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07-05-2016, 10:40 AM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EK2ML9MCPyNFVJL1FAQyQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-07-05T141931Z_1006950002_LYNXNPEC640YH_RTROPTP_2_CBUS INESS-US-BLACKBERRY-STRATEGY.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-stop-making-blackberry-classic-smartphone-134906783--finance.html)BlackBerry Ltd 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 Canadian technology company said on Tuesday. The Classic was launched early last year, with a physical keyboard in the vein of its Bold predecessor and powered by the company own overhauled BlackBerry 10 operating system. BlackBerry has since launched a phone powered by Alphabet Inc's Android software and plans several more, and BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen last month expressed confidence the company's trimmed-down handset business can turn a profit by a self-imposed September deadline.
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