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BlackBerry Posted Official Images of Priv Yesterday

Tim September 30, 2015 160

The Priv from BlackBerry, aka Venice, has been the target of many leaks over the past month, and it seems BlackBerry, a company that touts their security, has had enough. In a blog post, the company released three official images of the device, leading fans of...

Blackberry CEO John Chen Goes Hands-on With the Priv, a Phone He May Not Even Know How to Use

Kellen September 25, 2015 117

Blackberry Priv, like give. That's the proper way of saying "Priv." We now know, which is good because even after a 5-minute conversation on the matter during today's DL Show, we were 100% wrong. Dammit. We thought Priv as in leave or sleeve. Silly Android...

Blackberry Confirms That It’s Making a Flagship Android Phone Called “Priv”

Kellen September 25, 2015 88

This morning, during its Q2 earnings called, Blackberry announced/confirmed that it will launch a "flagship" phone powered by Android that is called the "Priv." The Priv, as you probably already figured out, is the Venice slider that has leaked over and over...

BlackBerry Venice Treated to a Bit of Hands-on Time

Tim September 18, 2015 89

Everyone's favorite, the BlackBerry Venice, received a bit of hands-on time in a recent video to hit YouTube. In the video, the device is gone over in detail, and is a completely functional unit, complete with biometric keyboard and tap-to-wake display. ...

Monday Poll: Blackberry Venice, are You Actually Interested?

Kellen August 31, 2015 112

I posted up the newest images of the Blackberry Venice this morning, thinking it had a substantial amount of hype surrounding it. I now know that I underestimated said hype. You are all crazy in love with the idea of a Blackberry keyboard attached to a...

Blackberry Venice…This Thing Right Here

Kellen August 31, 2015 147

The Blackberry Venice, a phone coupled with a slideout physical keyboard and mostly-stock Android, has fanboys of tech giggling like little boys who found their penis for the first time. It's a keyboard! Like, the ones from back in the day on terrible...

BlackBerry Venice Said to Launch on All Four Major US Carriers in November

Tim August 19, 2015 124

According to @evleaks, the Venice, an Android headset produced by BlackBerry, will hit all four major carriers in the US this November. Back in June, it was first reported that BlackBerry wanted to release an Android phone, and now, we have GIFs and leaked...