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Cherry Mobile to buy BlackBerry, forms Cherry Berry brand

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Cosmic Technologies, owner of the Cherry Mobile brand in the Philippines, has announced that it is buying into dying handset manufacturer BlackBerry for an estimated $780 Million (or Php33.75 billion).

The planned acquisition is a move for Cherry Mobile to go into the global market after becoming the No 1. smartphone vendor in the Philippines for a couple of years (see IDC Report: Cherry Mobile Named #1 Vendor as PH Becomes 3rd Largest Smartphone Market in SEA).

With a 21.9% market share in smartphones in the Philippines, it is estimated that Cherry Mobile shipped close to 8.8 million smartphones in 2014 (rival MyPhone, which is ranked #3 shipped an estimated 4.5 million the same year).

Cosmic Technologies will retain the BlackBerry label in the United States and Europe but hopes to also re-brand itself here in the Philippines. From Cherry Mobile, it will soon operate under the brand “Cherry Berry” which, according to the company, represents mobile devices that are not only affordable but also feature top notch security that BlackBerry is known for.

Acquisition is still ongoing but is expected to finish by late 2015 or early 2016. The first Cherry Berry devices are expected to be introduced by then.

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Blackberry acquisition by Lenovo imminent, reports says

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Rumors about Lenovo’s plan to acquire Blackberry have been going on since last year. Once again, that topic has been brought up as Benzinga received a tip from an informant who claims that the Chinese multi-national company is willing to take a shot at the Canadian phone-maker by offering to buy shares for $15 within the week.

This recent speculation comes 10 months after Lenovo announced that it’s acquiring Motorola Mobility from Google which, up until now, still has not been formally closed.

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If the Blackberry deal materializes, it will be the latest addition to Lenovo’s expanding businesses which include the recent acquisition of IBM’s x86 Server Business which closed earlier this month.

As expected, spokespersons from both companies aren’t exactly willing to give out any information about the matter. That being said, nothing is certain as of the time of writing.

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Blackberry acquisition by Lenovo imminent, reports says

Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Rumors about Lenovo’s plan to acquire Blackberry have been going on since last year. Once again, that topic has been brought up as Benzinga received a tip from an informant who claims that the Chinese multi-national company is willing to take a shot at the Canadian phone-maker by offering to buy shares for $15 within the week.

This recent speculation comes 10 months after Lenovo announced that it’s acquiring Motorola Mobility from Google which, up until now, still has not been formally closed.

lenovo

If the Blackberry deal materializes, it will be the latest addition to Lenovo’s expanding businesses which include the recent acquisition of IBM’s x86 Server Business which closed earlier this month.

As expected, spokespersons from both companies aren’t exactly willing to give out any information about the matter. That being said, nothing is certain as of the time of writing.

One | Via

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Early live leaks of BlackBerry Classic

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Lazada Philippines

If people are still thinking that BlackBerry is dead, well here is another upcoming device from the Canadian manufacturer who isn’t giving up yet.

BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry 9900, BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry 9900, BlackBerry Passport

The BlackBerry Classic will feature the immortal optical trackpad that most users loved before the emergence of touch displays, hence a ‘classic’ feature. Aside from the trackpad, it will also have a physical BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, 3.5-inch display, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, and 2GB of RAM. BlackBerry 10.3 will welcome users once turned on.

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Presumed to be announced next month along with other new BlackBerry smartphones, the Passport should cater to those who just can’t leave BlackBerry for great reasons. Typing on a physical keyboard is still different for virtual ones.

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Early live leaks of BlackBerry Classic

Daniel Morial Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

If people are still thinking that BlackBerry is dead, well here is another upcoming device from the Canadian manufacturer who isn’t giving up yet.

BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry 9900, BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry 9900, BlackBerry Passport

The BlackBerry Classic will feature the immortal optical trackpad that most users loved before the emergence of touch displays, hence a ‘classic’ feature. Aside from the trackpad, it will also have a physical BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, 3.5-inch display, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, and 2GB of RAM. BlackBerry 10.3 will welcome users once turned on.

bb_classic_weibo

Presumed to be announced next month along with other new BlackBerry smartphones, the Passport should cater to those who just can’t leave BlackBerry for great reasons. Typing on a physical keyboard is still different for virtual ones.

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