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BlackBerry Returns To Its Roots With Classic

2014-12-18 17:16:15| Wireless - Topix.net

BlackBerry thinks it can win over its old-school business customers with the BlackBerry Classic , a smartphone that brings back the physical keyboard and other manual controls beloved by former BlackBerry addicts. The company focused much of its energy at an event in New York Wednesday pitching the enterprise tools available to the Classic, rather than its yesteryear hardware.

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Sony Hack Pinned on N. Korea; BlackBerry Classic; Stephenson's New Gig

2014-12-18 17:01:52| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

From Sony hacker allegations to BlackBerry's new Classic smartphone, here's what you missed on Wednesday.

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Blackphone Takes Aim At BlackBerry

2014-12-18 12:18:37| IT Services - Topix.net

BlackBerry has long been the choice of privacy advocates and the security conscious, but as shown in my article, Debunking The BlackBerry Security Myth , BlackBerry's security advantage is built largely upon off-the-shelf technologies opening an opportunity for other smartphone manufacturers to follow suit by creating their own secure smartphone offering. Indeed, BlackBerry has laid the groundwork and drawn up the plans for its competition.

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BlackBerry launches new Classic smartphone

2014-12-18 08:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) BlackBerry has presented its new smartphone, the BlackBerry Classic. The phone is similar in design to the early BlackBerry phones, with a qwerty keypad, track pad and a relatively small screen of 3.5 inches. The company said the phone is an upgrade of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, but with a three times faster browser, 60 percent more screen space and 50 percent longer battery life. The Classic runs BlackBerry 10.3.1 and a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm processor and comes with 2GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage plus a microSD card slot, an 8 megapixel back camera and 2 megapixel front camera. It will support both BlackBerry apps as well as Android apps from Amazon store. The Classic also comes with BlackBerry Blend, to extend messages and notifications to the desktop, and BlackBerry Assistant with voice and text commands to manage a personal calendar, contacts and messages. The BlackBerry Classic is now available through local carriers around the world and online through ShopBlackBerry.com and Amazon.com. It will sell in the US for a recommended price of USD 449.

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