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BlackBerry Woes Continued In Q2; Plans Android Phone

As it struggles with a turnaround, BlackBerry (BBRY) sharply missed quarterly earnings estimates Friday and announced plans to make a smartphone based on the Google (GOOGL) Android operating system. BlackBerry reported revenue of $491 million, well below the consensus of $610.6 million, as polled by Thomson Reuters; it was down 47% from the year-earlier quarter. This was the ninth quarter in a row of double-digit declines. BlackBerry reported a

Smartphone Map Apps Popular Despite In-Car Devices

While in-dash navigation systems are becoming more commonplace, many drivers still like to use smartphone mapping apps such as Google (GOOGL) Maps and Waze. A new survey by Strategy Analytics finds that embedded systems lead in usage but that portable navigation devices and smartphone GPS apps are close behind. Strategy Analytics polled 1,201 U.S. owners of embedded, portable and smartphone navigation systems for its study. When asked which type

Amazon, Facebook Holding Up Amid Market Sell-Off

Amid today’s market sell-off, two notable tech names are holding up: Facebook (FB) and Amazon (AMZN). The two stocks, along with Netflix (NFLX) and Google (GOOGL), are now being referred to as FANG. The four have seen large share-price gains this year. Let’s take a look at the charts of Amazon and Facebook, whose Relative Strength lines are hitting new high ground. Amazon is working on a new closing high, rising in above-average volume in