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• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire?

  'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday.

• New smartphone OSes bet on Web techs and improved UIs

  In the next 12 months, smartphones with five new operating systems are scheduled to go on sale, leaning on Web technologies and improved user interfaces to try and make a dent in the dominance of Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

• Windows 8, Surface tablets to lead Microsoft's fight for relevance in 2013

  Microsoft made big bets on Windows 8, Windows Phone and Surface tablets in 2012, and now it needs to make those bets to pay off. As more consumers and businesses go mobile, 2013 will be Microsoft's most challenging year yet.

• Six home networking technologies to watch out for

  Most of the tablets, TVs, ultrabooks and smartphones on display at International CES this week ultimately are bound for someone's home, where they'll have to talk to each other. Six major home networking technologies to make that happen will be on display at the show, some of them making significant strides to keep up with the demand for instant information and fun.

• 2012: The year Android truly challenged iOS

  Android 'Jelly Bean,' Samsung's Notes, and Google's Nexuses finally delivered compelling capabilities as Apple stalled