Moto X Play Getting Android 7.1.1 Nougat at Rogers on October 31

Google might have rolled out the Android 8.0 Oreo update, but some smartphones are barely getting upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat. It’s the case of the Moto X Play model.

We know, we know. You’ve heard this before. Motorola even made it official on one of its support pages, but so far no Nougat update was made available for the Moto X Play – a smartphone model which was launched in 2015.

Well, it seems like at least in Canada, the handset is bound to receive the update soon enough. One of the largest carriers in the country, Rogers has listed the release date for the Nougat Moto X Play update on its website.

According to the carrier, users should expect to see the update arrive on October 31st, so keep an eye out for it towards the end of the month.

The Moto X Play launched with a 5.5-inch display with FullHD resolution and a Snapdragon 615 processor under the hood. The handset was offered in 2GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB storage configurations and ran Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box.

The device also housed a pretty impressive primary camera for that time which offered the services of a 21-megapixel sensor with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED flash. It also included a 5-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2.

[Rogers]

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OnePlus Phone Concept Fuels Hopes of Bezel-less Design

This year a lot of us were pretty disappointed when we saw the OnePlus 5 arrive with a pretty standard design.

Unlike other manufacturers which have been flocking to jump on board the bezel-less trend, OnePlus decided to stick with the classic approach.

The folks at Techconfigurations have asked themselves: what would the OnePlus 5 have looked like if OnePlus had decided to go for bezel-less? And so they came up with this OnePlus 6 concept.

Yes, it makes sense to assume that the Chinese company will finally make the transition to a more modern design approach with its next flagship and the phone they will end up launching in a few months from now might end up looking a lot like this.

We’re told that the concept takes its inspiration from the iPhone X. Its creators also note that in their view, the OnePlus 6 could offer the services of a Snapdragon 845, up to 8GB of RAM, a 19-megapixel dual camera, as well as a 16-megapixel selfie snapper.

We’re still far from the OnePlus 6 making a debut on the market, but even so, it does not hurt to dream a little, does it? The Chinese manufacturer will probably launch another flagship in a few months, but chances are it will call it OnePlus 5T and not 6.

Last year, the OnePlus 3 was announced in June and then in November, the Chinese company pulled the wraps off the OnePlus 3T. Will the same scenario happen in 2017? We’ll have to wait and see.

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Telus Now Offers Visual Voicemail for Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P

Telus this week announced Visual Voicemail is coming to its Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X o Nexus 6P. But it also noted, that more capable devices are coming, probably referring to the next-gen Pixel 2 announcement next week.

What is Visual Voicemail? To make it clear, it doesn’t mean your voice messages will now be accompanied by a video, but that you’ll be able to check and manage your voicemails easier by reviewing them in a list on your Android phone.

You’ll be able to choose which voice message you want to listen to – without having to listen to the annoying instructions or prior messages. You will also be able to rewind.

To add this feature to your eligible device, log in with your Telus account. Also, make sure your device has been updated to the latest Android version – which is Android 8.0 Oreo.

Note that you have to pay for the feature. Adding the visual voicemail add-on at Telus will cost you $5/month and allows you to simultaneously store up to 25 messages.

Visual voicemail is a feature which has been available ever since Android 6.0 Marshmallow in 2015. Ever since Telus customers have been avidly requested the feature. Two years later, the carrier finally complied.

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A Month After, the Essential Phone Sold Only 5,000 Units (Through Sprint)

It’s been almost on month since the Essential Phone finally went on sale, following a delayed launch. So, you might be wondering – how many units has Andy Rubin’s startup manage to ship out to customers?

Well according to the estimates provided by the analysts of BayStreet Research, the number revolves around 5,000 units. But bear in mind that according to Fierce Wireless, this figure reflects only covers Sprint sales.

If you’ve been following the news you probably know that Sprint is the exclusive carrier for the Essential phone. The company also sells the unlocked version through its own website, as well as Best Buy, but these numbers weren’t taken into consideration by the people at BayStreet Research.

Nor were the orders placed by Canadian customers who ordered the phone from Telus. Apart from Canada and the US, the Essential Phone is not available in any other market, which is a pretty limiting strategy. Not to mention that the device comes with a pretty hefty price comparable what Samsung asks for a Galaxy S8. So there’s not a big surprise that sales numbers aren’t really that huge.

In the meanwhile, Essential is busy planning a European launch for the smartphone, but will that really help with sales? We’ll just have to wait and see.

[Fierce Wireless]

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Google Tipped to Be Preparing a High-End Home Max Speaker with Stereo Speakers

Google’s upcoming Home Mini speaker recently leaked in the wild ahead of the October 4 unveil, but this week we received word that the Mountain View-based company is working on a Max version, as well.

