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 more...
View Article2017 smartphones: avoid these devices
The year has really delivered in terms of smartphones, as LG, Samsung, Sony and others delivered great flagship devices. We’re not saying that all the phones were fantastic though. In fact, there are a...
View ArticleWave goodbye to WhatsApp on BlackBerry, WP this week
WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging platform in the world right now, being available on a variety of smartphone platforms. But the mobile world moves at a fast pace and the Facebook-owned...
View Article4 alternatives to WhatsApp on BlackBerry
Those with BlackBerry or Windows Phone 8 handsets are out of luck if they’re regular WhatsApp users. You see, WhatsApp will be killing support for these platforms on 31 December 2017, forcing these...
View ArticleBlackBerry Key2: the smartphone keyboard lives on in 2018
There’s a brand new BlackBerry in town, and it’s called the Key2. The successor to last year’s KeyOne, the latest device from Chinese manufacturer TCL with a BlackBerry logo still features that 35-key...
View ArticleBlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X boast dual rear cameras, face unlock
There’s a brand new BlackBerry in town. Well, if you’re in India, that is. The Evolve and the Evolve X are the two latest devices from the company that rock Android but lack a physical keyboard. But...
View ArticleBlackBerry Key 2 launches in South Africa
The BlackBerry Key 2 is now available in South Africa. Running Android 8.1 Oreo and sporting a QWERTY keyboard, the TCL-made Key 2 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to sport a dual rear camera...
View ArticleGallery: 15 pictures of the new BlackBerry Key 2 unboxed
BlackBerry is back with a brand new smartphone. It’s called the Key 2, and recently launched in South Africa. And yes, the phone gives BlackBerry fans more of what they’ve become accustomed to over the...
View ArticleBlackBerry smartphones to die a second death after TCL partnership ends
Well, this is decidedly sad. The BlackBerry smartphone legacy is once again under threat. Since 2016, Chinese phone maker TCL has manufactured BlackBerry phones on behalf of the once great smartphone...
View Article3 BlackBerry phones from the 2010s you can still buy in South Africa
BlackBerry smartphones were once wildly popular in South Africa. With their easy-typing Qwerty keyboards, and directional touch wheel, they revolutionised how we navigate our smartphones. But as...
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