The F(x)tec Pro1-X is a smartphone with mid-range specs that manages to stand out in a market that’s probably oversaturated thanks to a few distinctive features. It’s one of the only modern smartphones with a slide-out keyboard for thumb typing on physical keys. And it’s designed to support multiple operating systems including Android 11, Ubuntu […]
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MutantC is a DIY Sidekick clone with a Raspberry Pi at its heart
In the dark days (or good old days) before the advent of the smartphone, there was the T-Mobile Sidekick (also known as the Danger Hiptop). It was a phone with a screen that you could slide up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard that you could use for typing text messages. The days of the Sidekick […]
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This could be BlackBerry’s next phone with a keyboard (leaks)
Most modern smartphones have touchscreens and virtual keyboards. But BlackBerry (and its hardware partners including TCL) are keeping the physical keyboard dream alive. Last year the companies launched the BlackBerry KeyOne with a QWERTY keyboard below the screen and a design reminiscent of a classic BlackBerry device (but with modern Android software). Now it looks […]
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Moto Mod brings a slider keyboard to Moto Z smartphones (crowdfunding)
There aren’t many Android phones with physical keyboards anymore. But there are still some die-hard keyboard fans who prefer physical buttons to on-screen keys. So what options do you have? You can pick up a BlackBerry Priv. Or you can wait a little while and buy a Moto Mod that lets you add a slide-out […]
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Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge Plus on the way (along with a thumb keyboard add-on)
Samsung is holding an event on August 13th where the company is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 5. But the company may also introduce another phone, called the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. We got our first look at the phones when Evan Blass posted a leaked picture last week. Now he’s shared another image showing an odd […]