BlackBerry has announced a new handset that’s equipped with the company’s biggest-ever smartphone screen.
The BlackBerry Z30 has a 5-inch AMOLED display and runs version 10.2 of the BlackBerry 10 OS on a 1.7GHz processor.
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Podcast - 14th August 2013
This week we're talking about BlackBerry's options for the future, Vodafone's 4G launch, Apple's patent victory and LG's new smartphone.
We also discuss ZTE selling its Firefox phones on eBay, Nokia's acquisition of NSN, the cost of phone calls in Europe, the controversy about recycling bins that monitor footfall and the new face promoting HTC.
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BlackBerry says its board of directors has formed a committee that will “explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment”.
It notes this could include joint ventures, strategic partnerships or a sale of the company.
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Juniper Research estimates that 230 million smartphones were shipped worldwide during April, May and June this year.
That’s an increase of almost 50% from the same quarter last year and almost 13% up from the previous quarter.
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BlackBerry has announced its BlackBerry 10 platform will support the Bluetooth Smart Ready standard.
This will enable BlackBerry devices to work with both standard and low-energy Bluetooth peripherals, including fitness and healthcare accessories.
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