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January 7, 2016 09:05 pm GMT

BlackBerry will release only Android smartphones in 2016, CEO says

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BlackBerry has no immediate plans to release a BlackBerry 10-powered smartphone.

The company plans to release at least one, possibly two, new smartphones in 2016, both of which would run Android, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said in an interview with CNET.

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Though BlackBerry's plans for BlackBerry 10, the operating system that powered previous BlackBerry handsets, is unclear, Chen's comments suggest that the company sees Android as its strongest bet for a long-awaited turnaround. Chen told CNET he is "confident in profitability this year."

The struggling company released its first Android device, the BlackBerry Priv, last year. The handset, which Mashable's Lance Ulanoff called "the best BlackBerry in a decade," has been on sale about two months and will soon be available on more carriers and in more countries, which should help bolster sales Read more...

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