Close X
Monday, November 25, 2024
ADVT 
Tech

Blackberry Launches Hub+ On Google Play Store To Lure Android Users

Darpan News Desk, 03 Aug, 2016 12:02 PM
    TORONTO — In a bid to turn around its unprofitable mobile business unit, BlackBerry is making some of its software available for download to Android smartphone users through Google Play.
     
    The company is releasing BlackBerry Hub+, a suite of applications that includes a unified inbox, password keeper and calendar, among other features.
     
    Smartphone users running the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system can download a free 30-day trial version, after which they can opt to continue using a free version of Hub+ with advertisements or subscribe to an enhanced version of the service for $0.99 a month.
     
    CEO John Chen has said he believes BlackBerry (TSX:BB) can make its mobile business segment profitable in the fiscal year ending February through software licensing deals.
     
    But he remains committed to the company's hardware business as well.
     
    Last week, BlackBerry released the new affordably-priced Android-powered DTEK50, and announced plans to release multiple new devices before the financial year ends.

    MORE Tech ARTICLES

    Google Glass app that reads emotions, also reveals age

    Google Glass app that reads emotions, also reveals age
    What if an app can reveal what the person you are in a conversation with is thinking? This Google Glass - a soon to be launched smart eye-wear - app...

    Google Glass app that reads emotions, also reveals age

    Soon batteries to run on sugar

    Soon batteries to run on sugar
    In a breakthrough to develop long-lasting batteries for smartphones and other gadgets, scientists have successfully created a sugar biobattery that...

    Soon batteries to run on sugar

    App to help deal with emergency heart conditions

    App to help deal with emergency heart conditions
    Taking the right decision in a matter of seconds is crucial when dealing with heart attacks or acute heart diseases. The process will become a lot easier with the help of a new app....

    App to help deal with emergency heart conditions

    Don't rely on YouTube videos to save lives

    Don't rely on YouTube videos to save lives
    YouTube is full of videos depicting life saving techniques like Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BLS) but only a handful of these...

    Don't rely on YouTube videos to save lives

    New tool maps how drug abuse affects brain

    New tool maps how drug abuse affects brain
    The new technology may aid in improving brain-cancer surgery and tissue engineering, and lead to better treatment options for recovering drug addicts...

    New tool maps how drug abuse affects brain

    How movement affects hearing

    How movement affects hearing
    Ever wondered why we stop moving when we carefully want to listen to someone? This, scientists have found, is not just to prevent unwanted sounds generated...

    How movement affects hearing