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Here is what we know about the new BlackBerry

A new BlackBerry handset will launch in 2021. You read that correctly, BlackBerry is back from the dead… again. But how did we get here and what can we expect from the new phone?

Re-treading the rise and fall of BlackBerry is a common conversation in consumer tech, especially since the brand has had a second rise and fall in the last three years.
Once the business-tinged king of the phone world in the mid-2000s, BlackBerry’s physical keyboard and straight-faced software didn’t survive the onslaught of the iPhone and the rise of Android. BlackBerry released one Android phone – the Priv – and then stopped making phones.

TCL then bought rights to release BlackBerry-branded phones to give us 2017’s KeyOne and then 2018’s Key2, an even better sequel. A couple of other handsets came of the partnership, but as of 31 August 2020, TCL stopped supporting these phones with software updates and the partnership ended.

So it was with some surprise that we heard in August that US company OnwardMobility had licensed the BlackBerry name and has since announced that it will work to release a 5G-capable BlackBerry device with a physical keyboard in 2021.

Here’s what we know about the new BlackBerry.
A new BlackBerry Android phone was originally slated to arrive “in the first half of 2021”, according to OnwardMobility’s initial 2020 press release on the subject, however, with the halfway point of the year well-and-truly crossed, it now looks as though a more general ‘2021’ is the desired target.

In other news – #RIPSindiButhelezi: Former Generation actress Sindi Buthelezi has died

Sindi Buthelezi, a former actor on the soap Generations, has died. Phil Mphela, an entertainment expert, has stated that the 32-year-old actress has died.

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Sindi has always had a passion for acting. She used to do plays in community halls to keep people entertained while also showing and honing her acting skills. Learn more

Source: techadvisor