BlackBerry posted better-than-expected third quarter results Tuesday, showing it is making headway in its transformation into a software and services company after abandoning in-house manufacturing of smartphones. The Waterloo, Ontario-based firm's software revenues jumped to $160 million in the three months ended November 30, while hardware sales plummeted. Chief Executive John Chen, meanwhile, reaffirmed an annual growth target of 30 percent for software sales.



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