BlackBerry to announce deal with Amazon to gain access to Appstore

BlackBerry Ltd. is expected to announce later Wednesday a deal with Amazon.com Inc. to gain access to the e-commerce giant's Appstore for mobile devices, a move the Canadian company hopes will boost sales of its latest smartphones.

The move is intended to boost interest in BlackBerry's offering of games, video, music and other mobile apps, according to the Wall Street Journal.

BlackBerry currently offers some 130,000 apps, but missing is popular apps such as Netflix, Pinterest and Candy Crush.

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