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| Blackberry reports 1m Z10 sales | Blackberry reports 1m Z10 sales |
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| Mobile phone maker Blackberry says it has sold one million of its new Z10 smartphones. | Mobile phone maker Blackberry says it has sold one million of its new Z10 smartphones. |
| In better than expected results the company said it made profits of $98m (£65m) in the quarter, after posting a big loss for the same period last year. | In better than expected results the company said it made profits of $98m (£65m) in the quarter, after posting a big loss for the same period last year. |
| The Z10 handset is seen as crucial to the future of Blackberry, which has struggled to keep up with new Apple and Android phones. | |
| It has been on sale for a month in the UK, Canada and other markets. | It has been on sale for a month in the UK, Canada and other markets. |
| It went on sale with little fanfare a week ago in the United States, Blackberry's most important market. | It went on sale with little fanfare a week ago in the United States, Blackberry's most important market. |
| The figures do not include US sales. | The figures do not include US sales. |
| Analysts greeted the results cautiously, saying that it was too early to judge the success of the Z10 and its sister device the Q10. | |
| Earlier in the week, Blackberry shares were hit when two major US brokerages expressed disappointment with the US launch of the Z10. | |
| In a note to its clients Citigroup described the launch as "a big disappointment". | |
| The Blackberry results also showed the company lost three million users over the year. Its handsets are now used by 76 million people, down from 79 million 12 months ago. | |
| In total, Blackberry said it shipped a total of around six million handsets in the three months to early March. | In total, Blackberry said it shipped a total of around six million handsets in the three months to early March. |
| Shares in Blackberry rose by more than 6% in early trading. |