BlackBerry says it is phasing out its Classic device as the Canadian company updates its smartphone lineup. The list price for an unlocked Classic on the company's website is $499 Cdn ($379 US). In a blog post Tuesday on the Waterloo, Ont.-based company's website, Ralph Pini, chief operating officer and general manager for devices, said the Classic model has been an "incredible workhorse device for customers, exceeding all expectations." BlackBerry CEO John Chen has said the company's top goal is to make its mobile device segment profitable in the current fiscal year. The end of the Classic model is a sign of the times as smartphone users have adjusted to using touchscreen keyboards in place of physical keyboards, said Troy Crandall, vice-president and senior research analyst at 3Macs.

Source: CBC News July 05, 2016 14:58 UTC