BlackBerry's rumored Android smartphone pic lieaks onlineJuly 4, 2015 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There's a chance that the image on the left could be BlackBerry's rumored Android smartphone, Digital Spy reports. Well-known leaker Evan Blass shared a press render model which he claims is the company's first Android-powered smartphone, codenamed Venice. The phone - which is apparently a slider - appears to feature Android Lollipop with the usual stock apps from Google as well as BBC, Evernote, Candy Cam, Bing and the Canada Post. There are also shortcut icons on the home screen to call and text contacts. If the device does feature a physical keyboard as previously rumoured, this image could only support the idea that the keyboard appears when the user slides the screen up. BlackBerry briefly showed off a smartphone with the slider keyboard at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, but is yet to reveal any further details about it. The firm has already dabbled in cross-platform products with the launch of its BES12 enterprise mobility management software, which is compatible with iOS, Android, Windows and BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry was once a major player in the customer smartphone world, but now has a global market share of less than 1%. CEO John Chen recently refused to rule out the possibility of making a handset that runs the Google operating system, citing security as the deciding factor. Photo: @evleaks Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |