100 episodes of this podcast has taught us that the BlackBerry discussion is far from exhausted. This week we’ve got fresh rumors that BlackBerry will be using the Alcatel Idol as reference hardware to build their mid-range fleet. New benchmarks from GFX give us further indication of what the hardware will be sporting. This all falls in line with a July 19th security summit in New York that BlackBerry is hosting. On the lighter side of the news we’re finally seeing BlackBerry Bide an additional Android security layer along with analyst Gus Papageorgiou’s warning that BlackBerry’s need to exit the hardware business. Blog: https://berryflow.com/2016/05/upstream-100-homecoming/ Aired May 22, 2016 - Join BerryFlow on social media - YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BBRYFLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbryflow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbryflow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbryflow RSS: http://berryflow.com/feed/ Google+: http://www.google.com/+Berryflow Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/berryflowupstream