U.S. National Transportation Safety Board: BlackBerry

BlackBerry Dept: RIM recently announced that the BlackBerry 10 platform has received certification to allow government agencies to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones when the new operating system launches on Jan. 30, according to The Star. However, BlackBerry smartphones were recently dropped by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board in favour of the new iPhone 5, with performance issues cited as the reason and wATERLOO, ONT. Research In Motion says the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will launch a pilot program with its smartphones using the new operating system BlackBerry 10, likely in January. The Waterloo, Ont., smartphone maker says the U.S. agency will be among the first government organizations to pilot BlackBerry 10, widely considered a make or break product for RIM. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.