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BlackBerry Bounces Back

After the merciless drubbing BlackBerry’s stock suffered Monday, Tuesday offered a welcome respite. Shares of the struggling smartphone maker rose 1.62 percent to close at $14.46, reclaiming some of the ground they lost over the preceding two trading days as the market reacted to reports of weak demand for the new BlackBerry Z10 in the United States. Why the sudden reversal? A bullish analyst note or two predicting stronger than expected results from BlackBerry on Thursday.

BlackBerry Looking for Better Buzz When Z10 Hits T-Mobile, Verizon

Is BlackBerry’s new make-or-break phone making it or breaking it in the U.S.?
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BlackBerry’s Million-Smartphone Mystery Partner: Brightstar

Only a big electronics distributor would take such a risk.
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AT&T’s BlackBerry Z10 Preorders Begin Tomorrow

As expected, AT&T will begin accepting preorders for BlackBerry’s new Z10 smartphone Tuesday, ahead of its retail debut on March 22. The first of two new handsets to run on the BlackBerry 10 operating system, the Z10 will sell for $199.99 with a two-year service contract.

BlackBerry Z10’s U.S. Launch Just Weeks Away

Look for it the week of March 18.
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Sprint Hungry for More Spectrum

The Clearwire deal is simply a starting point.
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U.S. BlackBerry Fans May Not See Q10 Until Late Q2

Looks like the BlackBerry Q10’s stateside release date is something of a moving target.
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AT&T, Verizon,T-Mobile and Sprint Will All Carry BlackBerry 10 Phones

When Research In Motion launches its new line of BlackBerry 10 handsets later this month, it will do so with the support of all four major U.S. wireless carriers. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile USA and Sprint have all confirmed plans to offer BlackBerry 10 devices on their networks. Hardly surprising, considering RIM has longstanding relationships with all four. That said, their support is obviously crucial for RIM’s effort to recover from an ugly decline that has left it with just over 5 percent of the global smartphone market.

iPhone Sales Spiking at Verizon

The Android-iPhone mix at Verizon appears to be moving closer to 50-50 equilibrium.
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AT&T: Hey, Check Out All the Smartphones We Sold

Good news for AT&T and a hint of what to expect when it next reports earnings after market close on January 24.
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The Unlocked iPhone 5 Hits the Apple Store

iPhone 5 Supplies Improving Just in Time for Holidays

Breaking Down Apple’s Retail Distribution Strategy

Global iPhone 5 Rollout Continues, Tight Supplies Be Damned

The Smartphone OS Race, Broken Down by Carrier

iPhone 5 Fastest-Selling iPhone Since Last One, Says AT&T

An LTE iPhone Could Send Some Customers From AT&T to Verizon

iPhone 5 Projections Threaten Analysts’ Supplies of Superlatives

Sprint CEO on iPhone: “We Made the Right Decision”

Samsung Galaxy S III Shipments Hit 10 Million in Two Months

Sprint iPhone Sales Stronger at Big-Box Retailers Than at Apple Stores

Contracts With Apple Should Blunt Any Carrier Pushback on iPhone Subsidies

Nokia: We’re Building Lumia 900s as Fast as We Can

Nokia’s Lumia 900 Is Out of Stock at AT&T’s Online Store, but Why?

Joining Rivals, Verizon Will Now Charge You a Fee for Upgrading Your Phone