Blackberry Announces To Stop Making Handsets

Blackberry, the Canadian firm that helped pioneer the Smartphone market announced to stop making handsets, outsourcing production to an Indonesian partner. Handsets with the Blackberry name will be produced under license by pt Tiphone Mobile Indonesia TBK allowing the Canadian firm to concentrate on software and services. Blackberry which a decade ago was among the largest Smartphone makers has seen its global market share slip to less than one percent amid domination by Apple and Android devices. As the market shifted Blackberry has sought to refocus on software including Security Applications and the latest announcement takes the Company out of the Handset Market entirely.