Germany looking to buy 20,000 BlackBerry 10 phones for its officials?

"We have a federal authority for information security and they checked several smartphones, and the only brand that was approved by them is the BlackBerry smartphones… It’s the security of the device."-Tobias Plate, spokesman, German Federal Ministry of the Interior
This is obviously a positive bit of news for BlackBerry. After the new BlackBerry 10 lineup failed to help the company gain ground on iOS, Android and Windows Phone, new CEO John Chen has been working hard to turn around the company. He reached a deal with Foxconn for the contract manufacturer to design, produce, and store low-end models for emerging markets. The first phone to launch from that five-year pact, the BlackBerry Z3, has been selling well.
But more exciting is a pair of interesting high-end handsets for developed markets. The BlackBerry Passport could be a monster with high-end specs and a unique physical keyboard that doubles as a touchpad. Virtual keys appear depending on the context of what you are writing. The BlackBerry Classic brings back the classic Bold-esque QWERTY keyboard with a touchpad and function keys. The latter is expected to be released this November.
source: N-TV.de (translated), FinancialPost via Crackberry
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