FORM 6-K
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| For the month of | May | 2015 | |
| BlackBerry Limited | |||
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) | |||
2200 University Avenue, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3W8 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | |||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40F.
| Form 20-F | Form 40-F | X | |
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DOCUMENT INDEX
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| 1. | BlackBerry Leap Available In White on ShopBlackBerry.com | 2. |
Document 1
NEWS RELEASE
May 29, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BlackBerry Leap Available In White on ShopBlackBerry.com
Five-inch all-touch smartphone supports consumers and enterprise users who value security and privacy while pushing their productivity to the next level
Waterloo, ON - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, launched the BlackBerry® Leap, an affordable all-touch smartphone in a modern and powerful design for 4G LTE networks, in white across all ShopBlackBerry.com markets. Consumers who want to get things done and companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the modern and powerful BlackBerry Leap in an alternative color to fit in their working environment.
The new white BlackBerry Leap is available to customers in Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom and United States on ShopBlackBerry.com. A variety of accessories including cases, carrying solutions, chargers, and audio peripherals, are also available through ShopBlackBerry.com. BlackBerry recently introduced three new Accessory Value Bundles that include an unlocked BlackBerry Leap in shadow grey with accessories for additional savings. The BlackBerry Leap Efficiency Bundle, BlackBerry Leap Travel Bundle and BlackBerry Leap Power Bundle are already available for North American customers on ShopBlackBerry.com.
BlackBerry Leap features the latest BlackBerry® 10.3.1 operating system, a brilliant edge-to-edge five-inch HD display and more than a full day’s battery power, keeping users hyper connected, productive and always in control.
Device highlights include:
| • | Security to Maintain Privacy - You can feel safe in the knowledge that BlackBerry Leap was designed with the highest standards of security in mind to protect your privacy. It is equipped with support for encryption, plus built-in malware protection and back-up, wipe and restore. All to give you control and help secure your data against the next embarrassing and potentially costly cyberattack. |
| • | Battery That Powers Through a Full Day - With up to 25 hours of heavy use, Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique and a mixed usage scenario. Many factors affect battery life, including network connectivity, application usage, feature configuration and battery age. Actual results may vary. the BlackBerry Leap will power through even your most demanding day. The impressive 2800 mAh battery and optimization of power consumption in BlackBerry 10 gives users more than a full day of productive usage. |
| • | Best-in-Class BlackBerry Keyboard - Type faster and more accurately on a touchscreen keyboard that learns how you write. With superior error correction, multi-language support, customized adaption and flow, BlackBerry’s touchscreen keyboard helps to reduce the mistakes and missteps that can hold you back. |
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1 Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique and a mixed usage scenario. Many factors affect battery life, including network connectivity, application usage, feature configuration and battery age. Actual results may vary.
| • | BlackBerry® 10 OS 10.3.1 -BlackBerry Leap comes preloaded with the new BlackBerry 10.3.1 operating system, offering a fresh look that incorporates updated icons and an instant action bar so that users’ most commonly accessed functions are in the center of their screen. Additional features include: |
| ◦ | BlackBerry® Blend - BlackBerry Blend brings messaging and content that is on your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer and tablet. Get instant message notifications, read and respond to your work |
and personal email, BBM™ or text messages, and access your documents, calendar, contacts and media in real time on whatever device you are on, powered by your BlackBerry. BlackBerry Blend works across desktop operating systems, including Mac OS X 10.7 +, Windows® 7+ and Android™ tablets running Android 4.4+ via cellular, USB or Wi-Fi connections.
| ◦ | BlackBerry® Assistant - The BlackBerry Assistant is BlackBerry’s first digital assistant and can be used with voice and text commands to help users manage work and personal email, contacts, calendar and other native BlackBerry 10 applications. It’s the only smartphone assistant on the market today that can access both personal and work content in your work perimeter. BlackBerry Assistant intelligently determines how to respond to you based on how you interact with it - if you type, it responds silently, if you speak, it speaks back and if you activate over Bluetooth, it speaks back with additional context because it assumes you might not have access to the screen. |
| ◦ | Dual app storefronts preloaded for access to a huge selection of apps for work and play: |
| • | BlackBerry World - BlackBerry World offers essential business and productivity apps for professionals looking to drive efficient communications and collaboration including Box, Evernote, Cisco WebEx Meetings and Documents to Go. |
| • | Amazon Appstore - Discover and download popular Android apps and games through the Amazon Appstore including Candy Crush Saga, Pinterest, SoundCloud, Kindle and Amazon Shopping. |
For more information about the BlackBerry Leap, please visit www.BlackBerry.com/leap
About BlackBerry
A global leader in mobile communications, BlackBerry® revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
(519) 888-7465 x77273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BlackBerry Limited | |||||
| (Registrant) | |||||
| Date: | May 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Steve Rai | ||
| (Signature) | |||||
Steve Rai Controller | |||||