Ultimate BlackBerry 'Venice' Slider Round-up

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"Application has been one of our Achilles' heel[s]," Chen said. "The last couple of years, lack of apps. So, were doing two things about it. I am not liberty to tell you what I am doing beyond just the Amazon or the Amazon apps, but we are working hard at it."



He continued, "Something [is] brewing. Yeah, I am working on something. And the other part is we're focused a lot on the enterprise apps [...] I think there is a new generation of apps coming; that's an important thing.



"You just don't want to kind of play in the old game. You want to, got to, get ahead. And we are working on that," Chen concluded. "Application has been one of our Achilles' heel[s]," Chen said. "The last couple of years, lack of apps. So, were doing two things about it. I am not liberty to tell you what I am doing beyond just the Amazon or the Amazon apps, but we are working hard at it."He continued, "Something [is] brewing. Yeah, I am working on something. And the other part is we're focused a lot on the enterprise apps [...] I think there is a new generation of apps coming; that's an important thing."You just don't want to kind of play in the old game. You want to, got to, get ahead. And we are working on that," Chen concluded.

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The sources, who asked not to be named as they have not been authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said the move to use Android is part of BlackBerry's strategy to pivot to focus on software and device management. BlackBerry, which once dominated smartphone sales, now has a market share of less than 1 percent. BlackBerry ( BB.TO ) is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc.'s ( GOOGL.O ) Android software for the first time, an acknowledgement that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter.The sources, who asked not to be named as they have not been authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said the move to use Android is part of BlackBerry's strategy to pivot to focus on software and device management. BlackBerry, which once dominated smartphone sales, now has a market share of less than 1 percent.

5.4-inch Quad-HD display

18 MP rear-camera

5 MP front-camera

1.8 GHz Hexa-core (Snapdragon 808 chipset) 64-bit

3 GB RAM

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To this point BlackBerry has been vague and secretive regarding any information about their new Slider device. The only official information about the device came in the form of a 5 second flash of a prototype device at Mobile World Congress 2015 and then a tweet by @BlackBerry shortly after the flash.Since the flash of the Slider device with the internal code name Venice at Mobile World Conference 2015 the BlackBerry fan base has been keeping a very close eye on BlackBerry. Then rumors and leaked images have shown the device running Android, causing added interest outside the normal BlackBerry loyalists. Though for some of the BlackBerry purists this may be unwanted.We at BlackBerryOS.com have noticed a significant amount of increased interest in this device. With all of the images, speculation, and rumors floating around, we thought it would beneficial to collect all of this information and share it with you in the timeline below.- BlackBerry flashes the new slider device at Mobile World Congress 2015.- BlackBerry posts the following tweet directly after the device was flashed.- Mobile World Live was at the BlackBerry Slider preview and was able to capture a video of the device in action. Skip to 3:06 for the Slider portion of the video:- What I dont understand is how a better picture of the device from MWC wasnt released? I mean look at the camera this lady is using.John Chen has an interview with CNBC. He discusses the issues with application that BlackBerry has had and the there is something brewing to fix this issue.John Chen was a guest speaker at Milken Institute's Global Conference, during the event he took a break to interview with Bloomberg in which he confirmed that the Slider device will be shipping before the 2015 year end.Skip to 4:00 for the discussion on handsets.Reuters is the first to report that BlackBerry is considering the use of Android for an upcoming device.Supposed specs and the targeted release month leak.BlackBerry Venice Slider specs:Release is expected by November 2015.John Chen has an interview with CNBC. He is asked about whether he would build a pure Android phone and Chen states 'We only build secure phones and BlackBerry is the most secure phone so, if I can find a way to secure the Android phone, I will also build that.'A notable and reliable device leaker, Evan Blass notes on Twitter that The Android-powered BlackBerry Venice slider is AT&T-bound.Evan Blass posts supposed internal render.Slider begins to show up in India import logs, as noted by CrackBerry.And they continue to show up.CrackBerry received these supposed internal renders.The first image appears to show a version of Hub running on the Slider presumably inside an Android operating system.The second image shows a breakdown of a 18 MP camera with OIS on the Slider along with a glass weave back similar to the Z30.The last image appears to show multimedia on BlackBerry using possibly Chromecast to display the image off the Slider on multiple other devices.A blurry image of the Slider was leaked. 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Tweeted by J_Caloy.More leaked images of the BlackBerry 'Venice' Slider emerge.Hands-on video of Slider leaks!More images of the BlackBerry 'Venice' Slider emergePopular tech leaker, Evan Blass, divulged the proposed name of the Venice via Twitter . And n4BB confirmed it . The name is likely "Priv".Did we miss anything? Are you excited for this device? Are you hoping for a BB10 variant?Let us know in the comments section below!