BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch clouded by security spat with UAE

Release Date 3 Aug, 2010 in Christian Science Monitor

	BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch clouded by security spat with UAE Christian Science Monitor - Mark Trumbull - 3 Aug, 2010 The United Arab Emirates wants greater access to BlackBerry communications data. Research in Motion, which released its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 on Tuesday ...
Saudi Arabia to block BlackBerry service on Friday Reuters - Sohail Karam, Sinead Carew - 3 Aug, 2010 * Stock drops 4 pct in Toronto, 2.5 pct in New York (Recasts with Saudi ban; adds new RIM statement, analyst comment, Saudi ban; closing stock prices. ...
Saudi Telco Regulator Will Ban BlackBerry Services Friday Wall Street Journal - 3 Aug, 2010 RIYADH (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's telecom watchdog said late Tuesday it will stop BlackBerry services Friday as they don't meet its regulatory ...
Saudis join threat to BlackBerry services Financial Times - Robin Wigglesworth, Andrew England - 3 Aug, 2010 Saudi Arabia has ordered its main mobile network operators to block unspecified BlackBerry services from Friday. The move has escalated a dispute between ...
Saudi Arabia to Halt BlackBerry Service, SPA Says BusinessWeek - Alaa Shahine, Hugo Miller - 3 Aug, 2010 Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia has ordered the suspension of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry smartphone service ...
Saudi watchdog says BlackBerry users face ban Reuters - Souhail Karam, Robert MacMillan - 3 Aug, 2010 RIYADH, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's telecom watchdog said on Tuesday that telecom companies in the kingdom must block an unspecified service for all ...
	Saudis to block BlackBerry service CNN - 3 Aug, 2010 By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission asked mobile communications companies in Saudi Arabia to halt ...
	UAE's BlackBerry ban: Why is Canada silent? Christian Science Monitor - Stephen Kurczy - 3 Aug, 2010 The UAE's BlackBerry ban drew condemnation from freedom monitors and the US government, but nothing from Canada, BlackBerry's home country. ...
	Saudi regulator stops BlackBerry services starting Friday AFP - 3 Aug, 2010 RIYADH �" Saudi Arabia's telecommunication regulator said Tuesday that it has ordered a suspension of BlackBerry services starting on Friday as the ...
Saudi Blackberry ban from Friday BBC News - 3 Aug, 2010 Saudi Arabia's telecoms watchdog has called on telecoms firms in the country to block the messenger function on Blackberry handsets from Friday. ...
	BlackBerry ban impact on Etisalat to be visible in Q4: Moody's Arab News - 3 Aug, 2010 A general view of the building of Etisalat Telecommunications company in Dubai on Monday. Over a million BlackBerry users face being cut off from key ...
UAE Answers US Blackberry Criticism Voice of America - Phillip Wellman - 3 Aug, 2010 Photo: AP The United Arab Emirates says it is disappointed with the United States for criticizing its decision to ban key Blackberry communication services. ...
In criticizing UAE's plans to block BlackBerry service, US government is ... Washington Post - Cecilia Kang - 3 Aug, 2010 With the State Department's criticism of the United Arab Emirates for blocking BlackBerry services, the US government is left walking a fine ...
	BlackBerry users lambast planned UAE services ban AFP - W.G. Dunlop - 3 Aug, 2010 DUBAI �" BlackBerry users in Dubai on Tuesday panned a decision by the United Arab Emirates to suspend key services on the smartphone, saying it would be bad ...
UAE BlackBerry users set for iPhone, Samsung switch Reuters - Tamara Walid, Martina Fuchs - 3 Aug, 2010 DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Mobile phone service providers scrambled on Tuesday to hold onto half a million users spooked by ...
	BlackBerry ban could affect privacy CNN International - Doug Gross - 3 Aug, 2010 (CNN) -- Smartphone users in countries all over the world could lose some privacy if a threat by the United Arab Emirates to shut down ...
Data fears may spark phone ban Sydney Morning Herald - 3 Aug, 2010 LONDON: There are growing concerns governments could suspend BlackBerry data services, including email and web browsing, after the United Arab Emirates and ...
	Expat guide to the UAE: financial management Telegraph.co.uk - Alison Steed - 3 Aug, 2010 Dubai, a member country of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become a major draw for those wanting to emigrate thanks to its rapid expansion and the high ...
	BlackBerry ban: Is UAE trying to crack down on Dubai's wild ways? Christian Science Monitor - Tom A. Peter - 3 Aug, 2010 BlackBerry ban coming to the UAE is intended to improve security after Dubai's 'Wild West' ways came under scrutiny after a brash assassination earlier this ...
Take A Look - Data security a risk for BlackBerry Reuters - 3 Aug, 2010 The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have threatened to suspend some Blackberry services unless the maker, Research in Motion RINM.O(RIM. ...
Debating Gulf states Blackberry ban BBC News - 3 Aug, 2010 Two Gulf states have announced bans on some functions of the Blackberry mobile phone, claiming security concerns. The United Arab Emirates is to block ...
BlackBerry Users in UAE Get Free Smartphone After Shutdown PC World - 3 Aug, 2010 By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Some BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates will get to choose a new, free replacement smartphone as a result of the UAE ...
BlackBerry says it won't compromise on security Economic Times - 3 Aug, 2010 TORONTO: Responding to the ban on BlackBerry by the United Arab Emirates and Saud Arabia, device maker Research in Motion (RIM) said here Monday that it ...
United Arab Emirates To Crack Down On BlackBerry NPR - 3 Aug, 2010 The Blackberry is a hugely popular device in many countries, but it's unwelcome in the UAE, which plans to ban BlackBerry e-mail, instant messaging and ...
Etisalat's Fourth-Quarter Results to Show BlackBerry Effect, Moody's Says Bloomberg - Arif Sharif - 3 Aug, 2010 Emirates Telecommunications Corp.'s fourth-quarter results will show the effect of suspending BlackBerry ...
Etisalat Launches High Value Mobility Packages in Response to BlackBerry ... Al-Bawaba - 3 Aug, 2010 Etisalat today responded rapidly to the announcement of the TRA to suspend BlackBerry services on October 11 and unveiled valuable, alternative mobility ...
US has a quiet word with Arabs over Blackberry ban Inquirer - Nick Farrell - 3 Aug, 2010 THE US, which is currently calling for the death penalty for people who give secrets to Wikileaks is presuming to lecture the Arabs about ...
	UAE Defends 'Right' To Halt BlackBerry Services RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - 3 Aug, 2010 The United Arab Emirates has defended its right to suspend key BlackBerry smartphone services after Washington criticized the move. ...
UAE defends 'right' to suspend Straits Times - 3 Aug, 2010 DUBAI - THE United Arab Emirates defended its right to suspend key BlackBerry smartphone services in the Gulf state after the United States criticised the ...
UAE to ban BlackBerryâ€™s data services Korea Times - Dale McFeatters - 3 Aug, 2010 By the standards of the region, the United Arab Emirates are open, tolerant within limits and welcoming to entrepreneurs. ...