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The BlackBerry of BlackBerry Users’ Dreams
New Q10 has a smart keyboard, fast browser and impressive camera features that may keep fans loyal.
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AllThingsD Week in Review: BlackBerry’s Future and Predictions for Tech in 2014
The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.
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Apple Store a Big Source of Cellphone Sales; Best Buy Is Key for Carriers
AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile still get half or more of sales from their own stores, but a couple of other retailers have emerged as significant players in the cellphone-selling business.
BlackBerry Scraps Bid to Find Buyer, Replaces CEO Thorsten Heins, Gets $1 Billion Investment
Former Sybase chief John Chen will serve as interim CEO as the company seeks to get the new cash within two weeks.
BlackBerry’s Latest Filing Paints Grimmest Picture Yet of Company’s Business
As bad as the second-quarter sales figures were, things may get worse as the company tries to figure out how to move the massive inventory already in the hands of carriers.
BlackBerry Decides Not to Hold Earnings Call, After All
The Canadian phone maker says it won’t meet with investors in the wake of a bid from an investor to acquire the company.
T-Mobile Plans to Pare Its In-Store Supply of BlackBerrys, While AT&T and Verizon Plan to Keep Them in Stock
T-Mobile says customers can order the phones in-store or online, but it is moving away from stocking inventory of BlackBerry devices.
BlackBerry Hopes Bigger Is Better With New Five-Inch Z30
The Z30, expected in the U.S. later this year, also packs a larger battery and an updated version of the BlackBerry OS.
BlackBerry Not Done With Its Older OS Yet, Intros New BB7 Phone
The BlackBerry 9720 features typical BlackBerry features such as a small touchscreen and physical keyboard, along with a slightly updated version of the classic operating system.
T-Mobile US Makes Gains, but Still Seen as Acquisition Target
The increasingly saturated smartphone market is making for brutal competition between phone makers and mobile operators.
LG’s Turkey of a PR Stunt for the G2 Smartphone Goes Horribly Awry
The Korean phone maker decided to attach coupons for free phones to balloons. Twenty people were reportedly hurt in what ensued.
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BlackBerry Secures Defense Department Certification for BB10 Devices
BlackBerry said Thursday that it had received the necessary approvals for its Z10 and Q10 smartphones to run on Defense Department networks. “Being the first smartphones to be supported on U.S. Department of Defense networks further establishes BlackBerry’s proven and validated security model,” BlackBerry Senior VP Scott Totzke said in a statement.
