BlackBerry releases security patch for Priv and DTEK50 to fix QuadRooter vulnerabilities

BlackBerry releases security patch for Priv and DTEK50 to fix QuadRooter vulnerabilities

BlackBerry releases security patch for Priv and DTEK50 to fix QuadRooter vulnerabilities

BlackBerry is rolling out a security patch for the Android-powered Priv and DTEK50 smartphones to address QuadRooter vulnerabilities.Those users who purchased the unlocked models through ShopBlackBerry.com will be getting the update.The carrier network will release the update this week.

BlackBerry DTEK50 review

BlackBerry DTEK50 review

The new BlackBerry DTEK50 is sold as a BlackBerry phone that will make your personal information incredibly secure.There's just a few problems.It isn't made by BlackBerry, doesn't run a BlackBerry operating system and doesn't really make your phone secure.

BlackBerry DTEK50 vs BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry DTEK50 vs BlackBerry Priv

Welcome to the last chance saloon.BlackBerry renewed its offensive on the smartphone market with the Priv and introduced a new device built exclusively on the Android framework.This was recently followed by the equally awful-sounding DTEK50 but, bad names aside, how do the two actually compare?

BlackBerry Patches Quadrooter Vulnerability On The PRIV & DTEK50

BlackBerry Patches Quadrooter Vulnerability On The PRIV & DTEK50

Earlier this month it was reported that phones sporting a Qualcomm chipset had a security vulnerability called Quadrooter.Qualcomm themselves have since patched it and have released that patch to OEMs so that they can fix their phones, so now the ball is in pretty much every OEM's court.Sony has recently promised to patch the vulnerability, but it seems that BlackBerry has beaten them to it.

BlackBerry DTEK50 Review: Secure, reasonably priced but light on battery life

BlackBerry DTEK50 Review: Secure, reasonably priced but light on battery life

BlackBerry's second Android phone is, unabashedly, what the company calls a "fleet device" – a phone designed to appeal to enterprises rolling out phones to their workforces.That means it's well-built, as secure as possible and reasonably priced at $429 without contract from Rogers, Bell, Telus, Wind Mobile, SaskTel, or directly from BlackBerry.And that means it can also appeal to regular consumers in search of a respectable smartphone.