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BlackBerry Rolling Out 3 New Android Smartphones. When? Soon!

Inspired by childhood readings of The Little Engine that Could, BlackBerry has summoned the gusto to develop three new Android smartphones. Godspeed, BlackBerry. Godspeed. Blackberry Mercury Yes, in the face of terrifying sales results after their first foray into the Android market with the Priv, the Canadian company has elected not to hedge their bets, but rather to double down. Nay, triple down. This trio of new smartphones attempts to hit a variety of target audiences with their varied price points and specs, and their current codenames are Neon, Argon, and Mercury. Take the following details with a grain of salt, as they come a “briefed individual,” not an official BlackBerry source. Neon Neon will be the first of these devices to hit the public. It’s a 5.2-inch midranger that lacks BlackBerry’s signature physical keyboard. This aluminum-frame device is said to have a soft-coated plastic back and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC. Reportedl...