Nationwide retailer decides it's time to make the move to Apple, a decision which will affect 10,000 employees who will have to turn in their BlackBerry devices.
The decision hardly constitutes make-or-break news for BlackBerry, but it comes only a week after the company introduced a couple of new devices that management hopes will help revive the flagging franchise. The full touchscreen Z10 smartphone has already gone on sale in some regions globally -- BlackBerry said that it registered strong early sales in Canada and the United Kingdom -- while sales in the U.S. will start in March.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which last year had said it would dump BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone, has since announced plans to run a pilot program for the new BB10 devices.