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BlackBerry beats earnings expectations thanks to cost

Jason Cipriani/CNET Sales are still shrinking at phone maker BlackBerry, but cost-cutting measures buoyed the company’s earnings for its fiscal first quarter, the company said Thursday. BlackBerry, which has been trying to reinvent itself under new leader John Chen, reported a narrower loss than analysts had expected for the quarter, largely attributed to pruning of …

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AT&T shrugs off T

AT&T’s lab store in the company’s Mobility headquarters in Atlanta. Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T managed just fine in the face of increasing competitive pressure from T-Mobile. The first quarter marked the first period in which T-Mobile’s aggressive plan to pay up to $350 in early termination fees to cover switching costs would take effect, and whether AT&T would be able to …

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