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BlackBerry Motion packs frugal processor, big battery

The BlackBerry KeyOne stood out thanks to a well-sized battery, physical keyboard and the ever-popular-if-slightly-underpowered Snapdragon 625 processor. But what if you want something…

BlackBerry Motion leaked, set to be all-touch, water-resistant

TCL has done a decent job with the BlackBerry brand thus far, launching the capable (yet pricey) KeyOne earlier this year. But the company…

BlackBerry KeyOne hands-on: a dying donkey, or an inspired dark horse?

Remember BlackBerry? Remember those budget Curve devices that introduced a slew of people to the internet? Remember BIS? The service that offered users a…

Q&A: Will the new BlackBerry find success in today’s mobile world?

The BlackBerry KeyOne, available in South Africa from 8 August, represents the first device borne out of a partnership between BlackBerry and TCL Communication…

BlackBerry KeyOne gets official SA price, release info

We managed to get the BlackBerry KeyOne prepaid price from Cellucity some time back, but what’s the official word? “Starting on the 8 August,…

New BlackBerry vs new Nokia: who will actually win? [Column]

The story of 2017 has really been one of phoenixes (phoenixii, phoenii?) rising from the ashes, as both the Nokia and BlackBerry brands are…

BlackBerry KeyOne gets South African price courtesy of Cellucity [Update]

Update, 27 July 2017: Cellucity marketing manager Gavin Geldenhuys has told us that the initial price given to Gearburn was incorrect. The representative said…

BlackBerry DTEK50: a secure Android phone for $300?

Secure Android smartphones, such as the BlackPhone range, haven’t had much success in the market. Still, that hasn’t deterred BlackBerry from releasing the DTEK50,…

BlackBerry Priv finally gets some of that Marshmallow action

BlackBerry has confirmed that Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now available on the Priv smartphone, several months after the phone was launched. The Priv (review)…

BlackBerry to launch two mid-range Android phones in 2016

For BlackBerry, 2016 is still young especially since its PRIV sales have been less than spectacular. The company sold 600 000 phones in its…

BlackBerry PRIV review: steeped in potential, lacking in polish

You might be wondering why on earth there’s a BlackBerry review on Gearburn in 2016, but rest assured, the clock hasn’t wound back ten…

MWC 2016 preview: here’s what you can expect

Update: We can expect the likes of Alcatel to unveil it’s new OneTouch Idol 4, and other devices at the conference too. Read the…

5 memorable BlackBerry devices from years gone by

Before BlackBerry gave in to the giant that is Google and its Android operating system, it was a bit of a mobile device juggernaut….

BlackBerry PRIV is heading to South Africa next week

BlackBerry has today announced that the BlackBerry PRIV — it’s first Android smartphone — will be on sale in South Africa from next week,…

BlackBerry shelves its own OS, completely adopts Android instead

It’s been a tough few years for BlackBerry, a company whose wares were once the darlings of the South African and worldwide market. But…

BlackBerry Leap review-in-brief: outleapt by the competition

While its biggest rivals Samsung, Apple, and Huawei are at constant war with each other, BlackBerry just tries to stay relevant in the ever-changing…

Piers Morgan and the BlackBerry Passport are the best of friends [video]

There are two types of people in this world: those who hate BlackBerry, and those who love it. And likewise, that can be said…

BlackBerry finally releases Priv – its first Android phone

BlackBerry has finally gone over to the dark side. In a bid to find some relevance in our smartphone world dominated by iOS, Android…

BlackBerry reveals its Android privacy plans for the PRIV

The BlackBerry PRIV is no longer a secret after the company finally announced its plans for an Android-based slider a few weeks ago. But…

BlackBerry Priv will rock Android Lollipop, launch before year end

It’s possibly the worst kept secret in the smartphone space this year, but finally, BlackBerry has officially confirmed that it’s working on an Android…

BlackBerry ‘Venice’ leaks again with live images, more spec news

BlackBerry’s upcoming slider smartphone is fast becoming tech’s worst kept secret of the year (nope, not even the iPhone 6S really comes close) and…

BlackBerry’s Android-powered smartphone GIFs leak on Twitter

We love a good GIF, and even more so when its of BlackBerry‘s purported Android phone. That’s right, the BlackBerry Venice has been spotted…

Apple, Nokia and Samsung trump BlackBerry in South African user satisfaction stats

The South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) has released its latest findings on mobile handsets in South Africa. According to the survey, handsets in…

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