The information was shared by 9to5Google which talked to two industry insiders familiar with Google’s plans. According to them, the device, which is dubbed internally the Google Home Max and might land on the market under a different name, will be a more premium product.

We’re told the speaker will be built of premium materials and will feature stereo speakers. It’s expected the Home Max will compete with products like the Sonos Play:3 which caters more to audiophiles.

While Google unveiling the Home Max during its Pixel 2 event is certainly a possibility, this might not end up happening as the development status of this new product is currently unknown.

Google is expected to take the stage in a few days and launch its next-generation flagships, one which will be made by HTC (which recently signed an agreement with Google), while the other will be made by LG.

Alongside the phones, we also expect a new re-designed Daydream View headset, as well as the Home Mini speaker, an alternative to the Amazon Echo Dot.

[9to5Google]

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Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is now available in Canada (unofficially)

Xiaomi might not officially be selling smartphones in Canada, but folks looking to purchase the company’s latest Mi MIX 2 flagship can do so if they so desire.

The bezel-less wonder just landed on the Xiaomi in Canada website in 6GB of RAM + 64GB/128GB/256GB storage configurations. The Ceramic version is also available in White or Black with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. Prices start at a pretty steep $924 (mind you this is a discounted price, down from $986). The most expensive model (the ceramic one) will take you back with $1,233 CAD.

For those who don’t know, the Xiaomi MI MIX 2 arrives with a 5.99-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 1080 x 2160 resolution and 80.8% screen-to-body ratio. There’s also a Snapdragon 835 processor on board, as well as a 3,400 mAh battery – a smaller unit than the one included inside the original Mi MIX which relied on a 4,400 mAh powerhouse.

Other specs include a 12-megapixel primary camera with phase detection autofocus, OIS, and dual-LE flash, as well as a 5-megapixel selfie snapper. The phone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat with MIUI 9.0 on top but will receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update at a later date.

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Get the Pixel XL at Bell for $0 Down and a Two-Year Contract

With only a few days to go before Google will officially unveil its next-generation Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, carriers and retailers are trying to deplete their Pixel and Pixel XL inventories in order to make room for the newcomers.

With this in mind, Bell is currently offering the Pixel XL with a discounted price. The phone is available for $0 down with a two-year plan with the carrier. But there’s a catch. You can’t jump on board with any plan, but with a minimum $70 CAD one which includes at least 2GB of mobile data. Previously, you had to pay $149.99 up front with a two-year price attached.

If the offer sounds good to you and you don’t mind doing business with Bell, go ahead and place your order.

The Pixel XL continues to remain a worthy device despite being powered by last year’s Snapdragon 821. The handset recently received the Android 8.0 Oreo update, but if you’re looking for a smartphone with a modern design we suggest you wait for the Pixel 2 XL which is expected to be bezel-less. On top of that, it will have a pressure-sensitive frame just like the one on the HTC U11.

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Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Get 2 More Months of Security Patches

The Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P were announced two years ago in September. So according to Google’s own software policy, the two models should get two years of updates and three years of security updates.

Up until now, the company listed September 2018 as the date when security patch support is expected to end for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. But if you take a look at the same page now, you will notice that Google updated it to say November 2018 instead of September 2018. Which means the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P will be getting two more months of extra security updates.

Google hasn’t given a reason for why it extended the deadline, but hopefully, it’s not all a mistake which will be corrected further on. The Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P received the Android 8.0 Oreo update, but users of these devices shouldn’t expect to get any other major update further down the line. But with two extra months of security updates, at least we’ll see the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P go out in style.

In a few days, Google will be taking the stage to unveil its next-gen Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, as well as a bunch of other new products including a Google Home Mini version.

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LG V30 Shows Up on Canadian Website, Launch Will Soon Follow

LG has been reluctant about sharing the exact dates for when we can expect the V30 flagship to go on sale on the North American continent. Secrecy has been great – so much that we don’t even know how much the V30 will cost.

While the V30 is already available in LG’s home country, South Korea recent developments seem to indicate the phone’s launch in Canada is imminent.

The Korean company has created a V30 page on its .ca website which suggests the phone will soon become available for pre-order. On top of that, the V30 also showed up on the ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) website, which means the phone received certification to work on Canadian networks.

In the US, the phone is expected to ship out with Google’s yet to be released, new Daydream headset, as well as with a 2-year warranty. Whether the same goodies will be available for Canadian users it remains to be seen. As we said LG has shied away from revealing too many details about the V30’s launch dates and pricing.

