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Bla1ze
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chris is fluent in all mobile languages. Having been a member of the Smartphone Experts community now for nearly three years, you can often find him here on Android Central over at CrackBerry and sometimes even at iMore. If you find Chris wondering around your local neighborhood, please point him towards the nearest electrical outlet and toss him a can of Full Throttle energy drink.
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Landscape qwerty for all!
The F(x)tec Pro1 QWERTY slider starts shipping in October
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The F(x)tec Pro1 is looking to capturing the premium niche market by offering a compelling package for keyboard lovers.
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BlackBerry Motion now available at Bell, TELUS, Koodo, and SaskTel
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BlackBerry Motion is now available in Canada through Bell, TELUS, Koodo, and SaskTel.
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BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition $100 off in Canada for the next 24 hours!
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The 24-hour flash sale is back on in Canada, and this time it's for the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition. Save yourself $100 right now!
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BlackBerry 'Krypton' to be released as the BlackBerry Motion
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BlackBerry Mobile's next phone won't have a keyboard, but it will have a huge battery.
We Want Your Feedback!
Survey: What are your mobile typing and messaging patterns?
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How many messages do you send, what you do most on your smartphone and how do you feel about the typing experience your smartphone offers? These are questions we have and want your help in answering them!
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This could be the first glimpse of the BlackBerry 'Krypton'
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Thus far, the 'Krypton' has eluded being caught on camera, mostly. A recently posted image offers up what could be the first glimpse of the next BlackBerry.
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KEYone Black Edition coming to Canada beginning as soon as next week!
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If you live in Canada and have been holding on waiting for the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition to be available, your wait is almost over. Retailers will begin offering the Black Edition beginning as soon as next week.
Ships to 28 countries in Europe!
KEYone now available online in QWERTY, QWERTZ or AZERTY keyboard layouts!
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Customers in Europe looking to get their hands on a BlackBerry KEYone can now order the device online directly in their choice of QWERTY, QWERTZ or AZERTY keyboard layouts and charger variants.
Unlocked Hotness 🔥
Unlocked BlackBerry KEYone now available in Canada from Walmart
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Been waiting for the unlocked versions of the BlackBerry KEYone to available in Canada? Good news! Walmart has just what you're looking for.
Superhero favorites!
Snag some Comic-Con deals on movies from Google Play this weekend!
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The San Diego Comic-Con is well underway and to celebrate, Google Play has some pretty sweet deals on superhero movies!
The First U.S. Carrier
BlackBerry KEYone now on sale at Sprint for $528
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Although we had a little bit of a heads up on the release date thanks to comments posted on the Sprint Community Forums, TCL and Sprint have now officially announced that the BlackBerry KEYone will go on sale at Sprint starting July 14.
Hype
BlackBerry 'Mercury' makes appearance on Tim Allen sitcom
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Although the BlackBerry 'Mercury' has yet to be officially announced, it seems as though there is already some sly marketing happening on behalf of BlackBerry Mobile.
Attention and Innovation
BlackBerry Mercury wins big at CES 2017
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Now that CES 2017 has wrapped up, folks are looking back on everything that was announced in Las Vegas and handing out awards for what they feel was the 'Best Of CES.' BlackBerry's upcoming Mercury was on a bunch of those lists!
Available right now!
BlackBerry launches a more secure software platform for autonomous cars
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In the lead up to CES 2017, BlackBerry QNX let it be known the show would be big for them and they're already off to great start.
More Users
BlackBerry expands its Hub+ app suite on Android
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Last month BlackBerry announced they would be bringing their Android apps such as the BlackBerry Hub, Calendar, and Password Keeper to even more Android users through a new subscription offering called Hub and now, they have announced an expansion of that access adding even more of the productivity apps to the mix.
AT&T Unlocked
Snag an unlocked BlackBerry Priv for just $299 at eBay
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If you have been waiting for the price to drop below $300 to pick up a BlackBerry Priv, your time has come. Right now, you can pick one up at eBay for just $299, which is the lowest we have seen it yet.
Specific Variants
BlackBerry rolls out a fresh Android Marshmallow beta
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BlackBerry is now pushing out a fresh Marshmallow beta update for the Priv to those who signed up to help test it, though, this time around they are being a bit more specific about who exactly will be receiving it.
Available from January 30
BlackBerry Priv makes its official debut in India
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At an event held at the Oberoi in New Delhi, BlackBerry India Managing Director Narendra Nayak and Damian Tay Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Product Management at BlackBerry introduced the company's first Android-powered smartphone to the market which will be available in stores across India starting January 30th, with a price tag of Rs. 62,990.
Go get it!
BlackBerry Priv now available from T-Mobile
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If you've been waiting for T-Mobile to launch the BlackBerry Priv, your wait is now over. As announced previously, the Un-carrier has now made BlackBerry's first Android-powered smartphone available online at T-Mobile.com and in T-Mobile stores.