BlackBerry pulls life support for once-indispensable business smartphone

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End of an era.

BlackBerry pulls life support for once-indispensable business smartphone
BlackBerry is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s. The move marks the end of an era as the phones, which sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard, pioneered push email and the ...

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