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So I remember when Blackberry used to be THE phone to have, but nowadays I know them as a software company/security company. Now they have "AI Antivirus software" I don't use antiviruses (anyone who doesn't do shady stuff online shouldn't need one [waste of processing power AND MONEY]) but I personally doubt that "AI Antiviruses" will not affect gaming like how Blackberry is advertising this software. Or does it.....? Any way to test this software to see if this is a real thing and doesn't affect gaming? I would test it but I don't know the first thing about how to test antiviruses :/ Also wondering how a phone juggernaut has been reduced to disgusting antivirus bloatware.... the software is called CYLANCE, quick google search of this term brings you to the official site to buy this software.

So, in a couple of weeks I am upgrading from my old S5 -- and thank god for that. The Snapdragon 801 inside has aged quite badly, with slowdowns constant with newer apps. My choices were down to three models at Verizon: the Kyocera DualForce (Which I ruled out due to my personal distaste for the phone and its lack of power), the Motorola Z Play DROID Edition, and the BlackBerry Priv. Specs you can find anywhere of course, but due to the phones using different Snapdragon lines the comparisons are a little fuzzy. What is better, the 808 or 625? I'd like some opinions and recommendations on the two, to help me pick. If you choose to add your thoughts on the two, please do not bring up price or MotoMods: they cost the same where I am and the Mods are useless in my "case" (*rimshot*). Build quality alone is also not something to point out: I know about the Priv's bendy back, but both phones have quality on a whole other plane of existence compared to my S5, who's cheap plastic is chipping like crazy at this point. Fingerprint Sensors also don't matter, as I don't use them. Either phone will be equipped with a case from Incipio for protection. What I've noticed so far: The Priv has a physical keyboard and many software additions, but suffers from a 2MP front camera. The Moto has great build quality and an excellent camera, but has very few accessories for such a mainstream phone and doesn't pack very good speakers. Tasks that I do include regular gaming (Not too intensive, Clash Royale, Uno, a couple indie driving sims), regular video watching, and regular browsing. I think the most tabs I have ever had open in my browser was 40 in Opera Mini. Can anyone help me out? I absolutely love the Priv's design, but if performance is really bad, of course I'll live with a Moto. Thanks in advance!

So I got a new (old) blackberry bold 9330, and just got it unlocked so I could use my sim card on it. It works, but if I try to do some things (like use the browser), it says the its not part of my plan, Even though when I put it in my other phone, it works just fine.

I have a few questions about it, 1. If it can run Android apps why did Blackberry stop using it in their phones? 2. What ages better Blackberry OS or Windows Mobile? & 3. How do you people feel about the scary scenario of us all might just end up with just 2 options in the future?

Hey LTT community! I’ve missed you guys! (Don’t mind the first post, lost the email to my old account). (TLDR; Will Linux work on blackberry after 2020???) Call me old school, but I love the look and feel of blackberry phones with the physical keys and layout. However with blackberry going away, these once magnificent devices are quietly going into the dark, soon to be lost forever. Before that however, I still want one of these phones wether or not I get to even use the thing, they just feel that nice. Upon looking into getting one of these before they are all gone, I was trying to find a way to see if they will still be operating after the 2020 year (when support ends), and I found a nice little post talking about booting a Linux OS onto a blackberry, which supposedly will run into 2021+ (this is to get updates and be secure as this is a business and banking only phone). I wanted to see if there are any blackberry wizards out there that might know a thing or two as to what’s going to happen after 2020 for blackberry (if it will still work or nah), and if this Linux distro on a blackberry really works as a way around the blackberry support shutting off, (maybe this will then hopefully operate more secure in the end???) THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

JiO in India made a phone with QWERTY keyboard device & KaiOS, so why could not Blackberry make a security based fork of the KaiOS and then make the cheapest but still good enough BlackBerry they can for the developing countries. KaiOS has proven to be a success in these places and it might help Blackberry get a small profit and the mindshare of the people! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA_g2bQgOXY

I don't know if I'm in the right place but I had a Blackberry Priv which I sold now, in which I had this SD card (Samsung 32GB Evo Plus) working perfectly fine. I did not enable any encryption on it and could always eject it and use it in an SD card adapter on my laptop to transfer files. Now I have a new phone (Honor 9) and reset the Blackberry already. I assumed that the SD card would work just fine but it shows as a notification as unsupported SD card. Connecting it in the same SD card adapter and the same laptop now shows unsupported as well and needs a format. Using File Scavenger 4.3 and MiniTool data recovery I can't find any of my photos, only a few pictures from ads. Do you have any suggestions I might try to recover my photos? I know I'm stupid not to have a backup.

