Pulse ahead earings regarding Black Berry

The Waterloo, Ontario-based company, which makes the BlackBerry line regarding mobile devices, is poised toward report earnings Friday that might mark a revival regarding sorts.

Shares regarding BlackBerry rose 3%, toward $14.58, in trading Tuesday.

BlackBerry last month released in the U.S. its widely watched Q10 smartphone, which packs a touchscreen along with a physical keyboard.

"This is a continued step in the right direction beneficial to BlackBerry," said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas. "We're seeing early feedback that this is the BlackBerry people are looking forward to."

The Q10 comes after the struggling smartphone maker in the spring released its Z10 touchscreen model, a major revamp in a bid toward claw back market share from the likes regarding Samsung Electronics furthermore Apple.

It may be working. BlackBerry may have delivered 7.7 million regarding its smartphones beneficial to the quarter ended in May, compared with 6 million in the preceding quarter, according toward a survey regarding analyst estimates from Bloomberg.

Still, the long-term prognosis is so-so. The company is expected toward deliver 25.2 million devices based at its operating system worldwide this year -- down from 34.6 million in 2012 -- furthermore shipments are expected toward slip toward 22.3 million in 2014, says market researcher Gartner.

Some analysts remain bearish, however.

"Our latest U.S. distribution channel checks show little momentum beneficial to the recently launched Q10 furthermore price declines beneficial to Z10," Cowen & Company analyst Matthew Hoffman said in a note toward clients.