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Optiemus to make and sell handsets for BlackBerry in India
BlackBerry , the brand that ruled the smartphone world before the advent of iPhone and touch phones, is set for a return to the country with Delhi-based Optiemus Infracom signing a 10-year a brand licensing agreement with the Canadian company.
Optiemus, a distributor of mobile phones and accessories, has bagged exclusive rights to design, manufacture and sell the once iconic smartphone brand, besides providing customer support in India and some neighbouring countries, two senior industry executives told ET.
“The company will focus on BlackBerry
handsets priced between Rs 12,000 to Rs 20,000, which is the fastest growing segment in India,” one of them said. The Delhi-based firm will localise BlackBerry handsets completely for the Indian market and expects to sell two million handsets in one year, the person said.
BlackBerry will also license its security software and service suite to Optiemus whereby it will launch BlackBerry smartphones running on Google Android operating system and position them as ‘secured’ handsets. The handsets will also receive security updates directly from BlackBerry, the executives said. When contacted, Optiemus chairman Ashok Gupta declined to comment. An email sent to Black-Berry remained unanswered as of press time on Thursday.
Optiemus, which has been the distributor of BlackBerry smartphones in the country since November last, had recently set up a smartphone contract manufacturing operations with Taiwan’s Wistron in the country. BlackBerry handsets will be made at this facility, the executives said.
Besides India, Optiemus has the licence for the BlackBerry brand in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
optiemus to make and sell handsets for blackberry in india, Telecom News, ET Telecom
BlackBerry , the brand that ruled the smartphone world before the advent of iPhone and touch phones, is set for a return to the country with Delhi-based Optiemus Infracom signing a 10-year a brand licensing agreement with the Canadian company.
Optiemus, a distributor of mobile phones and accessories, has bagged exclusive rights to design, manufacture and sell the once iconic smartphone brand, besides providing customer support in India and some neighbouring countries, two senior industry executives told ET.
“The company will focus on BlackBerry
handsets priced between Rs 12,000 to Rs 20,000, which is the fastest growing segment in India,” one of them said. The Delhi-based firm will localise BlackBerry handsets completely for the Indian market and expects to sell two million handsets in one year, the person said.
BlackBerry will also license its security software and service suite to Optiemus whereby it will launch BlackBerry smartphones running on Google Android operating system and position them as ‘secured’ handsets. The handsets will also receive security updates directly from BlackBerry, the executives said. When contacted, Optiemus chairman Ashok Gupta declined to comment. An email sent to Black-Berry remained unanswered as of press time on Thursday.
Optiemus, which has been the distributor of BlackBerry smartphones in the country since November last, had recently set up a smartphone contract manufacturing operations with Taiwan’s Wistron in the country. BlackBerry handsets will be made at this facility, the executives said.
Besides India, Optiemus has the licence for the BlackBerry brand in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
optiemus to make and sell handsets for blackberry in india, Telecom News, ET Telecom
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thanks for sharing this bro.ilikered said:
I own a Honor 4X phone and in the past 2 years, I've never used a pouch. My phone fell down many times and never broke the screen. Similarly, I agree that post that Honor comes with additional screen guard. This screen guard doesn't peel off easily. Now I'm in a dilemma whether to cancel and buy note 4 or to go with Honor 6x. Note4 camera sucks. Whereas Honor 6x rocks. Let me research further and see.
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Sony Starts Rolling Out February Android Security Update Ahead of Google Pixel Phones
Sony has earned itself some bragging rights as the Japan-based company has started rolling out the February Android security update to its Xperia devices, even ahead of Google's own Pixel smartphones. Google makes its security patch available to the OEMs every month with bug fixes and security improvements to the Android build but this time around Sony has definitely surprised the industry with its speed of rolling out the update.
The Japanese consumer electronics giant has started rolling out the firmware update, with build number 39.2.A.0.417, for the
Xperia XZ and X Performance, which includes Google's February Android security update, Xperia Blog said in its report. Additionally, Xperia X and X Compact have received the February patch as well with their latest update (build 34.2.A.0.311).
Usually it's the Nexus or Pixel smartphones that get the update first due the backing provided by Google but this time around, Sony has made a strong statement by rolling out its update this early in the month.
Considering that there have been several vulnerabilities associated with Android that have been exposed by security firms and researchers in last few months, this can be seen as a welcome change from the company. Notably, the search giant earlier fixed the "Dirty COW" vulnerability with its December Android security update.
Google has previously encouraged OEMs to push out the security updates in a timely manner in order to keep the devices secure and updated.
Sony Starts Rolling Out February Android Security Update Ahead of Google Pixel Phones | NDTV Gadgets360.com
Sony has earned itself some bragging rights as the Japan-based company has started rolling out the February Android security update to its Xperia devices, even ahead of Google's own Pixel smartphones. Google makes its security patch available to the OEMs every month with bug fixes and security improvements to the Android build but this time around Sony has definitely surprised the industry with its speed of rolling out the update.
The Japanese consumer electronics giant has started rolling out the firmware update, with build number 39.2.A.0.417, for the
Xperia XZ and X Performance, which includes Google's February Android security update, Xperia Blog said in its report. Additionally, Xperia X and X Compact have received the February patch as well with their latest update (build 34.2.A.0.311).
Usually it's the Nexus or Pixel smartphones that get the update first due the backing provided by Google but this time around, Sony has made a strong statement by rolling out its update this early in the month.
Considering that there have been several vulnerabilities associated with Android that have been exposed by security firms and researchers in last few months, this can be seen as a welcome change from the company. Notably, the search giant earlier fixed the "Dirty COW" vulnerability with its December Android security update.
Google has previously encouraged OEMs to push out the security updates in a timely manner in order to keep the devices secure and updated.
Sony Starts Rolling Out February Android Security Update Ahead of Google Pixel Phones | NDTV Gadgets360.com
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Hey Guys I am thinking of buying One Plus 3T,please suggest is this still the best choice at 30K or are there any other options other than this at this price point?
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No bro. I dislike this brand now. They have less support, lack of updates and once new device comes previous device gets abandoned. Go for any other brand you like. In current date i will not suggest to go with OnePlus to anyone!
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Bapun Raz said:
True bro but I feel it's still a very good device and OP4 is far away so One Plus has only two phones to focus on i.e. OP3 and OP3T
Moto Z is a good device but has less RAM and lower processor and it's main feature that is moto mods is of no use,now I am really confused
I was thinking of waiting for some Nokia device in this price range but now I feel Nokia is not going to launch any device anytime soon in India
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