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BlackBerry Classic is headed to an early (or late?) retirement

Jorge Gonzalez
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The struggling Canadian handset maker is desperately trying to claw its hardware back to profitability. Not only two years after its launch, the BlackBerry Classic is approaching retirement. The company announced the upcoming end to the smartphone with its beloved standard keyboard. The Classic smartphone was created to give people an option with the physical keyboard they love. However, the company has decided to bring the BlackBerry Classic to an end. This is occurring at a time when the Canadian business is desperately trying to stop its hardware business from…

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BlackBerry Classic Q20 to be released today

Sam Lambert
Blackberry classic q20

The Canadian handset maker has announced that the unveiling will take place over live stream. The BlackBerry Classic, also called the Q20, is going to be released later on today in an unveiling that will be occurring over live stream and that will bring the new flagship product of the Canadian device maker into the spotlight. The company is hopeful that the BlackBerry Q20 will be the start of drastically improve sales. So far, the potential for the BlackBerry Classic looks very promising, as it has already sold out in…

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December release for the BlackBerry Classic Q20

Julie Campbell
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John Chen, the company’s CEO, made the announcement at MIT where he was a keynote presenter. While still at the peak of the wave of success created by its recently released Passport smartphone, the company has now announced that the BlackBerry Classic Q20 will be available for purchase in December. This BlackBerry smartphone has been designed to mirror the company’s most popular handsets, with a QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry Classic Q20 will not only feature the popular keyboard made out of actual keys as opposed to a touchscreen, but it…

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