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US gov't to pilot BlackBerry 10
Friday, December 14, 2012
TORONTO, Canada - CANADA'S Research In Motion says the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will launch a pilot programme with its smartphones using its new operating system BlackBerry 10, likely in January.
The Waterloo, Ontario, smartphone maker says the US agency will be among the first government departments to pilot BlackBerry 10, widely considered a make or break product for RIM. Research in Motion has lost several other US departments in favour of Apple Inc's new iPhone 5.
RIM recently announced that the BlackBerry 10 platform has been certified to allow government agencies to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones when the new operating system launches on January 30.
RIM shares were up almost five per cent to US$13.69 in morning trading yesterday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. US-traded shares rose 59 cents, or 4.4 per cent, to US$13.89 on the Nasdaq.
BlackBerry 10 is seen as critical to RIM's survival. The release will come as the company struggles in North America to hold onto customers who are abandoning BlackBerrys for flashier iPhones and Android phones.
The device is thoroughly redesigned for the touchscreen, Internet browsing and apps experience that customers now expect. A full touchscreen device is expected to be released first, followed shortly after by a physical keyboard version.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...#ixzz2EzfJFGYH
Friday, December 14, 2012
TORONTO, Canada - CANADA'S Research In Motion says the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will launch a pilot programme with its smartphones using its new operating system BlackBerry 10, likely in January.
The Waterloo, Ontario, smartphone maker says the US agency will be among the first government departments to pilot BlackBerry 10, widely considered a make or break product for RIM. Research in Motion has lost several other US departments in favour of Apple Inc's new iPhone 5.
RIM recently announced that the BlackBerry 10 platform has been certified to allow government agencies to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones when the new operating system launches on January 30.
RIM shares were up almost five per cent to US$13.69 in morning trading yesterday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. US-traded shares rose 59 cents, or 4.4 per cent, to US$13.89 on the Nasdaq.
BlackBerry 10 is seen as critical to RIM's survival. The release will come as the company struggles in North America to hold onto customers who are abandoning BlackBerrys for flashier iPhones and Android phones.
The device is thoroughly redesigned for the touchscreen, Internet browsing and apps experience that customers now expect. A full touchscreen device is expected to be released first, followed shortly after by a physical keyboard version.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...#ixzz2EzfJFGYH
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