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The inevitable has finally happened. BlackBerry today announced the launch of a software licensing program for several of its apps by introducing the BlackBerry® Hub+ for Android. BlackBerry Hub+ for Android is a suite of applications that includes the BlackBerry Hub, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, device search, launcher and password keeper applications for Android smartphones.



Users can download a free trial from Google Play and access BlackBerry Hub+ from any Android device running 6.0 Marshmallow, with a cost of $0.99/month after the 30-day trial.



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BlackBerry has officially announced the DTEK50, its first full-touch Android smartphone. Branded as the world's most secure Android smartphone, BlackBerry has hardened the OS on the DTEK50, and added a secure boot process.

The DTEK50 is available for pre-order from ShopBlackBerry.com in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Pricing at launch is $299 USD, and should be available from several carriers worldwide in the coming weeks.


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BlackBerry's next Android is set to be announced later today, and we are now finally seeing leaked press images start to pop up. Earlier this morning, someone accidentally hit the ON switch for the BlackBerry Neon/DTEK50 page, temporarily allowing several die-hard fans to peek at the official press images. Along with the images, the full list of specifications was also live for that short period, luckily preserved by Google Cache.

The go-to-market name is still unknown, as BlackBerry has used both Neon and DTEK50 when referring to the device. Maybe a totally ...

If you're an AT&T customer and you purchased a BlackBerry Priv, you've been feeling VERY left out. With the BlackBerry Store and T-Mobile purchased Priv's getting the Marshmallow update a good while ago, today AT&T pushed out Marshmallow (Android 6.0) to their customers' ...

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, today reported financial results for the three months ended May 31, 2016 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).

Q1 Highlights

• Company begins reporting multiple business segments: Software and Services, Service Access Fees (SAF) and Mobility Solutions. Mobility Solutions includes BlackBerry smartphones and device software licensing
• Non-GAAP total revenue of $424 million
• Non-GAAP software

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If you're a member of BlackBerry's Android Marshmallow beta, you may already know that BlackBerry has decided to add BlackBerry-authored apps (Hub, Calendar, Tasks, Password Keeper, etc) to their beta program as well.

Users are being added to the App beta on a first come, first served basis in batches of 100, due to limitations ...

I don't know if it's because of my carrier, the fact that I'm an American or that people are out to get me (at least, that's what the voices tell me). Anyways, I just received notice that there is an update for BBM for BlackBerry 10, albeit two days after it was pushed out. So, ...

BlackBerry is now pushing out a fresh Marshmallow beta update for the Priv, though, this time around they are being a bit more specific about who exactly will be receiving it.


For this release, T-Mobile customers whose Priv is of the STV100-1 variant and signed up for the beta should ...

WATERLOO — BlackBerry has hired a new executive to take charge of sales efforts for its struggling smartphone business.

As senior vice-president for global device sales, Alex Thurber will lead efforts to grow sales of the Android-powered Priv, BB10 phones and future devices, ...