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Google Android Remains King Of The Smartphone Hill

Google (GOOGL) Android maintained its dominance in the smartphone operating system field in the fourth quarter with a 78.2% market share, followed by Apple (AAPL) at 17.5%. But Apple gained on Android from the year-earlier period, boosted by its iPhone 6 launch, according to research firm IDC. Shipments of Android smartphones rose 26.6% in Q4 from the year-earlier period. Apple rose 46%. Among the top smartphone vendors, BlackBerry (BBRY) had the

BlackBerry Shares Bump Up On Google Partnership

Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) perked up on news that the smartphone maker had partnered with Google (GOOGL) to enable its BES12 software to run Android for Work, giving users access to Google’s productivity suite. The new Android for Work, which the search giant introduced Wednesday, splits up apps into work and play. Personal data are secured separately from the device’s business profile, limiting a company’s IT access to the user’s work files.

BlackBerry Classic nixes touchscreen tapping for keypad mashing

BlackBerry (BBRY) is going retro for its latest smartphone, a handset with a qwerty keypad that mirrors the look of its once-dominant devices from the pre-iPhone days. With the BlackBerry Classic, out Wednesday, the Waterloo, Ontario-based company is hoping to woo back customers who prefer typing emails and texts on a physical keypad rather than a glass display as popularized by Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. At a media event Wednesday, BlackBerry (BBRY) executives said the new handset marries a familiar design with the security and speed of the modern BlackBerry 10 operating system. “We listened closely to our customers’ feedback to ensure we are delivering the technologies to power them through their day — and that feedback led directly to the development of BlackBerry Classic,” BlackBerry CEO John Chen said in a statement. “BlackBerry Classic is the powerful communications tool that many BlackBerry Bold and Curve users have been waiting for. It’s the…