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BlackBerry may license secure Android software to third-party phone makers

BlackBerry pretty much pulled out of the hardware business last year. The last three BlackBerry-branded smartphones to hit the streets? They’re all manufactured by Chinese device maker TCL due to a licensing agreement. But the DTEK50, DTEK60, and KeyOne do have some BlackBerry DNA that goes beyond the brand name. They also have BlackBerry’s version […]

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BlackBerry KeyOne launches in India… with better specs, different manufacturer

When BlackBerry stopped making its own smartphones, the company partnered with Chinese electronics company TCL to build and distribute BlackBerry-branded phones around the world… with the exception of a few countries, such as India. So when BlackBerry and TCL launched the KeyOne smartphone with a physical keyboard earlier this year, t wasn’t available in India. […]

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New BlackBerry KeyOne phones feature sturdier construction

The BlackBerry KeyOne is probably the best Android phone with a physical keyboard on the market right now… partly because it’s one of the only current Android phones with a physical keyboard, but also because it gets mostly positive reviews for performance, battery life, and most importantly, the keyboard. Unfortunately some folks have also discovered that […]

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The next TCL/BlackBerry phone has a 1080p display (no word on the keyboard)

The latest BlackBerry-branded smartphone to hit the streets features a classic BlackBerry design with a physical keyboard placed below a 1620 x 1080 pixel display. But the next BlackBerry device might look a bit more like the BlackBerry DTEK50, DTEK60 and Priv smartphones. Members of the CrackBerry forums noticed user agent profiles for an unannounced device […]

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A new BlackBerry tablet may be on the way (running Android, built by a partner)

BlackBerry released its first (and last) tablet in 2011. The BlackBerry PlayBook had hardware that was virtually identical to the original Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. But it was more than twice the price of Amazon’s tablet and featured a new tablet-friendly version of the BlackBerry operating system instead of an Android-based OS. Early reviews weren’t exactly […]

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BlackBerry Aurora touchscreen smartphone listed by Indonesian retailer

The BlackBerry KeyOne smartphone hasn’t started shipping yet, but details about the next BlackBerry phone continue to leak. Yesterday we saw the first photos of a toucshcreen-only BlackBerry phone allegedly called the BBC100-1. Now redditors have spotted a listing for the phone at an Indonesian online store. The phone is listed as the BlackBerry Aurora and […]