BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest's company over iPhone keyboard


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  • Monday, 06 Jan 2014

WE ARE NOT AMUSED: BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit against a company co-founded by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest that offers a physical keyboard that can be attached to some of Apple Inc's touchscreen iPhone 5 models. — Reuters

TORONTO: BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit against a company co-founded by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest that offers a physical keyboard that can be attached to some of Apple Inc's touchscreen iPhone 5 models. 

The company, Typo Products LLC, is currently taking pre-orders for the US$99 (RM325.86) keyboard, which features angled miniature keys similar to those used on many of BlackBerry's devices. 

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