Revival of Blackberry nostalgia and keyboard fuels smartphone startups

Revival of Blackberry nostalgia and keyboard fuels smartphone startups

The Clicks Communicater smartphone on display. Startup Clicks Technology makes a Blackberry phone. Clicks When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, physical keyboards quickly lost ground to touchscreens and faded from mainstream smartphones. Now, a new wave of startups, including U.K.-based Clicks Technology and Chinese firm Unihertz, is bringing them back and carving out a…

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Affirm CEO says ‘the American consumer is unbelievably resilient’

Affirm CEO says ‘the American consumer is unbelievably resilient’

Affirm CEO Max Levchin told Jim Cramer the American consumer remains strong, even as concerns about the economy and spending continue to mount in the face of high gas prices. “The American consumer is unbelievably resilient,” Levchin said on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Friday. Affirm reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, with gross merchandise volume…

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