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Netflix just added a comedy-drama movie that’s ‘The Social Network’ for smartphones

Netflix just added "BlackBerry" to its movie library, and this 2023 biopic explores the rapid rise and sharp fall of the world's first smartphone.

Tom’s Guide

Oracle’s co-CEO structure will challenge the trope that having two chief executives rarely works

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Fortune

iPhone meets BlackBerry in new physical keyboard upgrade for your Apple phone

Clicks for iPhone does just that: brings a real, clicky physical keyboard accessory to your Apple phone

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The rise and fall of the BlackBerry

Dubbed the ‘crackberry’, it was a tech gamechanger and status symbol. So what happened to the first smartphone and why didn’t the execs see it coming?

The Guardian - UK

BlackBerry review – smartphone ‘buy-opic’ is a wild ride

Matt Johnson’s boisterous drama about the rise and fall of the mobile diverges refreshingly from the usual arc of product success stories

The Guardian - UK

Blackberry review – souped-up account of the rise and fall of ‘Crackberry’

Hilarity and pathos intertwine in this likable comedy as the smartphone creators go loopy with wealth – and slack-jawed when the iPhone spoils the party

The Guardian - UK

Remembering the BlackBerry: the keypad to happiness

It came, conquered all… then before you knew it, BlackBerry was gone. But not forgotten, especially by Joanna Taylor

Evening Standard

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Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be shot down by voters

The Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be dead

The Independent UK

A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands

This smartly entertaining new movie tells the story of how the BlackBerry became the hottest personal handheld device on the market — only to get crushed by the iPhone.

WEKU

'BlackBerry' film taps into device that ruled pre-iPhone era

Almost everyone knows the backstory of the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the device to the world

The Independent UK

How BlackBerry Messenger Forever Changed the Way We Text

Whether you used it or not, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) changed communications forever. BBM laid the groundwork for iMessage, WhatsApp, LINE, Signal, Telegram, and countless messaging apps to thrive. Here's the story of how BBM's legacy lives on.

Inverse

‘BlackBerry,’ about the device’s rise and fall, presses all the right buttons

This is one of those whip-smart, character- and story-driven gems that grabs you from the start and never lets go.

Chicago Sun-Times

My Favorite BlackBerry of All Time Is One That Everyone Hated

BlackBerry's first and last tablet, the PlayBook, stumbled out of the gate in 2011. Despite shipping without an email app at first, many of the software features and gestures in the QNX operating system live on in iPads and phones.

Inverse

Coyotes file $2.3 billion claim against Phoenix over arena

The Arizona Coyotes and the firm the franchise hired to develop a new arena project near Sky Harbor International Airport have filed a $2.3 billion notice of claim against the city of Phoenix for alleged breach of contract

The Independent UK

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