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If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

Thorsten Heins, then the CEO of BlackBerry, introduces the BlackBerry Z10 on Jan. 30, 2013, in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

January 3, 2022 • The company behind the once ubiquitous phones has transitioned to a security software focus and says that starting on Tuesday, its classic devices will no longer reliably function.

If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4

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Saying Goodbye To BlackBerry's Iconic Original Keyboard

BlackBerry's Director of Marketing and Enterprise Jeff Gadway demonstrates the BlackBerry Classic during a news conference on Dec. 17, 2014. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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Saying Goodbye To BlackBerry's Iconic Original Keyboard

July 6, 2016 • BlackBerry says it's discontinuing the final model that has the traditional clickety keyboard and trackpad — darlings of government workers, businesspeople and early episodes of House of Cards.

BlackBerry Abandons Sales Plans, Will Replace CEO

BlackBerry's CEO Thorsten Heins officially unveils the Z10 smartphone in January. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

BlackBerry Abandons Sales Plans, Will Replace CEO

November 4, 2013 • Thorsten Heins took over the struggling mobile company last year, but his tenure was marked by product flops.

$4.7 Billion Deal Would Take BlackBerry Private

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins officially unveils the Z10 smartphone in January. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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$4.7 Billion Deal Would Take BlackBerry Private

September 23, 2013 • The deal comes just days after BlackBerry announced a nearly $1 billion quarterly loss and that it was shedding about 40 percent of its workforce.

BlackBerry To Slash Workforce Amid $1 Billion Loss

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BlackBerry To Slash Workforce Amid $1 Billion Loss

September 20, 2013 • The company plans to cut 40 percent, or 4,500 workers, as it continues to reel from a dramatic loss of market share to smartphone makers such as Apple.

It's All Politics

Government Shutdown May Mean No BlackBerries For Bureaucrats

February 28, 2011 • A government shutdown could mean federal workers may have to shun their BlackBerries. That won't be easy since Washington got the crackberry addiction early and intensely.

All Tech Considered

BlackBerry Joins The Smart Crowd With New Phone And Software Overhaul

August 3, 2010 • With its new smart phone, called BlackBerry Torch, Research In Motion joins the rank of other phones by offering a full-featured web browser, an app market and built-in social apps.

The Two-Way

BlackBerry Crackdown Starts In Arab Gulf States

August 2, 2010 • The UAE government has announced it will start blocking BlackBerry data service in October because it apparently can't break the devices' encryption. The UAE says BlackBerrys represent a security risk to the "social, judicial and national security" since they use encryption software that makes it impossible for security officials to snoop on messages.

The Two-Way

BlackBerry Maker To Take On iPad

July 30, 2010 • Research in Motion plans on unveiling its own tablet computer to compete with the iPad.

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