BlackBerry pulls life support for once-indispensable business smartphone

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BlackBerry Ltd is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s.The move marks the end of an era as the phones, which sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard, pioneered push email and the BBM ins

BlackBerry Ltd is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama, one of its most celebrated users, made headlines in 2016 when he was asked to give up his BlackBerry and replace it with an unnamed smartphone. Social media was alight with tributes. One Twitter user reminisced it was a"fabulous machine" and hoped the company's phones would be resurrected.

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