BlackBerry unveils Passport smartphone

By News Staff

Posted September 24, 2014 9:55 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

On Wednesday, BlackBerry unveiled its new smartphone, which is the same size as a Canadian passport and geared towards health care professionals, government workers and the military.

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