BlackBerry KEYone has been delayed until May

Don’t panic, but the KEYone isn’t shipping in April.

At the launch of the BlackBerry KEYone, we were all told to expect hardware to ship early April. During the BlackBerry Earnings call, right around 29 minutes based on the CrackBerry recap, John Chen had some other thoughts on when the KEYone would be shipping.

The second one, that TCL announced at Mobile World Congress which is the physical keyboard on an Android, that one is not going to be slated to ship until probably the May timeframe.

BlackBerry Mobile never gave a firm date for the launch of the KEYone, but it sounds like the launch timeframe is shifting by roughly a month. This puts the launch of this phone dangerously close to the April 21 launch of the Galaxy S8. On the other hand, the BlackBerry KEYone is going to continue offering something entirely unique in the smartphone world right now, so maybe launching in May won’t be a big deal. What do you think?

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Google Daydream does not work on the Galaxy S8

One way or another, Daydream will work on the Galaxy S8.

If you try to install Google Daydream on the Galaxy S8, a phone that exceeds the requirements for Google’s VR platform in every conceivable way, you’ll be met with an error message stating a compatible version is missing and will not be able to install Daydream.

The bad news — a compatible version of Google Daydream doesn’t exist for the Galaxy S8.

The good news — that isn’t going to be true forever, no matter what Samsung and Google say.

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‘Final Fantasy XIV’ live action drama heads to Netflix

Japan’s unique Final Fantasy XIV-based drama is making its way to the rest of the world thanks to Netflix. Daddy of Light isn’t really an adaptation of the hit MMO — it’s a live-action show that focuses on a father and son who play the game together. The series will start airing on Netflix in Japan starting on April 20th, Polygon reports, and it’ll head to other countries in the fall.

It’s not the first Japanese drama Netflix has picked up — the service also carries popular shows like Hibana: Spark — but it’s still a good get, given the power of the Final Fantasy brand. And yes, it does seem like it’ll keep the Daddy of Light moniker when it heads to the West.

Via: Polygon