Blackberry not ruling out building another device running BB10

Toronto

BLACKBERRY Ltd won't rule out another handset running its own operating system even as it pushes ahead with new Android-based smartphones and hardware sales keep slipping.

Last week, BlackBerry said that it was discontinuing its keyboard-equipped Classic model, a move which set off a flurry of articles in the technology blogosphere suggesting that the company was abandoning the keyboard and its proprietary operating system, known as BB10. Chief operating officer Marty Beard said in an interview on Monday that neither of those assertions are true.