BlackBerry a casualty of the handset war as it lays off more workers

BlackBerry has announced it will be laying off 4,500 employees, nearly 40 per cent of its already cut workforce. The bleak results sent BlackBerry shares tumbling 17 per cent and drew comparisons to Palm, another smartphone pioneer that fell out of favour with consumers.

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