Okay many say I can load in Google Playstore and Amazon App Store but some said the Google Play Store requires some EASY hacking which may make it insecure, also you cannot uninstall android apps? O3O Second option Amazon which I tried even on my Android to be honest and I liked it tough will the same problems arrive if I use it over the Google option?

Hey all! I am still using my 2006 Blackberry Pearl and have decided that it is finally time to upgrade. Obviously, it's been a while since I have gotten a phone and I have no idea how to smart phone. What is a good *Entry Level* smart phone? I really don't want to go apple, but beyond that I have no idea where to even start. Tell me what you guys think would be a good phone to start on with your experience. I have the option to start using a Galaxy S (The original) that my friend found in a box in their closet, but I am concerned that it won't be able to handle any apps due to it's age. I plan on upgrading as a Christmas present to myself, so I look forward to seeing what knowledge of current affairs and newfangled technology you can all dump on me! Edit: I am on T-Mobile

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Questions: *Okay so after 2 years the Blackberry phones are useless in terms of security? O3O *What about other brands? Same policy or worse? O3O *Could we argue a BB10 device more secure than a 2 year old BB Android? O3O *Is the only secure choice a iPhone?

Original post from The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/28/13088362/blackberry-stop-making-phones

[UPDATE]: The device as been officially unveiled, it's name is the DTEK50. BB defines it as the most secure smartphone in the market and will apply 0-day patches as soon as possible. Official specs are: And as someone as mentioned here it does indeed look a lot similar to the Alcatel idol 4. Starting Price 299 (It's already dead on arrival). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next device that BlackBerry will introduce next week has been leaked. The BlackBerry Neo will follow the footsteps of the Priv and ship with Android with mid range specs Hopefully they price it right (around the 200 mark i'd say) unlike the Priv. source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/07/26/blackberry-neon-dtek50-pictures/

BlackBerry Says It's Not Abandoning Its BB10 Devices By: Ken Salcedo , Design & Trend Source: http://www.designntrend.com/articles/80028/20160704/blackberry-not-abandoning-bb-10-devices.htm Other sources: http://crackberry.com/us-senate-staffers-blackberry http://www.recode.net/2016/7/3/12088500/senate-blackberry-services-revenue Odd source to find tech news but *shrugs* oh well. I guess from what I understand is that Blackberry only meant to say that they are discontinuing the classic BlackBerry Phone but still are going to pursue releasing Android phones for the foreseeable future including their BB10. Cant say I agree with this move as the Classic is and was BlackBerry's iconic phone and the main reason people bought them. Although there is solid reasons for the US Government to stop using Blackberry of course but I wont speculate on this directly. I have mentioned this before, Blackberry is in a spiraling death, it wont be long till Blackberry becomes a thing of the past. To bad too, they had a chance to revive themselves but their CEO a little while back almost lead the company to near ruin.... If this move brings them back to the forefront, well, more power to them I guess. Thoughts?