Android fans are extremely excited about the LG V30 which is set to arrive with a modern design reminiscent of the LG G6 and packing a truckload of features for audio and video enthusiasts. The V30 is also the first LG phone to take advantage of a Snapdragon 835.

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Samsung’s Foldable Smartphone, the Galaxy X Is Nearing Launch

Rumours about Samsung’s foldable smartphone experiment have been making rounds for years now. At some point, we were told the device – dubbed the Galaxy X – will be making a debut into the wild ahead of the Galaxy Note 8. Well, that didn’t end up happening, but that doesn’t mean Samsung has abandoned its plans of launching a foldable smartphone.

Actually, if a recent certification is anything to go by, we’re actually pretty close from seeing the Galaxy X make a grand debut. According to LetsGoDigital, the National Radio Research Agency of the Korean Communications Commission (South Korea’s FCC) has just approved the Samsung device. The phone showed up as model number SM-G888N0 (“N0” indicates the phone is meant for the South Korean market) and classed as “equipment of radio equipment for LTE mobile communications” which could mean a number of things.

However, the model number is the same which appeared on the Wi-Fi Alliance and was labeled “smartphone”. So in all indication, the SM-G888N0 is indeed the Korean version of Samsung’s long-awaited foldable smartphone.

The certification didn’t reveal anything else about the device in question, but having received the green light from the KCC, we can assume the phone is bound to launch soon. How soon? In early 2018 maybe.

[LetsGoDigital]

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Huawei Mate 9 Getting Android 8.0 Oreo Soon

Holding on to a Huawei Mate 9 flagship? Then you’ll be glad to know that Android 8.0 Oreo update should start rolling out for the device soon enough. How do we know that?

Well, the handset showed up in Geekbench as the Huawei MHA with Android 8.0 Oreo on board, suggesting the Chinese company will soon be ready to begin the launch. The Huawei Mate 9 will soon be replaced by company upcoming flagship the Mate 10, which should launch with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.

Word on the street has it the Chinese tech giant is gearing up to unveil the phone on October 16, but the phone won’t become immediately available. We assume Huawei will start offering the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Mate 9 after sales of the new Mate 10 begin.

The Huawei Mate 9 is currently available in Canada to form a number of retailers. The phone comes with a primary dual camera setup developed in partnership with photography giant Leica. The device also offers the services of Amazon’s Alexa assistant and can be purchased in several colorurs including Space Gray, Ceramic White, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Moonlight Silver. You can grab a brand new Huawei Mate 9 for $849.99 CAD from Amazon.

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HTC U11 Plus Will Mark the Transition to Bezel-less in November

We recently told you that HTC is gearing up to launch three new smartphones including the Ocean Master, Ocean Harmony, and Ocean Lite. Well, it seems the most advanced one of the three – the Ocean Master is going to be the company first bezel-less phone, complete with an 18:9 aspect ratio display.

Despite entering a head-scratching agreement with Google, which will see select HTC employees go work for the search giant, the Taiwanese company remains free to further pursue its smartphone ambitions. With this in mind, we can expect the Ocean Master or HTC U11 Plus, as it will be called once it lands on the market – to make a debut on November 11 in China.

And according to a recent report, HTC U11 Plus is set to arrive with the following specs:

• 5.99-inch display made by JDI with 2880 x 1440 display with 18:9 aspect ratio
• Snapdragon 835
• 4GB/6GB of RAM
• 64GB/128GB of UFS 2.1 storage
• 12-megapixel primary camera
• 8-megapixel secondary camera
• Edge Sense
• Qualcomm Charge 3.0 support

While the company’s current U Ultra and U11 flagship have bucked the bezel-less display trend, the HTC U11 Plus will finally deliver the modern design, customers have obviously acquired a taste for.

The phone could launch with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, although we’re not told this specifically.

[Frandroid]

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BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition Comes to Canada Next Week for $799

So far Canadian customers were able to purchase only the Silver/Black version of the BlackBerry KEYone smartphone, but soon the Black Edition model which was until recently exclusive to India, will make a debut into the country.

We should note that like the Indian version, the Black Edition BlackBerry KEYone will come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage onboard. The phone should make it out as soon as next week and will be sold for $799 CAD. Customers will be able to grab it from places like Amazon, Walmart, Staples, and others.

The standard BlackBerry KEYone model only includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, so more demanding customers will be glad to know they have the alternative of getting the phone with more RAM and storage.

The version of the Black Edition model also landed in the United States. We say version, because despite boasting the same all-Black paint job, the phone – sold as the BlackBerry KEYone Space Black moniker – comes equipped with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage just like the standard version.

