BlackBerry / HI-P

BlackBerry / HI-P: Revealed it its 4Q earnings yesterday that it had sold 1m BlackBerry Z10 units over the last three mths, as the co. returned back to profitability. The 1m sales of the Z10 phones exceeded the 915,000 analysts had been expecting, with Jerffries calling it a huge turnard. Recall, Blackberry held its BlackBerry 10 launch event at the end of Jan, where its CEO Thorsten Heins unveiled two devices; the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. The BlackBerry Q10, which offers the new touch-oriented interface with a traditional QWERTY keyboard, still hasn’t been released yet. Furthermore, the BlackBerry Z10 has only just launched in the United States, which means that any shipments from the last wk or so haven’t been included in the 1m figure. In addition, the Z10 is only available in the United Kingdom, Canada, and UAE. As it stands, the 1m shipments suggest that there is a considerable amount of faith in the platform from retailers, at least.