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BlackBerry 7 to power new devices targeting emerging markets
Despite shifting much of its energy to rolling out its fledgling BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system, BlackBerry still plans to introduce new devices running the legacy BB7, targeting consumers in developing nations.
Kantar: Android smartphone sales surge after Samsung slashes prices
Google's Android mobile operating system led U.S. smartphone sales during the three-month period ending in February 2013, buoyed by gains made by partners Samsung Electronics and Sprint Nextel, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports.
BlackBerry adds MLB.com At Bat 13, upgrades Facebook, Twitter apps
Just in time for the beginning of the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season, BlackBerry is rolling out the popular MLB.com At Bat application to its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Separately, BlackBerry is also updating its Facebook and Twitter social networking apps.
5 reasons why Amazon may never release a smartphone
An Amazon smartphone could well be announced tomorrow. I really don't know. I have no insider insight into the company. But what I do know is that Amazon has very little chance of being successful in the smartphone market, if it does decide to enter the business. Here are five reasons Amazon would do well to let the rumors of an Amazon smartphone remain just that:
BlackBerry sells 1M Z10s, but loses 3M subscribers
BlackBerry reported that in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ran until March 2, it sold 1 million units of its new flagship Z10 smartphone, the first to run its BlackBerry 10 platform. However, in a troubling sign for the company, it also said that its subscriber base fell to 76 million, down from 79 million at the end of the previous quarter and 80 million the quarter before that.
Analyst: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon among top 5 operators in mobile patents
AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA parent Deutsche Telekom were among the top five mobile operators worldwide in terms of patent filings, according to a report from industry analyst Chetan Sharma.
BlackBerry: 20% of BB10 apps are Android ports
Roughly 20 percent of the 100,000 applications available for the fledgling BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system are ports of apps originally developed for Google's rival Android, BlackBerry Vice President for Global Alliances and Business Development Martyn Mallick told All Things D .
BlackBerry World expands TV catalog with Viacom, Univision deals
The BlackBerry World digital storefront continues building out its television programming catalog, announcing new content licensing agreements with Viacom, Univision Communications and PBS.
Uber rolls out to BlackBerry, Windows Phone, overhauls Android app
Uber Technologies is expanding its on-demand car service to the BlackBerry and Windows Phone mobile operating systems, concurrently updating its application for Google's Android.
Report: Brightstar is mystery buyer of 1M BlackBerry 10 phones
BlackBerry announced with much fanfare earlier this month that an unnamed, "established" partner placed an order for 1 million BlackBerry 10 smartphones, the company's largest single order ever. Though the company has declined to name the purchaser, it is wireless device distributor Brightstar, according to an AllThingsD report.
