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BlackBerry Contacts for Android brings easier contact creation

BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing easier contact creation. Creating a new contact is now even easier. If you search for name, email address or a phone number and these are not found in your contact list, creating a new contact will pre-populate these in the appropriate field of the new contact card.

BlackBerry Android Apps

·7 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 launching in Malaysia on July 10

The BlackBerry KEY² will launch in Malaysia on Tuesday, July 10 2018 at 10.30 am. BlackBerry Mobile has today sent out media invites to the launch, which doesn't contain details on the models being released or the prices.

Devices and OS Android

·8 years ago

Google releases July 2018 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the July 2018 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month. The July bulletin has two security patch levels to provide Android partners with the flexibility to more quickly fix a subset of vulnerabilities that are similar across all Android devices.

Google Android Devices and OS

·8 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 now available in UK from Selfridges

The BlackBerry KEY² is now available to buy in the UK from Selfridges Manchester, Birmingham and Oxford street London stores for £579 in black and silver. The BlackBerry KEY² will be available from other retailers starting June 29, and from Vodafone later in July.

Devices and OS BlackBerry Android UK

·8 years ago

BlackBerry Calendar for Android brings New Month View and more

BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app. Users can now see the list of events in a grid view. Picking different dates in the calendar also gets a refresh in the quick picker view, which gets standardised across all the different calendar views.

Apps BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 available to pre-order in US June 29

TCL has announced that the BlackBerry KEY² will be available to pre-order in the United States from June 29, with devices available from July 13. BlackBerry KEY² will be available carrier unlocked in both Silver and Black color variants optimized for GSM carrier networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile starting at $649.99 USD.

Devices and OS US BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 available to pre-order in Canada June 21

TCL has announced that the BlackBerry KEY² will be available to pre-order in Canada from tomorrow (June 21), with devices available from July 6. The BlackBerry KEY2 in Silver will be available carrier unlocked at Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, Walmart.ca, Staples.ca, Blueshop.ca and Visions.ca in July starting at $829.99 CAD outright.

Devices and OS Canada BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

Google releases Google Podcasts for Android

Google has released Google Podcasts, a standalone app meant to provide you with all of your favorite podcasts right at your fingertips. There are also recommendation algorithms in the app, which will recommend content based on the podcasts you already listen to.

Apps Android

·8 years ago

BlackBerry Concept phone is simply beautiful

I'm not a huge fan of concept phones. They tend to be very futuristic and extremely unrealistic. However, Designers Anish Shakthi, Phaniram Lalpet, Kamaljeet Kaur, Raghavendra Rao & Prateyush Das have produced a BlackBerry concept "phone" (Opus) that is not only simply beautiful but it's not beyond the realms of imagination that it could be produced.

BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

Android Messages for Web rolls out Worldwide

Android smartphone owners that use Android Messages can now send and receive text messages from their computer. The feature, which rolled-out worldwide today, means users can continue to send and receive messages in their text threads even when their phone isn't to hand. Text, photographs, and stickers are all supported in the web browser version of Android Messages.

Android Apps

·8 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 128Gb model available to pre-order in China

TCL launched the BlackBerry KEY2 last week, packing a number of features that are firsts for any BlackBerry smartphone. While the 64Gb models were quickly available for pre-ordering, the 128Gb model is now available to pre-order in China.

Devices and OS China BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

BlackBerry Privacy Shade for Android brings New Redactor Mode

BlackBerry has released an update to their BlackBerry Privacy Shade app for Android, bringing a new Redactor mode, allowing you to take a screenshot anywhere on your device and block sensitive content. Users can redact content with horizontal swipes, rectangles and circles, share their redacted content seamlessly with social media and email applications, as well as switch quickly between Redactor mode and Privacy Shade mode.

BlackBerry Android Apps

·8 years ago

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