Should BlackBerry go private?

It has been a whirlwind year so far for BlackBerry. The Canadian smartphone and messaging pioneer set off to get back in the mobile game with a brand new OS and the types of devices that users have been clamouring for while killing off others that showed no future.

Playing catch up with competing ecosystems, BlackBerry has managed to release three new handsets in various markets and is likely going to push out at least one more new flagship device before the year is over. Now there are murmurings that the company is looking to go private. A report from Reuters states that Thorsten Heins and Co. are debating the merits of going private and that such a move would "give them breathing room to fix its problems out of the public eye," the report states.

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Comparing the BlackBerry Z30 to the Z10 and Q5

When it comes to BlackBerry devices nearing launch, they tend to go from non-existent, to "what the heck is that", to all-up-in-your-grill everywhere you look; so is the case for the yet-to-be announced BlackBerry Z30. This device is billed as the cream of the crop in terms of BlackBerry 10 products and designed/marketed to go head-to-head against the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One (I ommitted iPhone 5 for a number of reasons). Anyway, as I mentioned, this device was once but a rumour, but because of a few anxious device owners, is now the only thing to read about online, BlackBerry-wise.

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First impressions with the Canadian BlackBerry Q5

By Corey Herscu

I've had this device for less than 48-hours and have had a slew of people (facebook, Twitter, and in person) notice and ask me how it is. So, before we post our in-depth review, I figured I would put up my first impressions as well as a few shots to help our readers grasp why this device matters.

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Porsche Design BlackBerry Z10 (P'9982) shows up in more detail online

It was quite literally two days ago, that we showed you what was purportedly the upcoming second-generation collaboration between BlackBerry and Porsche Design, the Z10 P'9982. However, like how most leaks work, once the gates are open...they're open. Hit jump to see more detailed images of the P'9982.

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