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Blackberry is a handheld device developed by RIM (Research in Motion). As a smartphone aimed at business users, it supports push e-mail, mobile phone, SMS, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless services. With its ability to read emails received anytime, anywhere, the Blackberry has been very addictive to some users, the most notable one is US-president Barack Obama.
Pres Obama has admitted that his blackberry played a crucial role in his life as a public servant and specifically during his election campaign period. Now that he's been elected and inaugurated as the new US president, is he going to give up his "barack-berry"? Protocol requires that all communications with a US president has to be secured, logged and done through proper channel.
NSA may have the right device - a smartphone designed by General Dynamics. It's called Sectera Edge and is worth $3,300. See the phone design here:
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See related article:
NSA-approved smartphones leaves Obama with some ugly choices
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/nsa-approved-smartphones-leaves-obama-with-some-ugly-choices/
Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA?
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-262060.html
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