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BlackBerry generated some startling losses over Q1 2016, but still remains committed to hardware. A newcomer to Canadian telecom made some bold promises this week and reaped the rewards, but the more research we did, the more we realized he was all talk.
For a full list of the stories covered in this week’s SyrupDrop, please see below:
BlackBerry reports $670 million net loss in Q1 2017, sold approximately 500,000 smartphones
Chill Telecom is the latest MVNO in Canada, hopes to give unlimited ‘Fearless Freedom’ to the masses
Chill Telecom has lofty ambitions, little else
Milk VR rebranded to Samsung VR and opens up to user-generated content
MTS shareholders ‘overwhelmingly’ approve proposed takeover by BCE
Instagram user count hits 500 million with 300 million daily users
Related reading: SyrupDrop June 17: Apple announces new software at WWDC and Microsoft acquires LinkedIn
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