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BlackBerry Ltd will outsource the development and design of its smartphones, a product category it helped pioneer and popularize, as the Canadian company bets on software and managing rival devices, it said on Wednesday.

BlackBerry Ltd will outsource the development and design of its smartphones, a product category it helped pioneer and popularize, as the Canadian company bets on software and managing rival devices, it said on Wednesday.

iHeartMedia, Inc. Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman weighs in on Facebook’s video advertising metric and the industry as a whole.

iHeartMedia, Inc. Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman weighs in on Facebook’s video advertising metric and the industry as a whole.

To capitalize on their $10 million bet on live NFL content, Twitter will have to expand and maintain viewership on a weekly basis.

To capitalize on their $10 million bet on live NFL content, Twitter will have to expand and maintain viewership on a weekly basis.

On Monday morning smartphone users were tapped to aid in the hunt for terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, who authorities linked to bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend.

On Monday morning smartphone users were tapped to aid in the hunt for terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, who authorities linked to bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend.

A supplier to Samsung Electronics said on Monday that its battery does not appear to have caused a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to ignite in China, after Chinese media reported one of the handsets caught fire.

A supplier to Samsung Electronics said on Monday that its battery does not appear to have caused a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to ignite in China, after Chinese media reported one of the handsets caught fire.

Apple Inc. ran into trouble with the release of iOS 10 just hours after making the new version of its mobile operating system available for download, as users took to Twitter to report troubles installing the software.

Apple Inc. ran into trouble with the release of iOS 10 just hours after making the new version of its mobile operating system available for download, as users took to Twitter to report troubles installing the software.

Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone's fire-prone batteries.

Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone's fire-prone batteries.

Apple is expected to show off new iPhones, an updated smartwatch — and maybe some new gear for listening to both — during its annual fall product launch event Wednesday.