BlackBerry cannot quite let go of the device market which made it great, promising another keyboard handset soon, despite its recent decision to offload all its smartphone activities to third parties. However, its real recovery prospects lie in software, including its QNX operating system. This may have failed to establish the company as a challenger to Android in smartphones and tablets, but it is powerful in the high-growth automotive space, where BlackBerry has signed a deal to work directly with Ford. BlackBerry will supply QNX directly to the auto maker as a Tier One partner. Ford currently uses QNX in its SYNC 3 IVI (in-vehicle infotainment) system, in modules that it buys from Panasonic Automotive. BlackBerry hopes that the new…