blackberry deathwatch 2014.10.2.1.537 (now with fm radio) [plus canadachat]

during which ancient egyptian month will blackberry die?
	thout
	paopi
	hathor
	koiak
	tobi
	meshir
	paremhat
	paremoude
	pashons
	paoni
	epip
	mesori
	gasthred
	banop
	RIM'S GONNA KEEP GOING BABY!!!

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

Cocoa Crispies posted:

year of blackberry in the desk drawers of grey forum posters

lol i haven't ventured into the IYG blackberry thread in forever, is there anyone left still insane enough to be using a blackberry

# ? Aug 1, 2016 04:37

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# ? May 12, 2024 02:29

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

Horse Clocks posted:

gently caress the haters.

Love my priv, despite its shortfalls.

Yes, it has poo poo battery life.
Yes, it's not very performant.
Yes, it randomly decides to turn into a hand warmer.
Yes, it's a big square block and awkward to put in any pocket.

But I loving love the keyboard, I can actually type with it and type what I want, not something I've ever been able to do with an onscreen keyboard.

Plus the slider is dope, so satisfying.

If my phone broke, I'd buy a £10 dumbphone from tesco to hold me over until BlackBerry released the next keyboard phone.

# ? Aug 1, 2016 04:39

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

Plus the slider is dope, so satisfying.

# ? Aug 1, 2016 05:30

OldAlias: Nov 2, 2013

lol. real phones have third party keyboard cases. even an iphone 4 w/ one is a more compelling user experience

OldAlias fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Aug 1, 2016

# ? Aug 1, 2016 05:41

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

mishaq posted:

"it's poo poo at every important feature a phone has to have, but it has a keyboard"

# ? Aug 1, 2016 08:01

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

mishaq posted:

confirmed: is an android

# ? Aug 1, 2016 13:48

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.hub&hl=en

BB Hub is now free for everyone to use.

# ? Aug 4, 2016 20:55

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

# ? Aug 4, 2016 22:52

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

the longest phone

# ? Aug 4, 2016 23:30

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

infernal machines posted:

lol

# ? Aug 4, 2016 23:35

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

those are some shameful windows

# ? Aug 4, 2016 23:38

RBC: Nov 23, 2007; IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888

infernal machines posted:

wheres the cord

# ? Aug 5, 2016 00:14

BangersInMyKnickers: Nov 3, 2004; I have a thing for courageous dongles

Better have sent a promo unit to barnacle jim

# ? Aug 5, 2016 02:45

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

no guys, he's the poke master, he caught them all, on his priv

# ? Aug 5, 2016 05:33

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

infernal machines posted:

wow, Jeff Gerstmann's lost a lot of weight :unsmith:

# ? Aug 5, 2016 11:45

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

The Management posted:

the longest phone

i think there's a lumia that's longer still

# ? Aug 5, 2016 13:55

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Let's predict what current phone BBRY will rebrand two years from now and pass off as their own.

# ? Aug 5, 2016 15:02

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

bby final stage: the patent trolling begins

# ? Aug 5, 2016 16:14

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Bonzo posted:

Let's predict what current phone BBRY will rebrand two years from now and pass off as their own.

theres a warehouse full of those amazon phones somewhere

# ? Aug 5, 2016 18:23

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Thanks Ants posted:

theres a warehouse full of those amazon phones somewhere

Ahh yes. The new F1R3 from Blackberry

# ? Aug 5, 2016 18:41

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

got my priv because i value security

http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/08/qualcomm-chip-flaws-expose-900-million-android-devices/

http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/08/07/quadrooter/

# ? Aug 8, 2016 20:33

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

i'm the blackphone

# ? Aug 8, 2016 20:59

Sham bam bamina!: Nov 6, 2012; ƨtupid cat

arse posted:

Crims could exploit Quadrooter vulns via

oh gently caress you

# ? Aug 8, 2016 21:05

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

Has Canada gone out of business yet

# ? Aug 9, 2016 14:50

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

no, but we had a hell of a fire sale in alberta

also your choice of a free maritime province with the purchase of quebec

# ? Aug 9, 2016 15:57

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

Bonzo posted:

Ahh yes. The new F1R3 from Blackberry

# ? Aug 9, 2016 21:38

jony neuemonic: Nov 13, 2009

infernal machines posted:

no, but we had a hell of a fire sale in alberta

# ? Aug 10, 2016 04:09

A Pinball Wizard: Mar 23, 2005; I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands; College Slice

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/12/hms-terror-wreck-found-arctic-nearly-170-years-northwest-passage-attempt

quote:

The Arctic Research Foundation was set up by Jim Balsillie, a Canadian tech tycoon and philanthropist, who co-founded Research in Motion, creator of the Blackberry.

now if he could only find where his customers went XD

# ? Sep 14, 2016 00:26

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

A Pinball Wizard posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/12/hms-terror-wreck-found-arctic-nearly-170-years-northwest-passage-attempt

now if he could only find where his customers went XD

the customers went to the 21st century, while bbry stayed behind and resorted to cannibalism

