most important features of the device – the Keyboard and its numerous Shortcuts. Similar to the Priv (released in 2015) with sliding keyboard, […]
Asides the news confirming the release of the TCL-made KEYone has been pushed back till May, Blackberry has announced the commencement of the second phase of its licensing program which it has, with the likes of TCL Communication, PT BB Merah Putih and Optiemus Infracom Ltd. This phase could see the company pursue additional endpoints and […]
The release date of the first ever Android OS based Blackberry smartphone with full physical QWERTY keyboard – the Blackberry KEYone has been delayed. The device which was initially expected to arrive by April will now be released and shipping from May but the company assured productions are underway and right on schedule. The announcement […]
The Blackberry Aurora is the latest Blackberry-branded Android OS smartphone in town. The phablet device boots Android 7.0 Nougat OS with Blackberry’s trusted software security and mobility solutions such as Blackberry Hub and DTEK, and is both designed and manufactured by PT BB Merah Puith, the Canadian company’s official hardware partner for the Indonesian market. […]
BB Merah Putih, Blackberry’s official hardware licensee for the Indonesian market, has officially announced a new mid-range Android OS device called Blackberry Aurora. This is coming less that two weeks after the TCL-made KEYone with physical keyboard was unveiled at the this year’s MWC in Barcelona. Indonesia currently has the world largest population of BBM […]
On the back of the launch of the TCL-made Blackberry KEYone at the MWC 2017, a new Blackberry-branded smartphone has surfaced on a retail listing in Indonesia. BB Merah Putih, the Canadian brand’s partner for the market is expected to make the mid-range Blackberry Aurora (BB Aurora) official soon. Whenever it launches, the Blackberry Aurora […]
China’s TCL Communication has officially announced ‘Mercury’ as the Blackberry KEYone. Priced at $549/£499, the KEYone holds the title for the last smartphone designed by Blackberry and as expected preaches both mobile security and productivity. It arrives with Blackberry’s endearing physical QWERTY keyboard and boots Android 7.1 Nougat OS with Blackberry security suite including the […]
At the ongoing MWC 2017 Trade Show in Barcelona Spain, TCL has unveiled the Blackberry KEYone – it’s first ever Android OS based Blackberry smartphone with a full physical keyboard. It is priced at $549/€599/£499 depending on the market and will arrive sometime in April. As expected under the agreement signed, Blackberry KEYone is designed […]
Blackberry signed a hardware licensing agreement with India’s Optiemus Infracom Ltd. The deal (financial terms unknown) will see the Delhi-based company handle BlackBerry-branded devices in India, one of BlackBerry’s biggest handset markets and neighbouring ones including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Following the same path as PT BB Merah Putih in Indonesia and TCL; Optiemus […]
TCL, the makers of Alcatel and newer Blackberry phones, put up the upcoming Blackberry-branded smartphone simply known as Mercury, on display at the CES 2017. This device has surfaced in a number of leaks and TCL North America president Steve Cistulli has confirmed the existence of this device. While the final launch name is still […]