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BlackBerry is making a big investment in smart car technology

Adam Allington Dec 20, 2016
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BlackBerry is making a big investment in smart car technology

Adam Allington Dec 20, 2016
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Remember BlackBerry? Of course you do. Those old, square-shaped mobile phones with the signature keyboard.

Well, BlackBerry is still around. The Canadian company is making a big investment in the coming smart car revolution.

This time, the plucky Canadian company’s lifeline comes in the form of a subsidiary called QNX, which makes human-machine interfaces.

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