Tag: Blackberry
Tech Digest daily roundup: BMW announces ‘Chameleon Car’
If you have ever grown bored with the colour of your car, then you might like BMW's idea - to change it on a whim. At CES 2022, it showed off how a car's exterior could effectively become ePaper which, when charged with a small electric current, changes colour or creates a pattern. Its "iX…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla reports record EV sales
Tesla has smashed its previous record for vehicle sales by delivering 308,600 cars in the fourth quarter. The stronger-than-expected results brought total sales in 2021 to 936,000, around 87pc higher than a year earlier. It caps off a successful year for the electric car company, whose valuation passed $1 trillion (£740m) amid a share-price climb of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google delays Pixel 6 updates
Google has been forced to delay the first major update for its Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones by a month while it fixes an embarrassing software glitch. The tech firm said it needs more time to investigate the recently-discovered issue of calls dropping out and disconnecting for devices with the software update installed. A…
BBM messaging app has closed down
The BBM messaging service closed down on Friday, marking the end of an era for the once crown jewel of BlackBerry’s phone business. The app – also known as BlackBerry Messenger – was one of the early mobile messaging platforms used by many during BlackBerry’s heyday, launching exclusively on the company’s own devices in 2005…
CES 2019: BlackBerry boss buoyant as firm now focused on cybersecurity
BlackBerry boss John Chen has hailed the company’s resurgence after moving away from smartphone manufacturing. The company endured a torrid time in the wake of the launch of touchscreen smartphones such as the iPhone and Android devices from firms such as Samsung – which took market share from the firm’s own predominately keyboard-based devices. Mr…
BlackBerry £399 KEY2 LE now available to pre-order
Looking for a business smartphone with a good old fashioned QWERTY keyboard? TCL Communication has announced that you can now pre-order its vibrant BlackBerry KEY2 LE. This new addition to the BlackBerry KEY series smartphone lineup includes minimised screen bezels while bringing subtle new design refinements that make it slimmer and lighter, claims TCL communication. The…
IFA2018: TCL Communication introduces new BlackBerry KEY2 LE smartphone
TCL Communication has unveiled it latest BlackBerry smartphone – the BlackBerry KEY2 LE. This new addition to the KEY smartphone line-up offers three colour variants – Slate, Champagne and Atomic – while keeping with the KEY2 design evolution which includes minimised screen bezels and a redesigned chassis for a more modern look and feel. It also comes…
CES 2018: BlackBerry announces bronze, dual SIM version of KEYone
Building upon the global launch of the award-winning BlackBerry KEYone and the introduction of BlackBerry Motion more recently to select markets, TCL Communication - which owns the BlackBerry and Alcatel brands - has used CES 2018 to announce additional models in 2018. This begins with an an all-new colour variant and dual SIM version of BlackBerry KEYone – Bronze Edition –…
CES 2018: Alcatel goes with Full Vision 18:9 displays across all new product ranges
TCL, which owns the TCL, Alcatel and Blackberry brands, has used CES 2018 to preview a new 'smartphone philosophy and product portfolio direction' for the company’s Alcatel business unit. Featuring re-imagined product designs and features that it claims will modernise Alcatel’s 2018 smartphones, it promises to become one of the first smartphone companies to bring…
New 4G phones launching at Mobile World Congress
Annual trade show Mobile World Congress (MWC) takes place in Barcelona, Spain between February 27 and March 2, 2017. This year sees a focus on upcoming smart phones as well as other technology devices. In addition to high profile product launches from most of the big manufacturers, visitors can also expect to catch a…