Now encryption has been a topic of discussion, with the fbi wanting Apple to unlock a phone and many hackers trying to get into people's info. But sometimes encryption isn't the problem like in this case. Blackberry provided a master encryption key to Canadian Police. Reed more in the following article: http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/14/11434926/blackberry-encryption-master-key-broken-canada-rcmp-surveillance

Earlier this month WhatsApp announced that it would only continue to support Blackberry's Android powered Priv handset not the BB10 Operating System at the end of 2016. Today the leader of BlackBerry’s App Ecosystem and Developer Outreach team Lou Gazzola announced that Facebook will end its support for the BB10 OS too, which means user will now have to log in to Facebook via the website. BlackBerry said that it was “extremely disappointed” in Facebook’s decision, because “we know so many users love these apps, We fought back to work with WhatsApp and Facebook to change their minds, but at this time, their decision stands, Despite this, we have worked hard to ensure our end users have the best experience in light of this decision, and are continuing to search for alternate solutions.” Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

In light of recent events namely involving Apple and the FBI over the San Bernardino shooting, it has come to light the nature of mobile encryption and security. We're questioning how safe our data really is, which smartphone can you safely carry around and not worry about prying eyes, well let's take a look at the market, because do bear in mind, Apple isn't the only manufacturer, and the iPhone isn't the only device to choose from, in fact, there's many. Originally stated by TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/28/justice-department-drops-lawsuit-against-apple-over-iphone-unlocking-case/ Accessed: 29/03/2016 @00:46GMT) This is a really big deal, and especially seeming as the FBI is being evasive regarding the details on how they have managed to unlock the device, although I'm betting it's something really mundane however, and there is no real security vulnerability, but this is yet to be determined. So what phones can we use confidently? Well the answer is purely subjective, like every smartphone debate, it's all down to user-preference. In terms of the current events surrounding Apple and the FBI, Apple are sure to release security patches that will have their users brimming with confidence once again in no time, but there are other choices, take BlackBerry for example, with the latest offering of the PRIV, being an Android smartphone, it's a budding contender in the arena, and BlackBerry have a very strong track-record for security, they have their fingers in all sorts of pies now, including Samsung Knox, an EMM (Enterprise Mobile Management) solution designed to secure smartphones for business, has been made available to the consumer in the form of MyKnox on supported Samsung Devices, I'll talk about Knox more in a later post if people would like to know more about how it works. I'll set the baseline and tell everyone the secure mobile setup I'm using at the moment: Samsung Galaxy S7 (Exynos Variant) Fingerprint Lock with secure backup password containing upper-case, lower-case, symbols and digits. Samsung Knox enabled with FRP (Factory Reset Protection) Full device encryption including on the MicroSD card. You may have a different view of what smartphone you find to be the most secure, please feel free to leave a comment, if you liked this article and wanna hear more from me then please give me a thumbs up. ?

