Articles tagged "BlackBerry"

BlackBerry was the keyboard king – the company was built on texting. Its first products were two-way pagers (the first of which was released in 1996), telephony wouldn’t be part of the equation until 2000. But we’ll fast forward 13 years when the...

BlackBerry phones are going to the big electronics store in the sky – the company just announced that its partnership with TCL will come to an end on August 31. After that, TCL will no longer have the rights to design, make and sell...

Right in the midst of the annual shopping frenzy that is now Black Friday week, Amazon is offering varying discounts on select phones from Samsung, Sony, Motorola and others across Germany and the UK. The deals are already underway and are valid...

Once at the forefront of the smartphone industry, Blackberry was on the verge of extinction before it was acquired by TCL several years go. With the absence of major exposure and new models in the past year, future BlackeBerry devices will likely...

Back during CES, TCL and Verizon announced that the more affordable BlackBerry KEY2 LE will be available to purchase for business and enterprise accounts. That was back in January, but the carrier is finally revealing pricing and availability for...

BlackBerry had previously launched the BlackBerry KEY2 Red Edition with a few key differences (no pun intended) over the standard KEY2 version that’s currently available. BlackBerry is announcing the device's US availability. For starters, this...

Emtek Group acquired the rights for BBM back in 2016 to bring back to life the beloved messenger from the early-mid 2000s. Sadly, today the company announced it is discontinuing the consumer version on May 31, citing “very fluid...

A black suit is stylish, but it can get boring. The BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition adds a pop of color to the otherwise serious business phone and it comes bundled with a matching pair of red earbuds in the retail package. The Series 7000 aluminum...

In a few weeks the BlackBerry KEY2 LE will become available to Verizon Enterprise and Small Business customers. Late last year the QWERTY-packing phone gained support for Verizon’s network, but you couldn’t buy one from the carrier.d The Verizon...

CES 2019 in Las Vegas is right around the corner and some companies are already teasing their new devices. TCL Communication sent out a press release, revealing what we should expect to see from it - TCL-made alcatel Full View Display, new alcatel...

Back during IFA this year, BlackBerry showed us a new variant of the BlackBerry KEY2 with an "LE" badge at the end of the name. It has a slightly lower price tag and some really interesting color options. The one that stood out the most was the...

BlackBerry's latest smartphone, the KEY2 LE, was announced at IFA at the end of August as a toned down version of the KEY2, with lesser specs but also a more affordable price. This smartphone is now up for grabs from the company's own online...

BlackBerry took the stage at IFA 2018 and introduced the KEY2 LE as a toned-down version of the KEY2. The device appeared for pre-order in Europe immediately after the launch, but the US arrival happened only last Friday. The next big market to...

Back at IFA, BlackBerry announced a more affordable version of the BlackBerry KEY2, which it called the LE or Light Edition. It’s a lower cost version of the $549 KEY2 with a few key differences, mainly in the polycarbonate (hard plastic) build...

BlackBerry and its manufacturing partner Optiemus jointly introduced at the beginning of August two smartphones called Evolve X and Evolve. While the former was released on Amazon the very same month, the latter, which is a more affordable device...

All chat clients these days have "delivered" and "seen" labels to reassure you that your message reached its intended recipient. But what if getting the message delivered was literally a matter of life and death? Enter Research in Motion or as it...

This year's IFA in Berlin might not be over yet, but all the major announcements have been made. We can't say it was the most exciting of the shows but some manufacturers there was still some hot hardware for us. Sony As per tradition, Sony...

Mere hours have passed since BlackBerry made the KEY2 LE official but already the phone can be ordered in the UK and the Netherlands by eager early adopters. Retailer Unlocked-Mobiles has the KEY2 LE up for pre-order at a price of £349 for a...

The BlackBerry KEY2 was well-received by the Android community, especially by the business users in the US, Canada, Germany and Central EU. However, we can't overlook the fact that the KEY2's price tag is a little off for the hardware it...

BlackBerry's latest KEY2 smartphone is a great niche device, but can't get away from the fact that it's a little on the expensive side. The upcoming KEY2 LE aims to right the wrongs of its more expensive sibling by offering pretty much the same...