AT&T receives BlackBerry Z10 demo units while BlackBerry 10 fails U.K. government security test

0. phoneArena posted on 20 Mar 2013, 01:25

Just as AT&T prepares for the U.S. launch of the BlackBerry Z10, the U.K. government rejected the BlackBerry 10 OS for government work; while the previous version of the OS, BlackBerry 7.1, was able to get clearance for "Restricted" which is two levels below "Secret," it appears that BlackBerry Balance fails the same safety requirements...

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1. Droid_X_Doug posted on 20 Mar 2013, 02:12 0 0

Interesting how the Z10 hasn't received certification from U.S. NSA for Top Secret information, either. Somehow, I suspect the two events (U.K. GCHQ and U.S. NSA lack of certification) are related. Cousin-to-cousin, as it were....

10. GadgetsMcGoo posted on 20 Mar 2013, 22:58 0 0

This "article" has been updated by nearly all other media to be completely inaccurate. But the truth doesn't support the author's narrative.

2. MarioGomez (banned) posted on 20 Mar 2013, 02:24 4 7

Overpriced and epic fail.
BlackBerry keeps moving to your grave.

4. Xtasy posted on 20 Mar 2013, 09:43 0 2

Keep hatin and watch it succeed :p

8. Johnnokia posted on 20 Mar 2013, 11:34 0 0

I like BB. If they die, this would be a big loss for all of us.
I wish them the best luck. But, I doubt they can survive.

3. apiskula posted on 20 Mar 2013, 07:20 2 2

Garbage phone and software. They are dying!

5. Xtasy posted on 20 Mar 2013, 09:43 0 0

The only garbage is android and ios with it's old fashioned OS and home button

6. johnbftl posted on 20 Mar 2013, 10:36 0 0

Blackberry was in our office yesterday demoing off the Z10. I have to say I was rather impressed by it. It is really smooth. The Time Shift feature in the camera is pretty cool. The reason I believe they aren't being accepted by governments is because they ditched their old servers that were ridiculously secure. I don't think they'll take market share away anytime soon, but I think the new OS has a lot of potential after playing with it.

7. Stance posted on 20 Mar 2013, 11:08 1 0

Alan F. and phoneArena -- perhaps you should have checked your source or with the UK government first before reporting this. (make your own link with three w's below). Title of article: "UK government dismisses BlackBerry 10 security blacklist rumours"

ww.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2256031/blackberry-denies-bb10-and-z10-flunked-uk-government-security-test

9. GadgetsMcGoo posted on 20 Mar 2013, 22:55 0 0

Wow, 2 articles on the same erronious story / lie and neither updated nor retracted.

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