Just take my money, BlackBerry. Photo: Evan Blass
BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone is on its way, and it has leaked out yet again in a new video that gives us an early glimpse at its slide-out keyboard and curved glass display, and its operating system, which is near-pure Android with some essential BlackBerry additions.
No, that’s not a giant hand. Photo: The Nipper
Modern mobile phones need a lot of power; chances are we’ve all got an external battery pack (or at least a second cable and wall plug) tucked away in a bag somewhere that will charge up our Android and iOS mobile phones while we’re on the run.
The thing is, those things need to be taken along with you when you leave the house. If you’re like me, though, that requires a heck of a lot of cognitive overhead and pre-planning.
The whole point of the Nipper, this tiny new mobile phone charger that uses two AA batteries to give you a bit of juice when needed, is to always be available.
When it was released last year, the BlackBerry Passport made an impression for its bizarre, square shape and full QWERTY keyboard, but it didn’t exactly help pull BlackBerry out of the dumpster. Following rumors that BlackBerry would soon be making an Android-powered slider, though, a new video has emerged, showing that the Passport quite capably runs Android Lollipop.
Just take my money, BlackBerry. Photo: Evan Blass
Physical keyboards are making a return to Android with the upcoming BlackBerry Venice, and the leaked promotional video below gives us a glimpse at its sliding action for the first time.
Just take my money, BlackBerry. Photo: Evan Blass
A new image of the BlackBerry Venice has revealed the handset’s slide-out physical keyboard for the first time ahead of its official debut. The keyboard will be familiar to long-time BlackBerry fans, but Venice’s new operating system won’t be.
