Back in May we reported how BlackBerry will hold the 2018 Annual BlackBerry Security Summit event in London and New York to address the current situation and trends in secure enterprise mobility. At that point in time registration was unavailable but we are pleased to say that registration is now open for the London event.
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 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.
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BlackBerry has today rolled out the June 2018 Android Security update to BlackBerry-branded Android devices. The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. BlackBerry releases security bulletins to notify users of its Android smartphones about available security fixes.
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ITTIA has announced support for QNX SDP 7.0. QNX SDP 7.0 provides a comprehensive, multi-level, policy-driven security model incorporating best-in-class security technologies from BlackBerry which help guard against system malfunctions, malware and cybersecurity breaches.
TCL launched the BlackBerry KEY2 yesterday at events in New York and China, featuring an iconic BlackBerry physical keyboard and a lot of upgrades from the BlackBerry KEYone. The mid-range device is now available to pre-order in the UK from Selfridges for £579 ($649 USD / €649 EUR / / $829 CAD) and at the time of publishing, we are unaware if this is for an exclusive period or not. Pre-orders are available until June 27.