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BlackBerry Launches Square-Screened Passport Phone
New submitter Andrewkov writes: BlackBerry released its new Passport phone today. It has a square 4.5" screen and a physical keyboard, and it's aimed at corporate users. The company hopes the larger size, Siri-like voice recognition, 30-hour battery life, and improved security will buoy its market share. Early reviews are not terribly favorable — the Wall Street Journal says BlackBerry is still behind on the software, and "The bulky, awkward design and the unfamiliar keyboard make it hard to justify finding space for it in a pocket or bag." The Verge said, "[T]he Passport got in the way of getting work done more than it helped." Re/code calls it a phone only a BlackBerry user will love.
Square screens are probably the only way to stop people making vertical videos.
If Microsoft, with all its vast resources, cannot make a dent in the iOS-Android duopoly, I fail to see how a company that has basically been swirling around the drain for six or seven years is going to even carve out enough of a niche to stay alive.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Especially considering I haven't heard much criticism of the current generation of Windows Phones, except for that pertaining to lack of apps.
I think someone would have to actually buy one for anyone to criticize it...