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The After Math: a million Z10s, the UnCarrier's new plan and a 16-button controller

Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages

The After Math Blackberry ships a million Z10s, more PlayStation 4 details and a 16button controller

This week, there's been a mixed bag of interesting news numbers, from T-Mobile's New York event and the company's new perspective on the phone network business, to San Francisco (again) for the Games Developers Conference. We also got to take a look at BlackBerry's first financial results since the name change and its BB10 launch.

  • BlackBerry revenue for the last financial quarter: $2.7 billion

  • Profit made by BlackBerry: $94 million

  • BlackBerry revenue for the same period last year: $4.2 billion

  • Loss made by BlackBerry during the same period last year: $125 million

  • Cost of Samsung's latest lawsuit against LG: $45 million

  • Number of BB Z10 handsets shipped so far: 1 million

  • Proportion of Z10s sold, according to CEO Thorsten Heins: Two-thirds to three-quarters

  • iPhone 5 units sold in its first weekend: 5 million

  • iPhone 5 (16GB) handset price from Apple: $649

  • iPhone 5 (16GB) handset price from T-Mobile: $579

  • Minimum monthly plan from T-Mobile: $50

The After Math Blackberry ships a million Z10s, more PlayStation 4 details and a 16button arcade controller
  • Price of the OUYA console at launch: $99

  • Buttons on OUYA's Bluetooth controller: 11

  • Buttons on the original NES controller: 4

  • Buttons on the original PlayStation controller: 10

  • Buttons on the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller: 14

  • Buttons on the skunk-evading Tenya Wanya Teens arcade controller: 16