Mon. 02/03 - Is THIS the End of the BlackBerry Era?

The end might truly be nigh for Blackberry this time. Will the Corona Virus mean we won’t have an Apple event next month after all? Leaked video of the Galaxy Z Flip. Did Jeff Bezos succumb to Elon Musk envy? And why one of the most popular music streaming services in the world is one you’ve probably never heard of.

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Links:

• BlackBerry’s Android smartphones will stop being sold in August 2020 (9to5Google)
• Ming-Chi Kuo Says Coronavirus Outbreak Impacting iPhone Supply, Lowers Shipment Forecast (MacRumors)
• Uber Suspends 240 Mexican Accounts to Prevent Coronavirus Spread (Bloomberg)
• Microsoft Teams goes down after Microsoft forgot to renew a certificate (The Verge)
• Alleged leaked video shows off Samsung’s folding Galaxy Z Flip (The Verge)
• Disney Takes Tighter Control of Hulu After Disney+ Bundle Revs Up Growth (Bloomberg)
• Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Fiasco: Jeff Bezos Was Jealous of Elon Musk (Bloomberg)
• Spotify, Apple Music Trail Little-Known Rival in Music-Obsessed India (WSJ)
• A guy carted 99 phones around to create traffic jams on Google Maps (Updated) (Android Authority)

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