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BlackBerry kills off Classic smartphone — again
BlackBerry will stop making its Classic smartphone, 18 months after launching it in an effort to entice users who prefer physical, rather than touch, keyboards. The Classic was launched early...
Blackberry reports first revenue gain in more than two years
Maybe BlackBerry isn’t dead, after all. The struggling handset maker reported its first quarter-on-quarter revenue gain in more than two years, sending its battered stock soaring more than 15 percent...
BlackBerry lawsuit crushes Ryan Seacrest's smartphone keyboard
Sorry, Ryan — you’ve got no future as a keyboard player. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest’s company Typo Products — which made plastic cases that add physical keyboards to iPhones...
Hillary can't help herself: She's addicted to deception
She can’t help herself. Hillary Clinton is addicted to deception. The news that she used an iPad as well as a BlackBerry demolishes her already ridiculous claim that she set...
BlackBerry plunges after shooting down takeover report
Samsung isn’t juicing BlackBerry’s stock. Shares of BlackBerry plunged more than 16 percent Thursday morning after it shot down rumors that Samsung was interested in buying the beleaguered mobile phone...
BlackBerry denies report of takeover talks with Samsung
BlackBerry shares were whipsawed Wednesday on takeover speculation. The Canada-based smartphone maker denied that it is in merger talks with rival Samsung following a Wednesday news report that execs had...
Samsung approached BlackBerry with $1.7B takeover bid
Smartphone company Samsung has recently approached BlackBerry Ltd. to buy the company for as much as $7.5 billion, looking to gain access to its patent portfolio, according to a person...
BlackBerry caught tweeting from an iPhone
Their other phone is an iPhone, apparently. In an unfortunate twist for smartphone maker BlackBerry, whoever runs the struggling company's official Twitter account is an avid iPhone user, according to The...
Kim Kardashian loves her Blackberry more than her iPhone
Kim Kardashian can’t kick the “crackberry” habit. The reality-TV star and wife of rapper Kanye West said she’s so addicted to her old-school Blackberry’s keyboard that she owns three versions...
The biggest tech fails in recent memory
The Apple Watch debuted yesterday to much fanfare — but not all tech watchers are removing their Rolexes just yet. Remember: For every iPad or other new product that revolutionizes...
BlackBerry surprises Wall Street by earning profit
TORONTO — BlackBerry surprised Wall Street by posting results that beat analysts' expectations. Shares rose almost 12 percent in premarket trading as CEO John Chen cut expenses more quickly than...
Charges dropped against man who photographed Weberman victim
The Brooklyn District Attorney dropped criminal contempt charges Thursday against an Orthodox Jewish man accused of taking photos of an emotional sex abuse victim as she testified in a Brooklyn...
City staffer racks up $3K bill on company cell phone
An auditor for the city’s Department of Environmental Protection sent and received more than 12,000 personal text messages on his city-issued phone, running up a bill of more than $3,000,...
BlackBerry revenue dives below $1B
TORONTO — BlackBerry reported a steep drop in profit and revenue Friday as it transitions from a smartphone company to a software business under its new chief executive. Shares rose...
Is Obama switching to Android?
When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, there were two habits he couldn’t kick: cigarettes and his BlackBerry. Obama quit smoking long ago — and now it looks like...
BlackBerry to sell most of its Canadian real estate
BlackBerry is selling most of its real estate holdings in Canada as the struggling smartphone company continues to look for ways to improve its business. BlackBerry Ltd. did not disclose...
Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright land big raises on ‘House of Cards’
Frank Underwood has taught Kevin Spacey a thing or two about the power of negotiation. The Post can reveal exclusively that Spacey is getting a big salary bump to continue...
BlackBerry, hot? Yes — here’s how they did it
Remember the old, stodgy Research in Motion? Now forget it. Bad old RIM, renamed BlackBerry in 2013 for its signature product, has taken a deep drink from the fountain of...
Americans lose billions in older smartphones
More Americans are hoarding their old iPhones in the sock drawer, new research shows, despite each gadget being potentially worth several hundred dollars. Almost 50% of people say they store...
Case makes iPhone a BlackBerry clone
LAS VEGAS -- If you love your iPhone but would prefer a physical keyboard, Typo could be for you. But you might want to order soon. BlackBerry, the company that...