BlackBerry Priv Review Part 2: Android OS… Refined by BlackBerry
One of the things that originally drew me to BlackBerry devices 10 years ago was the thought they put into refining the user experience. They lost some of that when they first released BlackBerry 10 and have slowly been regaining it. Google/Android has historically been terrible at developing a cohesive and well thought out user…
BlackBerry Priv Review Part 1: The Hardware
I have to tell you that my hopes were quite high when BlackBerry first showed me their first foray into creating an Android device with BlackBerry DNA. I was skeptical based on our experiences with the first generation BB10 devices and yet I really want them to get it right. I have to say that…
Order your Priv now, delivered in 2 weeks
Head to shopblackberry.com today to order your Priv at £466+VAT and it will be yours the week of November 9th. Direct link to: The UK shop The CA shop The US shop Amazon DE
Is the Countdown to Priv Starting? Expected Launch November 6th or Earlier?
Keeping an eye on the Carphone Warehouse website, we noticed today that the pre order page now has an expected arrival date of November 6th or earlier. Carphone Warehouse seems to be leading the way in terms of launch info and actual launch expectations. You will also notice that they have listed the Priv as…
BlackBerry Safeguard Gets Captured on Camera
With the security conscious company BlackBerry releasing an Android device this fall, some of our worrisome minds are thinking about the heart of the companies morals and the device name… privacy. We have known that BlackBerry Safeguard will come pre-installed on the device, but never knew how it would run or how it would look….
The Priv will be 64-Bit and Have 4K Video
Lucas over at N4BB just posted some new facts about the well anticipated BlackBerry Priv, their first venture into an Android OS device which will be released before 2016. Although a lot of the new Android flagship devices are boasting Octa-core processors, the Priv will sport a Snapdragon 808. This chipset is Hexacore, which is…
BlackBerry Posts the First ‘Official’ Images of the Priv
What the Priv looks like is FAR from a secret as we have seen it floating around for months. But after John Chen officially announced the device is coming soon to their BlackBerry line up, the company has been slowly releasing new info every day. Today one of their bloggers, Eric Lai posted what he…
John Chen Gives Us a Closer Look at the Priv
John Chen gave a quick up close demo of the Priv to BNN the other day, and the device looks awesome. On the other hand the demo is a bit rough. Take a look for yourself. http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=713580 Now the device isn’t set up, I think that a PR person was just like ‘Here John, take…