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Now that the BlackBerry Venice has seemingly made its way out of Waterloo in a larger way, the leaks have been coming rather quickly. A few days ago, the device was snapped up in several new images but now, the device has been caught in a hands-on video, oddly enough from a Bell Mobility retailer.
Although the video doesn't go very deep into the device, we get a pretty good look at some of the basics such as BlackBerry Device Search, how notifications will work as well as a glimpse of the device set up. Plus, it also confirms what was initially thought, the Venice will also have the touch-enabled keyboard from the BlackBerry Passport.
When it comes to things not mentioned in the video, well, despite the device being in Canada there's clearly some T-Mobile apps added which hints at further confirmation that T-Mobile will have the device eventually. Also, BlackBerry Password Keeper fans will be pleased to know that the Venice, at this point, is showing an Android version of that app. Whether or that not makes it into final software is debatable but it certainly would make sense.
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