Obama hanging on to his BlackBerry for now

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama isn’t giving up his BlackBerry — at least not for now.
The
White House is shooting down the notion that Obama’s device is caught
up in a pilot program designed to transition away from BlackBerry
smartphones.
The pilot program is being carried out by the White
House Communications Agency. It’s part of the Defense Department and is
responsible for making sure Obama has communications capabilities
wherever he goes.
But White House spokesman Jay Carney says the
Executive Office of the President isn’t participating in any pilot
programs affecting their hand-held devices.
U.S. government
agencies have been one of the last bastions for BlackBerry Ltd. The
company pioneered the smartphone in 1999 but has since been hammered by
competition from the iPhone and Android-based rivals.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama isn’t giving up his BlackBerry — at least not for now.
The
White House is shooting down the notion that Obama’s device is caught
up in a pilot program designed to transition away from BlackBerry
smartphones.
The pilot program is being carried out by the White
House Communications Agency. It’s part of the Defense Department and is
responsible for making sure Obama has communications capabilities
wherever he goes.
But White House spokesman Jay Carney says the
Executive Office of the President isn’t participating in any pilot
programs affecting their hand-held devices.
U.S. government
agencies have been one of the last bastions for BlackBerry Ltd. The
company pioneered the smartphone in 1999 but has since been hammered by
competition from the iPhone and Android-based rivals.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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