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How the world fell out of love with the BlackBerry

For years it was the must-have device, but now the BlackBerry is no more. Company insiders chart its rise and fall

Evening Standard

BlackBerry review – smartphone ‘buy-opic’ is a wild ride

Matt Johnson’s boisterous drama about the rise and fall of the mobile diverges refreshingly from the usual arc of product success stories

The Guardian - UK

‘We are Russians just like you’: anti-Putin militias enter the spotlight

The paramilitaries who raided Belgorod include guerrillas with far-right connections, anti-Kremlin veterans and former members of Russia’s security services

The Guardian - UK

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'BlackBerry' film taps into device that ruled pre-iPhone era

Almost everyone knows the backstory of the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the device to the world

The Independent UK

How BlackBerry Messenger Forever Changed the Way We Text

Whether you used it or not, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) changed communications forever. BBM laid the groundwork for iMessage, WhatsApp, LINE, Signal, Telegram, and countless messaging apps to thrive. Here's the story of how BBM's legacy lives on.

Inverse

How 'BlackBerry' Escapes Depicting Tech Founders as Untouchable Gods

"BlackBerry," directed by Matt Johnson, is the latest in a long line of movies about tech founders, but it treats its subjects very differently.

Inverse

Comedy on smartphone's rise delights Berlin fest

Berlin (AFP) - "BlackBerry", a King Kong vs.Godzilla tale of the first smartphones, premiered to cheers at the Berlin film festival on Friday, exploring geek culture, toxic masculinity and the birth of gadget addiction.

AFP

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Spain pensioner held over Ukraine embassy, PM letter bombs

Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police arrested a pensioner Wednesday on suspicion he sent letter bombs targeting the prime minister and the Ukrainian embassy, authorities said.

AFP

Spain detains suspect over Ukraine embassy, PM letter bombs

Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the letter bombing campaign that targeted the prime minister and the Ukrainian embassy, authorities said.

AFP

U.S. puts sanctions on men tied to Russian ultranationalist group

The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two men linked to a Russian "ethnically motivated violent extremist group," one of whom visited the United States to connect with far-right groups while the other funded pro-Russian fighters in the Donbas.

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