Struggling smartphone maker Blackberry has agreed a five-year deal with Foxconn, the world's largest maker of electronic products and components.

The two companies will initially work on the development of a new smartphone.Blackberry also announced on Friday a third-quarter loss of $4.4bn (£2.7bn), including a big write-down of assets.The firm once dominated the smartphone market, but has seen its fortunes fall in recent years and last month abandoned an attempt to sell itself.

Blackberry recently appointed an interim chief executive, John Chen, following the collapse of a planned sale to its biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings.Blackberry has been hit by the success and popularity of smartphones
launched by rivals such as Apple and Samsung. Its attempts to boost its market share have not yielded the desired results.
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Blackberry's still going to dominate the smartphone market.. If not now , Anytime soon. All the signs are there..they just need a little bit of luck now.