Video: BlackBerry Officially Has Stopped Making BlackBerrys
![Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her Blackberry from a desk inside a C-17 military plane.](https://cdn.nextgov.com/media/img/cd/2016/09/29/092916blackberryhillaryNG/860x394.jpg?1627525007)
Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her Blackberry from a desk inside a C-17 military plane. Kevin Lamarque/AP File Photo
It's the end of an era.
For years, BlackBerry was the device of choice for politicians and top government officials, prized for its easy-to-use keyboard and stronger security measures. Since then, it's been outpaced and replaced by touch-screen devices like iPhones and Androids.
The company behind the infamous little phone has announced it will stop building hardware and will instead focus on producing software, possibly with a focus on security applications.
To learn more, watch the video below from CNET: