BlackBerry KEYone brings BlackBerry back in business

The Blackberry KEYone was revealed at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the new device was officially put up for sale in the UK earlier this week.

The famous old departmental store London’s Selfridges remains the only place you can buy the BlackBerry KEYone at the moment, with the department store having an exclusive until today May 5th, when Carphone Warehouse will also start selling the device.

The launch of the KEYone means that BlackBerry is really back in business. The success of KEYone is said to be hinged on physical keyboard

For first timers, it seems that the BlackBerry KEYone is setting itself up to be something truly different from everything else around today.

“We're very proud of the BlackBerry brand,” Johnathan Young, BlackBerry’s Mobile’s UK Country Manager, told Express.co.uk at the KEYone launch event.

“But we're not going in the same way as every other device.”

“There are so many alternatives around - but (the KEYone) is completely different - what we’ve decided to do is redesign for people to rediscover BlackBerry,”

“Every device looks the same now…but I think that people want choice, and this is what we’re offering them with KEYone.”

  

The KEYone is, of course, a visual departure from past BlackBerry devices, with a flay new all-metal build.

The front of the device also now combines the company’s iconic QWERTY keyboard with a touchscreen, meaning users get the best of both worlds.

BlackBerry is also keen to highlight the software included in its new device, particularly the DTEK security tools.

The company says that the KEYone is right up there with the most secure smartphones available today, with the advanced DTEK software combined with encryption built into the device’s hardware itself.

“Security and privacy are at the heart of what we do,” Young says, “We are the world's most secure Android phone.”

Young believes that KEYone is the key to get users to return to BlackBerry, and perhaps begin yet another Successful season for the company.

In his word "We never went away - our customers did. This will be the device that will make customers rediscover a brand new BlackBerry".

The BlackBerry KEYone is available to buy in the UK now.

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Samsung to roll out update to fix Galaxy S8 and S8+ reddish tint

Red tint issue

Samsung is now rolling out an OTA update that fixes the red tint issue on the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The update kicked off in Korea last week and is now available for Indian and European units. The fix is going out to S8 and S8+ bits in the UK, Germany, Turkey, and the US. The update software should be rolling out to additional countries in the region and other regions shortly.

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ phones are not going on sale until in some countries yet, but Samsung is kicking off deliveries a few days earlier for customers that have pre-ordered the device. With close to 1,000,000 bookings, Samsung is seeing a lot of interest in its flagships from the subcontinent.

Update to fix red tint

The update comes in at 426.7MB, and alongside the display calibration to fix the reddish tint noticed by a lot of customers using the S8 and S8+, it includes the usual stability and bug fixes.

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HTC U with Snapdragon 835, Edge Sense, Android Nougat to launch this April

HTC U Spec

HTC is preparing to strengthen its U series, with another smartphone, that is dubbed to be the HTC U, also called the HTC Ocean. The smartphone maker announced two devices under same U series earlier this year - HTC U ultra and U-Play which with no doubt, looks absolutely stunning.

If the rumours are to be trusted, the future HTC U is going to a bit different than the previous U series devices, with metallic body structure, with all state of the art technology packed together. we with confidence say this, when a well-known leakster, Evan Blass posted the same on his twitter handle.

 

evleaks tweet

Blass tweets that, HTC U with a codename Ocean is anticipated to come packed with Qualcomm's latest processor, snapdragon 835 SoC. 

This clearly indicates that the smartphone manufacturer is all set to throw a tough battle with the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 6, OnePlus 5 and also the already launched Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.

Along with mentioning the specifications, Blass nearly leaked image renders of the to-be-announced HTC U. the picture of the smartphone shows screen-to-body ratio style on board along with a physical home screen button at the front. this is often not it. 

The HTC U is also expected to come with Edge Sense, which can allow users to perform several activities simply by tapping on the metallic frame of the smartphone.

HTC U leaks

As per a report by VentureBeat explaining Edge Sense mentions, "Edge Sense - the frame-embedded sensors enable the user to regulate numerous, customizable actions with gestures like compression or swiping on its left and right sides."

HTC U

Further, in terms of specifications, the HTC U, better referred to as the HTC Ocean is expected to run on the newest android 7.1.1 Nougat. 

The smartphone, as Blass predicts, which is often accurate will come full of a five.5-inch WQHD show with 2560x1440 element resolution. The HTC U can more be battery-powered by Qualcomm's latest processor - flower 835 chipsets.

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