Wayne Gretzky takes part in BlackBerry Passport smartphone launch

Posted September 24, 2014 3:49 pm.

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The BlackBerry Passport smartphone was unveiled on Wednesday. BlackBerry CEO John Chen called on hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to give his thoughts on the new device during an event in Toronto.

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