Disclaimer: I am a long-time BlackBerry user, since 2006 or so (see pic below). This is my first smartphone that is not a BBOS. I have some experience with Android, I have it dual-booting on my HP TouchPad (I also seem to have a penchant for doomed/failed tech devices) though I rarely use it. I've only spent about 24 hours with the Priv so far now, I will update after a week or so. Apologies for the mediocre photography, I don't have great lighting indoors, and outside is covered in pollen. The pics may get updated, and I'll add pics taken with the Priv later as well. The BlackBerry Priv. A lot of yall probably didn't even know BlackBerry was still in the hardware business, and by their last several years of smartphone releases, it seems like they themselves didn't know they were in the hardware business. Finally, BlackBerry have released a device that can keep up with the rest of the pack. Currently the Priv is running Android Lollipop, but Marshmallow should be coming end of April/early March. Before I get into the details, specs: SPECS: Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (msm8892) Dimensions: Height - 147mm/5.79in (184mm/7.24in open); Width - 77.2mm/3.04in; Thickness - 9.4mm/0.37 Weight: 6.77oz Screen: 5.43in, 2560x1440, 540PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Battery: 3410mAh (non-removable) OS: Android Lollipop Storage: 32GB on-board, up to 2TB microSD card support Camera: Schneider-Kreuznach certified, f2.2, 18MP rear; 2MP fixed-focus, f2.8 front HARDWARE: The single most identifiable part of any BlackBerry smartphone is the keyboard. It's what has kept me with the brand for as long as I have. The slide-out keyboard on the Priv is an adjustment, like anytime I got a new BlackBerry, but the fact it's crammed into a slider that looks no bigger than a typical Android slab is quite frankly a bit mind boggling. The thinness of the keyboard part when it is open at first felt a little concerning, but it strangely feels more secure when you're typing and all 7.24 inches are extended (hehe). They have added the touch-sensitivity to the keyboard, making the whole thing a giant trackpad; great for scrolling without putting a hand on the screen, selecting text, etc. The slider mechanism is very smooth with enough resistance opening and closing that accidental movements shouldn't open/close it. I am interested to see how well it holds up after the summer, as I live at the beach and there will be a lot of sand in/around it. Two hands are almost required to handle the device when fully opened; I say almost because it's really quite balanced and if you're using the keyboard for scrolling, your thumb presses it into your hand, making it feel more secure. Aside from the keyboard, the rest of the device feels great in the hand. The screen is a curved affair, which aside from looking pretty, has a few additional functionalities. When charging, one edge will show the battery status. There is a 'peek' option, where you can swipe in from the edge and show you some basic info from your calendar, Hub (more on that later), tasks or contacts. The peek function has all sorts of customization (or you can get rid of it completely) and is pretty handy. I'm sure there may be more features utilizing the edge, but that's all I've found so far. The speaker is on the 'chin' of the device. It gets quite loud, but I rarely use speakerphone or the phone as a music player itself (usually use external speakers) so it really doesn't matter much to me. The buttons have a nice click, though the feel for the volume up, down and middle play/pause button on the right side could have more definition. They kind of all feel the same, even though the middle one is substantially smaller. The power/lock button is on the left side and flatter than its partners on the right side, but I have no problems locking/unlocking the device. The top of the device has the microSD slot and the SIM card slot. They are separate from each other and the Priv does come with a tool to remove them. On the bottom is the microUSB port and the headphone jack. This is probably my least favorite side of the Priv. One, why they didn't go with USB type-C is beyond me. Two, I hate headphone jacks on the bottom of devices. The back is a similar glass-weave material to the Q10 and other BB10 devices, with a matte, almost satin-y feel that is quite slip-proof. The camera does protrude from the back, but the lens itself does seem to be recessed from the lip of the 'bump,' which seems to bode well for those concerned with scratched lenses. I usually keep my phone screen-side down when on a table anyways, so this isn't a big deal for me. There is also a dual color LED flash, how well that works is to be decided. Side thickness comparison between Priv (left) and Q10 (right), and you can see the camera bump SOFTWARE: ***This is where things get a little dicey for me. For one, I don't know what a 'vanilla' Android experience really should be, and I also don't have a lot of Android experience at all. Some of the gripes may be with Android and how it works, and some may be BlackBerry's changes; since I have nothing to compare it to, please correct me where I'm wrong.*** As far as I can tell, it seems like a pretty stock Android device. BlackBerry has added some features, like the aforementioned 'peek' but the big one for me is the Hub. That was my favorite part of BB10; it integrated all of your notifications (SMS, email, calendar, facebook, twitter, any app with notifications really) into one place and made dealing with notifications insanely easy. It still sort of exists on the Priv, though it definitely leaves a lot to be desired. You can quick-launch it by swiping up and right (similar to how you accessed it on BB10) and there your SMS, email and certain other apps will have their notifications. The biggest gripe I have now though is I can't set custom LED colors, vibrate patterns or sounds for specific accounts. On my Q10 I had SMS as a certain vibrate pattern, ringtone and LED color, then a different pattern for each of my email accounts. I could either feel or look at my phone and tell what the notification was. The 'priority' contacts and messages is gone in the Hub, which I really liked in BB10. I do like the customization options for the swipes on messages. I have it setup to swipe left and delete (you can still select on device or on device and server thank god) and swipe right to mark as read. Another BlackBerry tweak is the way they implement widgets. Any app that has a widget will show up with three dots below the icon. You can swipe up or down and, on first launch, will give you the app's widget options; afterwards it will open to that specific widget when you swipe up/down on the app icon. Kind of cool, but pretty much useless; I disabled them on all the apps aside from VLC and the Calendar. The Notification drawer works fine, I don't have any issues with it, but it's nothing that crazy. I do like the access to the wifi, flashlight, etc settings. They've kept the two-finger-swipe-from-the-top gesture from BB10 to open up the quick settings which is great. I'll probably have more to add here over the next few days. Final Thoughts: So after a day with the Priv, I'm really liking it. It's massive compared to my Q10, and that is taking some getting used to. While I could sideload Android APK's onto my Q10, it's nice to finally have a 'real' app marketplace. The only real problems I'm having is just adjusting to Android. The stock photos app is pretty terrible, there was no stock file browser and EVERYTHING wants to sync and talk to the cloud. Battery life has been great so far, since I took it off the charger around 4pm yesterday, I'm now at 48%. It did seem to warm up a bit while charging, but it may have also been due to the fact I was updating/downloading a lot of apps. If you're in the market for a new Android device, I would definitely give it a look. Don't let a bad experience with a Storm, Torch or other older BlackBerry cloud your judgement. Pick one up and try it out; especially if you're missing that physical keyboard. I'm sure there's some stuff I've missed, and I will be coming back to update after a week or so. If anyone has specific questions (or some solutions to some of my problems) about the Priv, fire away.

