The BlackBerry "The Passport" unveiled!
This is what BlackBerry's latest
flagship looks like. Unveiled today
globally, it's called "The Passport "
and is priced at $599 without
BlackBerry Ltd's unconventional
square-screened smartphone, the
Passport, earned mixed reviews at
its launch on Wednesday as the
company's turnaround push moved
into a critical phase in which it
must prove its handsets are still
desirable. BlackBerry showed off
the new device at events in
Toronto, London and Dubai.
Every other smartphone is
rectangular so this choice seems
odd. BlackBerry's findings suggest
that this format is better suited to
real work. Documents, schematics,
spreadsheets, diagrams, x-rays and
so on will be easier to see, with
lesser scrolling and zooming.
The launch of the Blackberry
Passport also brings BlackBerry fans
an all new physical QWERTY
keyboard, which the company is
hyping today as "touch-enabled".
Users can type to enter text, or
swipe lightly across the slimmed-
down keyboard to navigate. And
using a new system called
BlackBerry Blend , they can
respond to messages and access
information stored on their phones
from tablets and computers.
BlackBerry says:
The touch-enabled
keyboard allows you to
brush your fingers over the
QWERTY keyboard and
scroll through information
on screen. This is perfect
when managing the list of
messages in the BlackBerry
Hub, or when browsing a
website (pro tip: turn your
Passport sideways for
smoother swiping when
you're in hard-core content
consumption mode). You
get a full wide view of
content and can scroll
through without
obstructing the screen.
BlackBerry also says that the
BlackBerry 10.3 software update
debuting on the Passport will be
coming to all BlackBerry 10 devices.
BlackBerry today announced that its
Passport smartphone will be coming
to AT&T. The operator is not saying
how much the Passport will cost or
when exactly it will be available,
but BlackBerry expects the phone to
cost about $249 on contract.
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