BlackBerry KeyONE is going Oreo in North America, which is nice. On June 28th, in two days, US release of KeyONE will have its operating system updated to Android 8.0 Oreo. This update will also allow the phone to support Wi-Fi calling. Some of the new features included in 8.0 Oreo are Picture-in-Picture (watch a video while interacting with the app in the background), notification dots on the home screen and an option to snooze said notifications. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Neat. Second release of BlackBerry’s famous QWERTY smartphone, BlackBerry Key2, will launch in Canada in two weeks, on July the 6th. Device can already be pre-ordered for roughly $829.99 Canadian dollars. Carriers that offer it are Bell, Rogers, SaskTel and Telus.– Snapdragon 660 chipset,– 6GB RAM,– 64GB/128GB storage,– QWERTY keyboard, naturally,– 4.5-inch 1,620 x 1,080p, IPS LCD display,– 3500mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0,– 12mpx main camera, f/1.8, 8mpx selfie ...

It seems like some information about two new cases for BlackBerry Key2 was being put on the BlackBerry Mobile website and taken down. Before that, though, someone fast enough has managed to nick a few screenshots and a bit of data. One of the cases is called Soft Shell. It is made with soft-touch, protects only the backpanel and corners and supports NFC. Another case is called Flip Case. It protects back and front of the phone, is made of leather, comes with a double card holder and will support NFC too.Price and availability of the devices is as of yet unknown. ...

Unlocked BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition with 4 gigabytes of RAM and 64 gigabytes of storage memory is now available at BestBuy for $449.99, fifty dollars less than before. Is it worth it? It’s up to you. Personally I think that 450 bucks for a phone with Snapdragon 625 CPU and 3505mAh battery is not a bad price, unless you do not like the physical QWERTY keyboard. Tweet Vote on HN ...

A small update to yesterday’s post about leaked specs of BB Key2: according to another tweet by Evan Blass, BlackBerry KEY2 will sell for $649 in the US and €649 in mainland Europe. Britons will have to pay £579 for it, while Canadians will have to pay $829 CAD. Tweet Vote on HN ...

BlackBerry Key2 will be officially revealed tomorrow, but that will not stop us from checking out its just-leaked specs, naturally. According to Evan Blass, who also delivered few renders of the device, BB Key2 will be sporting:.- Snapdragon 660 chipset,– 6GB RAM,– 64GB/128GB storage,– QWERTY keyboard, naturally,– 4.5-inch 1,620 x 1,080p, IPS LCD display,– 3500mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0,– 12mpx main camera, f/1.8, 8mpx selfie shooter.Mr. Blass believes that BB Key2 will cost 649 euros. ...

Hooray for Weibo. Chinese smartphone website reveals that the BlackBerry KEY2 smartphones will be officially unveiled in China on June 8th, on Wednesday, after appearing during a New York event a day earlier. Cool. What we know about BB KEY2 is that it will bring back the much appreciated QWERTY keyboard of KeyOne, new Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform CPU, 3360mAh battery, 6GB RAM, 4.5-inch LCD panel and a dual camera setup. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Device has just received both Wi-Fi Alliance and Bluetooth SIG certificates. According to these documents, it now has a model number BBF100-6. Sadly, there is little else that we know about BlackBerry’s upcoming mid-to-high-ranger. It may have 6GB RAM and 64GB flash memory, and may be powered by the Snapdragon 660 CPU. Other specs are unknown; price and release date even moreso. Tweet Vote on HN ...

BlackBerry’s new mid-ranger, QWERTY keyboard, chinese TENAA certificate:– 4.5′ display, 1080 x 1620 p,– Snapdragon 660 CPU,– 6GB RAM, 64GB flash memory,– microSD card slot up to 128GB,– dual 12mpx + 8mpx camera, LED flash,– 8mpx selfie shooter,– 3360 mAh battery,– Android 8.1 Oreo OS,– the abovementioned QWERTY physical keyboard.We will let you know about Athena’s price and release date as soon as we learn ...

John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, has stated in an interview with Recode that he would like it if more companies made old-school, BlackBerry-like smartphones. He believes that ”there might be a need in this world for a phone that is very simple and just focused on secure email, secure texts, and a basic browser.”. Mr Chen presented BlackBerry Bold 9900 as an example of a retro-revival project done well. Mr. Chen’s dream retro smartphone should cost around $199 and offer increased security.Future may tell us if such devices will find ...