# ? Sep 14, 2016 00:29

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

cannibalizing Alcatel in fact:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/20/blackberry-accidentally-publishes-details-dtek60-based-unannounced-upgraded-alcatel-idol-4s/

quote:

BlackBerry accidentally publishes details about DTEK60, could be based on unannounced, upgraded Alcatel Idol 4S

Earlier this year, BlackBerry released the DTEK50, a rebadged Alcatel Idol 4 with some extra BlackBerry security software on it. That phone didn't fare too well with critics. Now, the security-crazy company has mistakenly published the specs of the DTEK60, which looks to be a plus-sized, upgraded DTEK50. It's pretty clear that someone at BlackBerry screwed up here, as the URL of the DTEK60's specifications page includes "donotpublish.html".

Let's get the leaked specs out of the way:

SPECS

153.9 x 75..4 x 7mm
5.5" 1440p display
Snapdragon 820
4GB of RAM
32GB of storage w/ microSD slot
21MP rear-facing camera w/ 4K30 video
8MP front-facing camera w/ f/2.2 aperture
3000mAh battery w/ QC3.0
USB Type-C
Fingerprint sensor
Convenience Key
Since the DTEK50 is based upon the Idol 4, it's not unreasonable to think that the DTEK60 would be based upon the Idol 4's big brother, the Idol 4S. However, while some specifications are shared between the DTEK60 and Idol 4S, others are completely different. The DTEK60 packs in more flagship-like components than the Idol 4S; for instance, the DTEK60 has a Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM, but the Idol 4S only has a Snapdragon 652 and 3GB of RAM.

After some further examination of the DTEK60 and Idol 4S's specifications, we realized that their heights and widths exactly matched at 153.9 x 75.4mm. This led us to believe BlackBerry utilized the same front glass and display assembly as the Idol 4S. In addition, there's a "Convenience Key" mentioned, which was a repurposed Alcatel "BOOM KEY" on the DTEK50. These specs made us think that BlackBerry is basing the DTEK60 upon an unreleased Alcatel phone.

Some Google-fu helped us discover a TENAA (China's FCC) listing for the TCL 950, a phone with dimensions and specs that almost exactly match the DTEK60's. (TCL is the company that owns Alcatel.) The only disparities between the TCL 950 and DTEK60's specifications are a 1080p display and 64GB of storage on the 950, versus a 1440p display and 32GB on the DTEK60. Interesting.

We're inclined to believe that the BlackBerry DTEK60 is based upon an unreleased Alcatel "Idol 4S Pro" of some kind. Apparently, we at Android Police aren't the only ones; CrackBerry noted the similarities in an article of theirs as well, but took a different path to get to their conclusion.

It'll be interesting to see how the DTEK60 fares; the specs are solid, and the phone looks nice enough. Let's just hope that BlackBerry doesn't slap a giant price tag on it.

good thing they stopped calling themselves RIM; they certainly don't do their own R & D anymore :laugh:

# ? Sep 21, 2016 06:35

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

Rebadging In Melancholy

e: Rebadging Indicates Melancholy?
Regretting Idiotic Management?

qirex fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Sep 21, 2016

# ? Sep 21, 2016 07:05

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

Analingus

# ? Sep 21, 2016 13:31

A Pinball Wizard: Mar 23, 2005; I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands; College Slice

http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038179

Overview
BlackBerry is announcing product obsolescence for BlackBerry Business Cloud Services as of the dates set out below.

End of Sale/End of Support

BlackBerry is committed to providing you the highest level of customer care while you determine your future strategy. Please see below for key timelines and support option.

Milestone Target Date
End of Sale May, 2016
End of Support August 26, 2016

RIP

# ? Sep 21, 2016 14:40

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Mister Macys posted:

cannibalizing Alcatel in fact:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/20/blackberry-accidentally-publishes-details-dtek60-based-unannounced-upgraded-alcatel-idol-4s/

good thing they stopped calling themselves RIM; they certainly don't do their own R & D anymore

quote:

BlackBerry Security that protects the private details of your life from being hacked

# ? Sep 21, 2016 14:53

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

A Pinball Wizard posted:

http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038179

Overview
BlackBerry is announcing product obsolescence for BlackBerry Business Cloud Services as of the dates set out below.

End of Sale/End of Support

BlackBerry is committed to providing you the highest level of customer care while you determine your future strategy. Please see below for key timelines and support option.

Milestone Target Date
End of Sale May, 2016
End of Support August 26, 2016

RIP

im the company that bought it april 30th and now has no support 4 months later

# ? Sep 21, 2016 18:11

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

what am i saying of course no one bought it

# ? Sep 21, 2016 18:12

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

it was mdm middleware for office 365, which already has mdm

# ? Sep 21, 2016 18:28