BlackBerry’s Flagship DTEK60 Now in Retail Shelves, Priced at Php 28,900

MemoXpress has officially stocked BlackBerry’s latest flagship device, the DTEK60. While the DTEK60 launched in late October last year, the smartphone unofficially landed local shores through online resellers a few weeks after. Here’s a quick recap of what to expect from BlackBerry’s flagship offering. BlackBerry DTEK60 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor Qualcomm Adreno 530 […]

BlackBerry Officially Unveils the DTEK60, Plans to Develop More Phones

BlackBerry’s flagship DTEK60 has officially been unwrapped for public consumption. A collaborative effort between BlackBerry and TCL, Alcatel’s parent company, the DTEK60 is a premium handset that showcases the usual BB security features partnered with a high-end Snapdragon 820 chipset. Let’s do a quick recap of the spec sheet. Blackberry DTEK60 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 […]

Blackberry’s DTEK60 Now Available for Pre-Order in the US

While Blackberry has officially given up on hardware development, the Canadian tech company is still in the business of releasing smartphones under their brand. The earlier released DTEK50 is proof of that new direction, as the phone is essentially a rebadged Alcatel Idol 4S. Hurray for outsourcing. Related: The Blackberry DTEK50 is Now Available in the […]

Blackberry’s “Argon” Phone to be Launched as the DTEK60

Last month, we covered the launch of Blackberry’s DTEK50 in the Philippines. The 5.2-inch smartphone touted as the “most secure Android smartphone” was one of three rumored BB phones that were in the production pipeline. Today, we get confirmation on the DTEK50‘s bigger brother, earlier leaked as “Argon”, now the upcoming 5.5-inch DTEK60. Related: The Blackberry […]

The Blackberry DTEK50 is Now Available in the Philippines

Blackberry has been relatively silent after the release of the Priv late last year and a lot of us have already probably written them off. It seems though that they’ve been taking the time to recoup their efforts and just last month launched what the company is calling the world’s most secure android smartphone, the […]

BlackBerry Key2 Review: Too Late The Hero

We review the BlackBerry Key2! I’m not going to lie – I loved my old BlackBerry back in the late aughts. It was simple, easy to use, and that keyboard was a godsend for someone like me who wrote for a living. But times have changed. Most of the world, including me, have learned to […]

BlackBerry Key2 Unboxing, Quick Review: Making Up For Lost Time

We go hands-on with the Key2! BlackBerry’s Key2 was an interesting phone when it was announced back in 2018. With a focus on safety, security, and productivity and possessing a physical keyboard, the phone wasn’t without its charms. But that was roughly 10 months ago. It’s only now that the Philippines is getting the BlackBerry […]

Blackberry Unveils Big-Batteried Evolve and Evolve X Smartphones

Exclusive to India for now Blackberry, together with Indian manufacturer Optiemus, announced two new smartphones: the Evolve and the Evolve X. Both phones sport an 18:9 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, a generous 4000mAh battery, 64GB internal storage, 16-megapixel front cameras, and a dual rear camera setup. While both models look identical from the outside, the difference […]

What is LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)? A Quick and Dirty Primer

LTE-A is crazy fast and reliable, and it’s now here in the Philippines. TL;DR: LTE-A wireless technology is the next step of 4G LTE, providing significantly faster, more robust and reliable connectivity than its predecessor. Most modern flagship handsets and certain mid-high mid-range smartphones have LTE-A support. With Smart having rolled out Long Term Evolution […]

TCL Will Now Make All Of BlackBerry’s Phones

TCL, the owner of the Alcatel, has forged an exclusive partnership with BlackBerry that makes them the exclusive manufacturing partner for the Canadian brand for the majority of territories around the world. A few months ago BlackBerry announced that they would no longer design nor create new hardware in-house, relegating that costly task to hardware […]

BlackBerry’s “Mercury” Handset May Come With A Physical Keyboard

BlackBerry “Mercury” rumors are in full swing after the phone’s sighting at GeekBench. With the DTEK50 and DTEK60 already announced, the Mercury might as well have the same naming scheme at this point. The DTEK70, maybe? Ugh, “DTEK”. Related: Blackberry’s DTEK60 Now Available for Pre-Order in the US Related: The Blackberry DTEK50 is Now Available in the Philippines BlackBerry […]

TCL Officially Unwraps Two New Phones: TCL 950 and TCL 580

Two days ago, Unbox reported the semi-official TENAA specifications for Chinese brand TCL’s premium phone, the TCL 950. With a powerful Snapdragon 820 chipset under its hood, the sleek TCL 950 is the company’s newest flagship device. TCL also unveiled its little sibling, the TCL 580, during the recent product event. TCL 950 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core […]