End of an phase as Blackberry stops making phones

News in Delhi : End of an phase as Blackberry stops making phones

After 14 years in the mobile phone business, beset maker Blackberry has announced that it is no longer going to plan its own smartphones.

BlackBerry has it plans to stop making its own smartphones, and will outsource the job in its place. The struggling Canadian smartphone maker has announce the move during the update of its quarter result.

The company, which is famous for its "Qwerty" keyboard mobile phones that be the choice handset for professional, has been fraught to keep up with market leaders Apple and Samsung as the world has motivated to touchscreens.

As a result, the loss-making business believed it is going to focus on creating software for mobile phones, rather than the devices themselves. Instead, it will farm out the brand to other manufacturers.