--- yay for physical keyboard the thing that I don't really like: QHD display (1440x2560 pixels, ~540PPI) - does it actually needs it? I would like a lower rez display but with decent PPI the things I really like:3410 mAh battery the camera seems quite good Corning Gorilla Glass 4, curved edge stock Android, or so they claim what I would love to be added: dual SIM

The latest BlackBerry Smartphone specs are out, not as impressive as many of the latests flaagship phones, but the maturity and expertise of the BlackBerry Company may have a chance to win over Android users this time. More information about the specs can be found in the Crackberry website: http://crackberry.com/official-blackberry-priv-listings-pop-detailed-specs-and-price The phone release date is set to November 16 and will cost arround 800 dolars. with its 3140mAh battery, BlackBerry said the phone can hold up to 22,5 hours per charge and it's one of the most secure Android implementations yet.

Hi, I just received this Blackberry Z10 and it had some kind of file system error. As I refreshed the phone using the BlackberryLink it started working fine, but I didn't put any SIM card in it as I was using it for music listening only. But recently my friend asked if he could borrow the phone and when he turned it off using the "off button", the LED indicator started flashing red, 2 flashes...Pause...4 flashes and it loops like this forever. I'm not sure if something is wrong with the memory chip or with software itself. If anyone could help me I would be very happy.

I need to get a number out of one of my back up of my black berry. my screen is broken, and i cant seem to be able to use the blackberry desk top program to get to the old files. i still have the back ups, how do i get the info or read the info????? i really need that number to call someone to see if they are ok

Article Source - Techno Buffalo: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/12/17/blackberry-bashes-apple-for-protecting-criminals-privacy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook I stumbled upon this article whilst roaming my Facebook tech news feed. Opinion: I think if someone is convicted of committing a crime or accused of one, we should have at least some way of delving into personal information on any device they own in order to find out what we need to. Ultimately , to protect the community. I put 'personal' in bold because I want to also establish that this is extremely ethically wrong. The article only goes through one scenario, and the CEO of Blackberry, John Chen takes the opportunity to call out Apple on this. CEO Chen replies with.. ​In conclusion, it's extremely hard to strike a perfect balance between public safety and infringement of personal privacy.

After rounds of head to head match ups, The Blackberry Passport beat out 17 contenders including the Motorola Droid Turbo, Galaxy Note 4, HTC One M9 and finally the One Plus One in this year’s tournament voted by the readers. http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/04/01/best-smartphone-readers-choice-mobile-madness-2015/ The Blackberry Classic made it to the Semi Finals, beating out the Sony Xperia Z3 and Nexus 6. So is this a comeback for the once doomed company? Two of their phones made into the top 4 from the 17 contenders?

Source: http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/05/25/rumor-microsoft-interested-in-acquiring-blackberry Of course, this is a big rumor at the moment... but this could be big news for the slowly failing phone company. Surely, Blackberry has incredible assets and IPs so this could be great for everyone involved. The word is that Lenovo may be expressing interest too. As of right, their stock is tanking, but maybe this is what the company needs to rise back up into a market that needs technology pioneers such as them.