BlackBerry shares soar by 12% as software sales hit record

Transformation from loss-making smartphone maker to software firm continues as quarterly profits rise and yearly outlook is ‘robust’The transformation of BlackBerry from a bombed-out, loss-making smartphone maker to a new-look software firm appears to be working: the Canadian business has reported better-than-expected quarterly profits, boosting its shares by more than 12%.The company, which was famous for its tiny keyboard phones and in 2010 had more than a third of the US smartphon