The world’s worst kept secret? The BlackBerry Priv, the Canadian company’s upcoming first Android smartphone definitely qualifies, especially as CEO John Chen never looked keen on keeping the previously codenamed Venice under wraps.Still, even
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Wait, has the BlackBerry Priv (née Venice) already launched? Technically, we suppose that’s still a “no,” though you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise, considering the very public statements the company’s been making about the yet-to-launch smartphone. Earlier today, we told you about how BlackBerry formally confirmed the handset during the company’s latest earnings statement (to distract from some less-than-stellar performance, we wonder?), and now CEO John Chen is giving the ...
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The BlackBerry Venice Android slider had leaked so many times, in so many different ways, over the course of the summer, that by now little has felt left to work out beyond the phone’s final launch details. Earlier this week we started getting a sense of how that might come together, beginning with a formal name for the phone, as the label “BlackBerry Priv” found itself the subject of the latest rumors. Now BlackBerry itself has confirmed that very same Priv name, during the company’s ...
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A quick recap of the BlackBerry Venice storyline so far: just as BlackBerry initiated plans to “bring Android to work,” rumors and renders of this phone initially surfaced a few months ago, with all the confusion floating around how
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We’ve been reporting rumors and speculating for months, and now we finally have hands-on video of the BlackBerry Venice — irrefutable proof confirming a device that’s had the media’s practically undivided attention for weeks. Finally, a BlackBerry phone running Android. Michael even wrote a piece touching on why the Venice might be his next phone, but amidst all of the excitement, ...
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It started well before we reviewed the Moto X Pure Edition. Upon learning that I’d be the one covering that device for Pocketnow, people began asking me almost constantly on Twitter and in the comments whether I’d be getting a Pure Edition of my own. After all, I’d owned the last two generations of Moto X; it made sense to assume that I’d treat myself to the newer, upgraded model once the time came around for my yearly upgrade. And for a while, I seriously considered ...
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As we start closing on the rumored November release of the BlackBerry Venice, the Android-running slider has been turning up in some impressive new leaks. Yesterday we got to take a look at some of the best pictures to emerge yet of the smartphone, and today we’re able to do those one better with some high quality video footage, courtesy of a Canadian mobile retailer.This isn’t just some quick spy-cam action, and for nearly four minutes we get a detailed hands-on look at a fully functional Venice ...
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Update: Now with more silicon than ever.Hey, do me a favor? Next time you go on down to the Piggly Wiggly, see if they’ve got them there tablet six packs? I won’t have ’em all, I promise; I just want a couple for the road.Yep, things got a little craaaaaazy in mobile technology this week. In the midst of our comprehensive Moto X Pure Edition review and a boatload of hands-ons from CTIA in Las Vegas, we’ve seen Nextbit announce a cloud-based smartphone, Apple allow an ad blocker into the App Store, and Amazon release, yes, tablet six-packs. And on top of all ...
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BlackBerry’s first foray into the world of Android-driven smartphones has leaked six ways from Sunday by now, giving us no shortage of previews of this slider codenamed Venice. Earlier this week we got a brief look at one of the phone’s most recent appearances, and now Venice is back with a nice selection of new imagery, including a rare shot of the phone’s rear.As you can just barely make out in the text surrounding the lens (below), that’s an 18MP camera on there, a significant ...
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Although you’d have probably thought the 72nd Venice International Film Festival that wrapped up on Saturday was the more logical choice for a real-life outdoor test of BlackBerry’s upcoming rookie Android effort, the Canadian phone manufacturer elected a venue closer to home to offer a short glimpse of the “Venice” handheld.Unintentionally, we presume, a Toronto International Film Festival attendee let a curious, eagle-eyed bystander ...
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Clearly incapable of turning its proprietary mobile operating system into a force to be reckoned with for Android and iOS, BlackBerry has reportedly made the decision to strike an unlikely Google partnership several months back.The Canadian company’s very survival as a device manufacturer now decidedly hinges on the success of the Venice, a highly unconventional hybrid phone ...
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If you’ve been following the BlackBerry Venice rumors and leaks, you probably know by now that BlackBerry is reportedly planning on bringing an Android-powered smartphone –a QWERTY slider, to be more specific– to the market. The latest such leak indicated that it will hit all four US carriers in November, with a collage picture attached, which showed off the alleged phone running both Google Play and the BlackBerry ...
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Update: If there was a need for a new render from a different angle, in order to blow away any doubts on the QWERTY slider bit, Evan Blass has got us covered with this latest render (at the bottom)The BlackBerry Venice managed to generate a lot of buzz, mainly because it would, according to many, bring the “both of both world”, with Android on-board. According to the most recent Evan Blass leak, the BlackBerry Venice is not only real, but it is expected to become official in November, when it will be released on all ...
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Showing off an upcoming smartphone well in advance of its formal debut can be a risky move for a manufacturer: are you going to generate buzz, or do you risk fans losing interest as they sit through months and months of unavailability? Five months ago, BlackBerry teased us with a new portrait-orientation slider at MWC, without saying much of anything about how or when the phone might actually launch. Recently, rumors have attempted to identify the hardware as BlackBerry’s codename Venice, and
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2015 is an interesting time in the high-security niche of mobile technology. Blackberry’s making a migration of sorts to Android with not only its services but a device in the works, too. In the meantime, privacy services provider Silent Circle is cranking gears for the second version of its forked Android phone, the
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