BlackBerry Classic coming to US Mobile

With online orders of the new BlackBerry Classic slated to start shipping on January 7, anyone ln the US looking for the new handset has limited options in terms of carriers. US Mobile customers can now purchase the latest smart phone outright from BlackBerry for $499. Anyone interested in the US Mobile variant should check it out here.

Review: BlackBerry Classic

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The combination of a touch screen for quick navigation, the touchpad for granular control and editing, as well as the keyboard make using the BlackBerry Classic a pleasure if messaging and typing are what you do most on your smartphone.

BlackBerry Bold fans rejoice! BlackBerry has resurrected the experience, QWERTY-keyboard and legendary “toolbelt,” which has the phone calling buttons as well as the trackpad that made the Bold 9900 the darling of CEOs in boardrooms everywhere as well as the messaging mavens’ tool of choice.

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BlackBerry Classic now available online from TELUS, comes to stores in January

BlackBerry's latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Classic, is now available in Canada through Telus and their online store. It is coming to Telus stores in January. The BlackBerry Classic is available for $50 on a two-year Your Choice plan or $550 outright. Read more about it over here.

BlackBerry launching secure productivity bundle with Blend, BBM and VPN authentication

The other big announcement at the BlackBerry Classic event today was the launch of a secure productivity bundle for users. The subscription based bundle works for individual users within enterprises and gives them secure versions of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), the new BlackBerry Blend for enterprise as well as VPN Authentication for a variety of devices. Pricing for Canada has yet to be confirmed.