Fortunately, Canadians are getting the more advanced version. So if you too would like to purchase the device, keep an eye out next week for the Black Edition. It will probably be sold out fast.

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HTC and Google Enter a $1.36 CAD Billion “Cooperation Agreement”

 

It’s not like we didn’t see it coming. HTC this week announced a “Cooperation Agreement” with Google which will see the Alphabet-owned company acquire the Taiwanese’s phone maker intellectual property and absorb a select number of employees.

The agreement stipulates HTC will receive $1.1 / 1.36 CAD billion in cash from Google, which will have a non-exclusive license for HTC’s intellectual property. But this doesn’t mean the search giant is buying HTC’s mobile division. Instead Google is paying this amount of money for the phone maker’s “Powered by HTC” research and development team, which helped create the two Pixel phones. The HTC employees who will soon go to work for Google were part of the joint Pixel efforts.

However, the deal does not include HTC’s manufacturing plants or access to said plants. Instead, Google will continue to continue to rely on HTC’s facilities.

As for HTC, the company will carry on with its smartphone and virtual reality ambitions and hopefully this injection of cash will finally put it on the right track. Actually, the company noted it is already working on its next-generation flagship phone, the successor of the well-received HTC U11.

In a few days, Google will also take the stage to unveiled the Pixel 2 smartphone – which will be manufactured by HTC. A second Pixel 2 XL model will be made by LG this year.

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Huawei Mate 10 Lite with 18:9 Aspect Ratio Leaks Out

Seems like Huawei is gearing up to jump on board of the 18:9 aspect ratio bandwagon. According to the latest rumours, the company will launch Mate 10 Lite on October 16, as a variant of Huawei’s upcoming Mate 10 flagship.

The handset will feature a tall and narrow body which is characteristic of modern designs. And you can already take a look at the phone, as prolific leakster Evan Blass shared a picture of the device with us, alongside a few specs.

According to Blass, the phone will come with a 5.9-inch display with 1080 x 2160 Full HD+ screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and a full-metal unibody. Interestingly, the Mate 10 which will supposedly be the flagship is expected to make a debut with a fullHD display and a standard 16:9 aspect ratio instead. So, the Lite version will have more premium hardware? It appears this won’t be the case as the phone will reportedly be fueled by an octa-core Kirin 659 and not the high-end Kirin 970.

Other specs include 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and a 3,340 mAh battery. The phone should prove interesting to photography enthusiasts because it’s poised to arrive with four cameras onboard – a 16-megapixel/2-megapixel module on the back and a 13-megapixel/2-megapixel setup on the front.

Blass says the phone will launch with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and will start shipping in November with a $558 CAD price tag. It will be available in Blue, Black and Gold.

[Venture Beat]

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Major HTC Announcement Coming on September 21, It’s Probably Getting Acquired by Google

It’s no secret that HTC has been struggling – a LOT. The launch of the HTC U11 and U Ultra earlier this year didn’t seem to make things better for the company either, although the former did see moderate success.

Well, it looks like the only way out of this situation for HTC will be to take the drastic measure of selling its business to Google. Rumours about the acquisition have been flying around for a while now, but recent information that surfaced this week pinpoints that Google is indeed buying HTC.

The Taiwanese company has reportedly suspended trading of its shares ahead of a big announcement scheduled to happen tomorrow on September 20. On top of that reliable leakster @evleaks claims to have received an internal memo which lists the “Google question” on the agenda.

[2] According to this person, the companies have finalized a deal wherein GOOG will acquire certain HW eng assets, but HTC retains its brand

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 20, 2017

He also hints at the fact that while the entire phone business will go to Google, the HTC brand will not be part of the acquisition.

It’s not the first time Google acquires an Android OEM. A few years back the Alphabet-owned company acquired Motorola for $12.5 billion before selling it to Lenovo.

Google and HTC most recent collaboration will result in the Pixel 2 being unveiled on October 4.

[Twitter]

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Google Will Unveil an Amazon Echo Dot Alternative on October 4

Amazon has the Echo and Google has the Home speaker. Amazon has the Echo Dot and Google has the … These suspension dots will soon be filed with the name of a new product which Google will reportedly unveil on October 4.

The device is called the Google Home Mini and leaked ahead of the announcement thanks to the Droid Life.

According to the report, the Amazon Echo Dot competitor will come in three colors including charcoal, chalk, and coral and will be available for purchase for only $49.

Naturally, the tiny speaker will be powered by the Google Assistant and will feature a set of four LED lights located at the top which will become illuminated once you interact with it. The Mini will be powered and not wireless, or at least that’s what the images at hand suggest.

The current Google Home comes with a price tag of $129, so the mini version will appeal to budget customers.

