BlackBerry pushes for investigation from SEC and OSC on 'false return claims' by analysts

“Sales of the BlackBerry Z10 are meeting expectations and the data we have collected from our retail and carrier partners demonstrates that customers are satisfied with their devices,” says BlackBerry President and CEO Thorsten HeinsBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After successfully launching the new BlackBerry Z10 and now readying to launch the BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry is fighting hard to be competitive and sustain its comeback. So when analysts from Detwiler Fenton issued a statement yesterday claiming higher than usual return rates for the BlackBerry Z10 handsets, BlackBerry quickly refuted the claims and is now asking for a full scale inquiry from the Security and Exchange Comission as well as the Ontario Securities Commission.

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GameStop Expands Electronics Trade Program to Include More Smartphones

GameStop, the world’s largest multichannel retailer of video games, has again expanded its mobile electronics trade program to include a variety of the hottest smartphones, following heightened customer demand. Customers can now receive instant cash or in-store credit for smartphones from top manufacturers like Samsung^®, BlackBerry^® and Motorola^® at all of GameStop’s U.S. stores.

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BlackBerry announces that it is back to profitability

The company that started the smartphone revolution in Canada is back in black. BlackBerry is making a profit again with a revenue of 2.7 billion for the previous quarter.  Hit jump for all the details.

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Video: North American BlackBerry launch with Rogers

Here's video from today's BlackBerry 10 North American launch event in downtown Toronto with Thorsten Heins of BlackBerry and Nadir Mohamed from Rogers Communications. The launch took place early morning in downtown Toronto with Heins and Nadir reminiscing about the long and history shared by BlackBerry and Rogers. Heins was asked why the BlackBerry Z10 wasn't rolling out to US carriers simultaneously and he stated that the delay is on the carrier side and that BlackBerry wanted a more comprehensive North American launch.