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BlackBerry appears likely to be sold for parts

With customers jumping ship to other smartphones, BlackBerry’s rescue mission could soon become a recovery operation. Pfizer (PFE), one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, recently told its BlackBerry users to switch to an Apple iPhone or Google (GOOG) Android-based handset when their wireless contracts permit an upgrade, Bloomberg reported Thursday . Pfizer is concerned that BlackBerry might not be around in the future or that service could be interrupted, Bloomberg reported. Pfizer employs about 90,000 people, and its BlackBerry deployment is “sizable … huge,” AllThingsD reported . Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense, owner of 470,000 BlackBerry (BBRY) handsets, is readying a contingency plan for moving away from the BlackBerry platform, NextGov reported Monday . For now, only BlackBerry devices are approved to operate on the Pentagon’s network. Once a favorite among corporate and government customers because of its secure email system, BlackBerry has seen its market share tumble as Apple ‘s (AAPL) …

Apple, Samsung combine for 109% of smartphone profit

Samsung sells more smartphones, but Apple (AAPL) still leads in smartphone profit. In the third quarter, Apple generated $6.49 billion in operating income from smartphone sales, while Samsung took in $6.13 billion in operating profit, Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley said in a research note Thursday. Apple’s operating profit margin on its iPhones was 33% in Q3, while Samsung’s was 20%. In a mathematical quirk, Apple and Samsung combined for 109% of the industry’s total profit. That’s because the rest of the industry lost money on smartphone sales. Apple and Samsung together made $12.61 billion in operating income, while the top eight smartphone manufacturers had $11.64 billion in profit. Nokia (NOK), BlackBerry (BBRY), Google’s   (GOOG) Motorola, LG and HTC lost money on smartphones, while Sony (SNE) broke even in Q3, Walkley said. Apple accounted for 56% of industry smartphone profit, while Samsung rang up 53%, Walkley said. Apple and Samsung…

Apple iOS Slips, Android Passes 80% Market Share: IDC

Smartphones using Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system made up 81% of all smartphone shipments in the third quarter, according to a Tuesday report from tracker International Data Corp., marking the first time that Android has topped 80% in market share worldwide. IDC also says in its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker that shipments of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone soared an “amazing” 156% last quarter vs. Q3 2012. Apple’s (AAPL) iOS