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BlackBerry Priv Confirmed as New Android Based Smartphone

BlackBerry Priv-An Upcoming High End Android Based Phone BlackBerry has finally confirmed it's Priv smartphone will launch at the end of 2015. BlackBerry Priv smartphone is based on Android and have a slider QWERTY keyboard. The mobile phone company, said Friday that they will release BlackBerry Priv (Short for Privacy) later this year. The Priv runs on Android instead of BlackBerry OS 10 and will feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard behind the touchscreen. "Today, I'm confirming our plans to launch Priv, and Android device named after BlackBerry's heritage and core mission of protecting our customers' privacy," wrote CEO John Chen in company's Second Quarter Financial results. "Priv combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive ecosystem of mobile applications available on the Android platform." Chen also said that BlackBerry OS 10 will continue to receive updates and will not be replaced by the Android op

BlackBerry Planning to Bring Rs12000 Priced Z3 Smartphone in India

BlackBerry to Launch Z3 Smartphone in India, to be priced around  ₹12000 BlackBerry Z3 Smartphone Looks like BlackBerry is inspired by the sale of MOTO G in India. BlackBerry is planning to launch Z3 to capture the largest segment of Smartphone users, who are willing to buy a phone that cost around Rs 12000. BlackBerry is hoping to revive its loyal fan bases that are shifting to low budget Android phones. The news broke out by Business Line. According to Business Line, BlackBerry’s Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen said, “It will be attractive to go to India with the under $200 phone. At least, we will be competitive. I know you can buy Android phones at less than $75 but given the features and security packed into our phone we can be competitive below $200.” Loyal BlackBerry fans of India are waiting for the launch of Z3 after it was announced for Indonesian market. If BlackBerry is really going to launch Z3 in India, this will be a second step they are taking to

BlackBerry to Fire 4,500 Employees, Feeling the Heat from iPhone & Android Phones

BlackBerry Cutting 4,500 Jobs BlackBerry To Fire 4,500 of its Staff After renaming itself from Research in Motion (RIM) to BlackBerry and launching two new models new Z10 and Q10 phone this year, BlackBerry is now feeling the heat of low selling of BB smartphones. BlackBerry has announced that they are going to fire around 4,500 employees. If this year firing is added to the last years, around 9,500 employees were sacked in 2012 and 2013. The new losses will reduce Blackberry's 12,700-plus global workforce by about 40%. The company said that it will cut operating cost by 50% by the end of the first quarter of 2015. Since the beginning, BlackBerry was the favorite of corporate customers and government employees in the US and around the world. They once used to have around 14% of the US smartphones share but now they have less than 3% market share. They are ranking 4th after Windows Phone. The launch of Android based smartphones and iPhone are the main reason for the loss

BlackBerry Messenger BBM for Android and iOS to be Launched on 21 and 22, Sept 2013

BBM COMING TO ANDROID AND iPHONE DEVICES BBM Android iOS Release Date-21st & 22nd Sept, 2013 BBM one of the most valuable and popular service of BlackBerry phones is now going to be able on iOS and Android devices from this weekend. In a statement issued by, BlackBerry stated that it plans to make available free BBM for Android phones starting from Saturday, 21st September and for iPhones on Sunday, 22nd September. Well, BlackBerry is not giving all the features of BBM on  other devices. BBM for Android and iOS will miss voice and video calling features from the original BBM. Rest features like BBM chat, group chat, sharing files and unique BBM PIN will be available in the BBM for iOS and Android. The voice and video calling features that BlackBerry is not giving could be the reason for it's failure in the mobile messaging market. With already popular mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat and LINE, it will be difficult for BBM to succeed without these