BlackBerry, already the leader in smartphone security, has purchased mobile security firm Good Technologies for $425 million. The acquisition will allow BlackBerry to improve upon its mobile device management capabilities, good news for CIOs and IT departments in charge of managing a fleet of handsets that include iOS, Android and…
New photos offer up a look at the Android-powered BlackBerry Venice slider
While the rumors surrounding the BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider continue to swirl, the device has now appeared once again in some new, clearer images which are pretty on par with everything we’ve seen thus far. As mentioned previously, there’s still a lot of things up in the air surrounding this device…
New clearer images get up close with the BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider
BlackBerry may not be the force it once was in the consumer smartphone market, but there’s certainly a degree of excitement and anticipation for its next release. The device codenamed ‘Venice’ has already been leaked ad nauseam, and besides taking us on a trip down memory lane with the slide-out…
BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider spotted once again in new images [UPDATED]
While the rumors surrounding the BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider continue to swirl, the device has now appeared once again in some new, clearer images which are pretty on par with everything we’ve seen thus far. As you can tell from looking at the keyboard, it falls directly in line with an…
BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider spotted once again in new images
While the rumors surrounding the BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider continue to swirl, the device has now appeared once again in some new, clearer images which are pretty on par with everything we’ve seen thus far. As you can tell from looking at the keyboard, it falls directly in line with an…
John Chen agrees BlackBerry needs more apps on its platform, wants more partnerships
In the latest discussion at the Churchill Club, BlackBerry CEO John Chen discussed the company’s need for more apps, and his desire to gain more partnerships. During his conversation, Chen noted that he feels as though apps are a big part of the problem, and that Amazon’s offering for an…
One for British BlackBerry 10 users – My EE for Orange and T-Mobile arrives in BlackBerry World
Unless you’re in the UK this won’t be of interest, so feel free to move on. But if you’re on either the Orange or T-Mobile network I think this one will be right up your street. EE have released a specific app for Orange and T-Mobile users which is slightly…
Video shows original BlackBerry Passport and Silver Edition model both running Android
This past weekend, we showed you images of the BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition running Android 5.1. According to the speculation that accompanied the photos, BlackBerry is planning to release an Android powered Passport in the second quarter of 2016, provided that an Android flavored BlackBerry Venice slider does well. Today,…
BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition captured on video running Android
Before the weekend kicked off, the folks over at 4GNews posted up some images of the BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition running Android Lollipop but what most folks missed was that the images were taken from a video. Rather then posting just those images, we decided to wait and see if…
New BlackBerry Venice leak hints that BlackBerry 10 could be used as an Android skin
A tweet from Evan Blass might reveal the plan that BlackBerry has in regards to Android flavored ‘Berry handsets. A GIF posted inside the tweet (which we’ve embedded as a YouTube video) shows the BlackBerry Productivity Suite running on the BlackBerry Venice slider. The Productivity Suite is one of three…