BlackBerry services to go dark in UAE, Saudi
More than a million BlackBerry users may have key services in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cut off after authorities stepped up demands on smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) for access to encrypted messages sent over the device. Full story »
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