During the October 4 event, Google is expected to unveil the next-generation Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL and a revamped version of its Daydream View VR headset, as well as a new Pixelbook laptop with pressure sensitive pen support rumoured to cost a whopping $1,119 ($1,371 CAD).

Excited about the cute and cuddly Google Home Mini?

[Droid Life]

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HTC’s Upcoming Ocean Master, Ocean Harmony and Ocean Lite Leak

HTC current flagship is the U11 which can be purchased in Canada as well, but according to rumours coming out of the Chinese blogosphere, the company is gearing up to launch three more phones by the end of 2017.

According to a leak on Twitter, HTC will roll out the Ocean Master, Ocean Harmony, and Ocean Lite in the upcoming months – more specifically in November. For those who don’t know HTC’s smartphones this year have all been codenamed Ocean. The HTC U Ultra was the Ocean Note, the U Play the Ocean Smart and U11 simply Ocean.

Ocean Master :6"
12MP 8MP 4GB RAM/64GB ROM & 6GB RAM/128GB ROM
Ocean Lite:5.2"
4GB RAM / 64GB ROM
Ocean Harmony:6"
4GB RAM / 64GB ROM

— ???(Corn Chen)?? (@corn_chen_) September 18, 2017

We’re also provided with a few details related to the three upcoming Ocean models, as follows:

HTC Ocean Master

• 6-inch display
• 4GB or 6GB of RAM
• 64GB or 128GB storage
• 12-megapixel primary camera
• 8-megapixel selfie camera

HTC Ocean Lite

• 5.2-inch display
• 4GB of RAM
• 64GB of storage

HTC Ocean Harmony

• 6-inch display
• 4GB of RAM
• 64GB of storage

That’s all we can tell you about these devices for the time being. They all seem to be middle-range offerings that might or might not launch with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. We also don’t know if any of these models will incorporate HTC’s newfound gimmick, the Edge Sense, but we’ll update you as soon as we know more.

[Twitter]

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Motorola Says Moto G4 Plus Is Getting Android 8.0 After All

Following the backlash caused by the news that the Moto G4 family – which is merely 18 months old – won’t’ be getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update – Motorola reconsidered its position. We’re happy to tell you that the Moto G4 Plus will indeed be upgraded to Google’s latest Android version.

Sadly, this doesn’t mean the standard Moto G4 and G4 Play will be upgraded to Oreo, as well. Unfortunately, the two handsets will remain stuck at Nougat forever. Sorry, folks!

For its part, Motorola claims that the Oreo mention which was spotted in a G4 infographic and then removed was a mistake. The company didn’t have any plans of updating any G4 device to Oreo, but now with all the fuss created around the situation, Motorola was forced to take another look at the situation.

Here’s Motorola official statement on the matter:

“It’s been brought to our attention that there were some errors in our marketing materials around Android O upgrades for Moto G4 Plus. This was an oversight on our part and we apologize for this miscommunication.

It’s our general practice for the Moto G family to get one major OS upgrade per device, but it’s important to us we keep our promises, so in addition to the N upgrade it has already received, we will be upgrading Moto G4 Plus to Android O. Because this is an unplanned upgrade, it will take some time to fit it into our upgrade schedule. Watch our software upgrade page for more information.”

So there you have it, Moto G4 Plus owners. You will get the update, but it might take a lot of time before you receive the notification alerting you Android 8.0 Oreo is available for your device.

[GSM Arena]

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BlackBerry and Timex Enter Licensing Agreement, Possible Smartwatch Incoming

Just last year BlackBerry – a company which made a name in the industry by making highly secure business smartphones – made a licensing agreement with TCL which took charge of manufacturing and selling phones sold under the BlackBerry brand.

Now BlackBerry seems to have his eyes on another niche of the mobile market. The company has entered yet another patent licensing agreement – this time with Timex – a watch specialist. This could mean a BlackBerry smartwatch might be coming soon. Huge emphasis on “could.”

Before we get ahead of ourselves, you should know that right now we don’t know the exact details of the contract. Which means we can’t only speculate which of the 40,000 BlackBerry patents are being targeted with this deal. The Canadian company’s portfolio is a vast one and includes patents for “wireless communication, networking infrastructure, acoustics, messaging, enterprise software, operating systems, virtualization, and cybersecurity.”

However, Blackberry’s senior director of intellectual property licensing, Jerald Gnuschke did offer as a hint by saying the agreement will enable the company to focus “on further patent licensing in the mobile communication market.” Which gives us hope to believe in a BlackBerry smartwatch.

We could certainly see Timex and BlackBerry engaged in a collaboration. But would consumers be interested in another smartwatch product? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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