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BlackBerry registers for AndroidSecured.com; Android smartphone coming soon?

BlackBerry has registered AndroidSecured.com and AndroidSecured.net domain names hinting at a relevant Android device launch.

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Tech2 News Staff|Jul 09, 2015, 19:11:37 IST

Amidst reports about Blackberry's upcoming Android smartphone, the company is throwing in more hints as it registers new domain names. After all, it was just recently that BlackBerry CEO John Chen said that the company would build a smartphone only if it could make it 'secure enough'.The company has registered AndroidSecured.com and AndroidSecured.net domain names. According to PhoneArena, the new names were registered via corporate domain name registrar MarkMonitor, but they actually belong to BlackBerry. This clearly hints at BlackBerry's efforts to build more secure Android phones, but the company hasn't confirmed anything as yet.[caption id="attachment_273531" align="aligncenter" width="640"]Image: PhoneArena Image: PhoneArena[/caption]Recently, a leak suggested new product render from BlackBerry which is codenamed Venice, and is tipped to launch on AT&T. Evan Blass aka @Evleaks posted an image showing the lower-front half of what looks similar to the company’s Passport smartphone.https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/616768773249478656The BlackBerry Venice smartphone is said to sport a 5.4-inch QHD display with a 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution. It will be powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core 64-bit Snapdragon 808 processor paired with 3GB RAM. The device will sport a dual-edge curved display and will come equipped with a 18MP rear camera along with a 5MP front facing camera.

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First Published:Jul 09, 2015, 19:11:37 IST
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