If the Priv failed to get BlackBerry back, can the DTEK50?

BlackBerry is a funny little company. Once a juggernaut in the mobile space, it has since fallen from grace. Overwhelming numbers by Android and iOS pushed BlackBerry down into the dreaded “other” category on most pie charts. Many companies would have silently slipped tail between legs and slinked off, but not BlackBerry, and that’s actually one of the thing I admire about the company.Overwhelming evidence suggests that BlackBerry has hit the canvas so many times, even LL Cool J is saying “Ain’t gonna Comeback”. But here comes Blackberry with another offering – the DTEK50 – ...

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Apple sales records, Blackberry security, and we get stuff wrong | Pocketnow Weekly 211

Juan’s review of the Alcatel Idol 4S is LIVE, but what did Juan get wrong in his review? Apple sells it’s billionth phone while sales decline. Blackberry delivers the “world’s most secure Android smartphone”, but can we trust that claim in the light of recent encryption issues? Those stories, and we’ll tackle your viewer emails! Make sure you’re charged and ready for episode 211 of the Pocketnow Weekly!Watch the live video broadcast at 2:00pm Eastern on July 28th (click

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Two sites have BlackBerry DTEK50 pre-orders for the world

If you want “The World’s Most Secure Android™ Smartphone” and do not live in the US, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, you now have your chance through a couple of UK-based resellers.Both Unlocked Mobiles and Clove Technology have BlackBerry’s DTEK50 for £275, the same price as what BlackBerry is offering the phone direct to UK buyers. They’re even offering the free 12.6Ah Mobile Charger that Waterloo is.Here’s the good news for the ...

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BlackBerry DTEK50 pre-orders arrive at US$299

The US, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands are now free to pre-order the DTEK50, BlackBerry’s first of two mid-range smartphones for the next year.As rumored, the phone is produced by TCL and is very much similar to the Alcatel Idol 4. We saw a ...

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BlackBerry Neon/Hamburg/DTEK50 prematurely breaks cover with full specs

Despite the moderate box-office success of its rookie Android-based hardware effort, BlackBerry is still looking to release no less than three new phones running the world’s most popular OS over the next few months, according to rock-solid sources.The first of the bunch is arguably the least glamorous model, and should go official ...

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