BlackBerry was loved for its smartphones that offered the tactile hardware QWERTY keyboard and the infamous BlackBerry Messenger which helped make it a trend setter. The youth took to it, while the US Government preferred it thanks to the state-of-the-art security and enterprise solutions, making it one of the hottest selling mobile phones.
However, times have changed and BlackBerry is no longer the smartphone everyone wants. While the company is still around, it has certainly lost its charm.

Interestingly, when President Obama entered office, he was a ‘BlackBerry Boy’ and was using it until recently when he confirmed that he’s ditched his BlackBerry for a new device. While he hasn’t confirmed exactly which smartphone he is using, but at a recent appearance on a talk show, he spoke about how he was given a new smartphone this year.
Obama had entered office in 2009 as a “high-tech president” with his BlackBerry and at that time, BlackBerry maker RIM (Research In Motion) was making good money. The coming years saw the development of Android and Apple coming in with iPhone, but Obama stuck to his BlackBerry for obvious security reasons.

At the talk show, Obama told Jimmy Fallon, “I was the first president to have a BlackBerry, and so years passed and no one else has BlackBerrys. Then finally this year they said ‘Good news Mr. President, we’re going to give you a state-of-the-art smartphone instead of a BlackBerry.’ I thought, alright, this is cool I’m excited, and I get the thing and they’re like, Mr. President, for security reasons it doesn’t take pictures, you can’t text, the phone doesn’t work, you can’t play your music on it.”

What do you think Obama has been given? Android or iOS?

SOURCE: http://www.tech9ja.com/2016/06/blackberry-loyalist-president-obama.html

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vicsoj007:
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Commot here make I comment abeg.

He's been given Nokia torchlight!

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Kpalasa

iOS I guess

In case....

What are supossed to do with this piece of information?

bravitudenatura:
He's been given Nokia torchlight!

Nokia torchlight can text now, d phone na DEAD phone or maybe lasisi69 will have another name for it

RealAdewole:
Nokia torchlight can text now, d phone na DEAD phone or maybe lasisi69 will have another name for it

samsung s4 but modified that it can not text not to talk of camera

it's a pity Facebook app and Whatsapp won't run on BlackBerry phones as from next year

Temitoppe:
it's a pity Facebook app and Whatsapp won't run on BlackBerry phones as from next year

Bros My Bold 5 whatsapp is not running, I don install new version yet same issue! How did u get dis ur info?

Lildav:



Bros My Bold 5 whatsapp is not running, I don install new version yet same issue! How did u get dis ur info?

I upgraded my whatsapp (bb10)....then checked the 'about'

Blackberry is near Extinction.... Whatsapp is slowly creeping out from several BB devices...


It's time for full migration... Android or IoS...

Let them just try custom Android OS with BB10 UI like Touchwiz and MIUI