BlackBerry followers is not going to get a 5G cellphone in spite of everything.
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The delayed 5G BlackBerry cellphone is lifeless, OnwardMobility has confirmed on its web site.
“It is with nice disappointment that we announce that OnwardMobility will probably be shutting down, and we’ll not be continuing with the event of an ultra-secure smartphone with a bodily keyboard,” OnwardMobility mentioned in a message posted Friday, as noticed earlier by CrackBerry. “Please know that this was not a choice that we made flippantly or in haste. We share your disappointment on this information and guarantee you this isn’t the result we labored and hoped for.”
Android Police and CrackBerry initially reported the cellphone had been cancelled on Feb. 11, saying OnwardMobility, a Texas-based startup looking for to revitalize the long-lasting model by an Android-based, next-gen Wi-Fi gadget, misplaced the license from BlackBerry Ltd. to make use of the BlackBerry model identify.
OnwardMobility didn’t broaden on why it’s shutting down and cancelling manufacturing of the cellphone.
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The information comes after BlackBerry ended service for its legacy units in early January and OnwardMobility promised an replace concerning the cellphone in a weblog publish final month titled: “Contrary to well-liked perception, we’re not lifeless.”
Before OnwardMobility picked up the license, Chinese producer TCL was the latest maker of BlackBerry-branded telephones. It launched the BlackBerry KeyTwo in 2018, together with different units that ran on Android. However, TCL has since moved on to releasing its personal midrange telephones.
BlackBerry didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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