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The ‘BlackBerry’ trailer looks funnier than you’d expect
When we learned that a BlackBerry movie was in the works last year, we had no idea it would be something close to a comedy. But judging from the the trailer released today, it's aiming to be a far lighter story than other recent films about tech, like The Social Network and Steve Jobs. The BlackBerry movie stars Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon, Goon) and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton as Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the former co-CEOs of the Canadian firm Research in Motion. They're not exactly household names, but they both played a huge role in the history of mobile communications. Without the BlackBerry's success, the iPhone may have never happened.
Judging from the trailer, the film will cover everything from the origins of BlackBerry as a crazy idea between a few college students (director Matt Johnson also co-stars as RIM co-founder Douglas Fregin), to its ignominious end as it failed to keep up with the iPhone and Android smartphones. It's a classic innovator's dilemma tale: RIM revolutionized the way we communicated by tapping into early cellular networks, but it failed to see the potential of touchscreen smartphones that didn't need physical keyboards.
BlackBerry is based on the 2015 book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, which was written by Globe and Mail reporters Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/blackberry-movie-trailer-jay-baruchel-191747935.html?src=rss
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The Google Meet and Duo transition is going just as poorly as you’d expect
Earlier this year, Google began merging its Duo and Meet platforms together. Now, the Duo app icon is back… only to redirect people to Meet. Oh boy.
Android | Digital Trends
This YouTube Apple Watch app is just as ridiculous as you’d expect
A new Apple Watch app called WatchTube will now let you watch your favorite YouTube videos on your wrist.
Wearables | Digital Trends
The Nothing Phone 1’s LEDs do a lot more than you’d expect
The Nothing Phone 1 has an array of LEDs on its backside. But what do they do? A new video just showed us.
Android | Digital Trends
Tronsmart Bang party speaker review: Just as loud as you’d expect
Sometimes you’re not really worried about a speaker being portable. You need to fill up a room or a party and get the walls shaking, and a 6-inch speaker simply can’t cut it. That’s exactly what the Tronsmart Bang speaker is designed to do. Coming in at around $ 100, Tronsmart is competing in the price […]
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 hinge isn’t as fragile as you’d think
The original Galaxy Fold was notoriously plagued with durability and quality control issues. The screen was easily broken, even if you weren’t rough with it, and there was some legitimate concern over the viability of folding phones if they were that fragile. Motorola’s flimsy RAZR reboot didn’t help. But according to a new torture test […]
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We saw the future of smartphones, and it’s sexier and smarter than you’d imagine
We’ve seen the future of smartphones. Two amazing phones, the Xiaomi Mi Mix and the Honor Magic, have given us a glimpse of the tech many of the major manufacturers are going to build into their flagship devices for the coming year.
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Pokémon will be where you’d expect in Pokémon GO
Niantic’s Pokémon GO will have you capturing Squirtle and Staryu by the waterside to fight in gyms belonging to one of three in-game teams. Before the game’s testing in Japan, Niantic reveal a few more details.
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