On the earnings call that followed BlackBerry’s latest financial results announcement, CEO John Chen announced that the next device the company will launch will be the BlackBerry Passport. It is none other than the rumoured Windermere device that regularly surfaces in rumours for a while now. Not surprisingly, Chen revealed no further information about the device beyond to add that […]
BlackBerry Windermere
Images and specifications of BlackBerry Windermere leaked
The BlackBerry Windermere codename has been with us for a while now. The name first surfaced last year with images of a rather odd looking device following in February of this year. New pictures and details have now emerged that suggest that BlackBerry is indeed trying something new for what could well be its next high-end QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry 10 […]
BlackBerry highlights new features coming to BlackBerry 10.3
BlackBerry earlier this week released the BlackBerry 10.3 OS SDK beta to give developers an opportunity to get familiar with the upcoming release and start work on getting their apps ready for it. BlackBerry Director of Software Product Management, Michael Clewely, has now posted a blog post that looks at 18 upcoming features. These range from changes to the user […]
BlackBerry readying three new high-end smartphones
BlackBerry today announced its Q4 FY2014 financial results. The struggling company recorded another loss and revealed that it had only sold 1.3 million BlackBerry smartphones during the quarter. Despite this disappointing news, BlackBerry CEO John Chen reconfirmed once more that the company will remain in the hardware business and is planning to release up to three new high-end smartphones over […]
Leaked BlackBerry 10.3 build reveals upcoming BlackBerry device codenames
A BlackBerry 10.3 build was leaked earlier this week. It revealed some details about what is to come in the latest version of BlackBerry 10. Digging further into the configuration files and libraries, CrackBerry forums reader Ofutur also dug up a list of potential upcoming BlackBerry device codenames. He warns that details could change but that they will firm up […]
Is this the BlackBerry Windermere’s 5-inch display?
Do you remember that odd-looking BlackBerry prototype that featured a square 5-inch display with a QWERTY keyboard below it? The device was reportedly a prototype for the BlackBerry Windermere. New images have popped up online, giving credence to the existence of such a device. The images appear to show a 1:1 aspect ratio touchscreen display. The BlackBerry Q10 also sports […]
BlackBerry Windermere concept shows off three-row keyboard
Very little had been known about the BlackBerry Windermere, the rumoured next high-end QWERTY keyboard-packing smartphone until earlier this week. First a strange looking prototype surfaced. It was quickly followed up with a report that BlackBerry was exploring a new keyboard design that would only have three rows of keys to make them touch-sensitive to offer a new kind of […]
More details emerge about BlackBerry Windermere
While BlackBerry has turned over development and management of its entry-level BlackBerry smartphone business to Foxconn, it is still developing new high-end models in-house. At least two new devices, the all-touch Ontario and the QWERTY keyboard Windermere, are reportedly in the works. The Ontario has already been the topic of a few rumours (including benchmarks) but the Windermere has proven […]