Timing doesn’t seem to be BlackBerry’s forte—just a couple of months ago, it announced the shutdown of its internal hardware development. There has been some misunderstanding and confusion since, and many have perceived it as a sign that BlackBerry is exiting the smartphone business completely. And now, the company has ... Read More »
The DTEK60 is the latest BlackBerry-branded smartphone manufactured by partner TCL, the Chinese company behind the Alcatel handsets. The difference in hardware design is immediately obvious. Spotting a gorgeous glass back and a smooth, curvy body just 6.99mm thick, the phone (HK$4,488) is by far the most beautiful BlackBerry phone ... Read More »
A couple of months ago when BlackBerry announced it was ending internal hardware development, I read many stories stating there would be no more BlackBerry hardware and thought the company would never release another BlackBerry-branded phone. There was some misunderstanding and confusion with those reports and with the BlackBerry DTEK60we ... Read More »
BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY) may have exited the handset market—outsourcing development of devices over making them—but that doesn’t mean it’s giving up on the smartphone market altogether. Nor does it mean it can’t be competitive in a market it once led, which is becoming evident with its recently launched DTEK60. The ... Read More »
A couple of months ago when BlackBerry announced it was ending internal hardware development, I read many stories stating there would be no more BlackBerry hardware and thought the company would never release another BlackBerry-branded phone. There was some misunderstanding and confusion with those reports and with the BlackBerry DTEK60we ... Read More »
BlackBerry DTEK60 is patterned after Alcatel. Recently, it has been rumored to be dubbed as an Alcatel clone. According to Pocket-lint, if users somehow think that BlackBerry DTEK60 looks familiar, then there is a good basis for that. Blackberry has outsourced the product design and manufacturing to third parties. In ... Read More »
BlackBerry has officially stopped building and designing its own phones. When that news broke, it was almost as dramatic as when it announced its first Android phone, the QWERTY-equipped PRIV. For a company known for building its own phones, its own operating system and hardware keyboards, going all-out on a ... Read More »
BlackBerry has launched its third Android-based phone, the last device whose success will be the company’s financial responsibility, opting to price its top-end device well below Apple Inc’s iPhone 7. The Canadian smartphone pioneer, which has lost most of the market to Apple and others, last month said it planned ... Read More »
Despite the fact that the phone still hasn’t been officially announced, BlackBerry’s next smartphone continues to pop up on various online retailers. The latest leak stemming from U.K.-based Pocket-Lint, however, indicates that German Media Markt has listed the DTEK60 will be released on October 25th in Canada, the U.S. and ... Read More »
The unannounced BlackBerry DTEK60, which is already available to pre-order in the US and Canada, has now been spotted in a leaked advertisement in Europe. The ad, which is from the region’s largest consumer electronics retailer Media Markt, reconfirms some of the phone’s key specifications. While not seen in the ... Read More »
