engadget.com - 1/14/2009
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Next week's US presidential inauguration of Barack Obama will have one sour note for the Illinois senator. Sure, he's gonna be the leader of the free world, but the notorious BlackBerry addict will have to give up his smartphone -- and frankly, if given the choice, we'd probably choose ...
businessweek.com - 1/16/2009
cellular-news.com - 1/15/2009
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Handset vendor, Mi has launched a Barack Obama
branded mobile phone for sale in Kenya - the...
home country of the President Elect's father. The handset is co branded with the Obama colours and logo and is being sold for roughly $30. The company says ...
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A Barack Obama Branded Mobile Phone
wired.com - 1/19/2009
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wired.com —
In November, not two weeks after winning the
election and still two months from becoming commander in...
chief, Barack Obama brought the government into the 21st century. Or at least that was what we were told when he released his first Web video address ...
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The Wired Presidency: Can Obama Really Reboot the White ...
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BlackBerry-addict Obama has a few smartphone options
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... President-elect Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States in exactly one week - January 20. Sure, that’s good news for the former Illinois Senator, but his promotion doesn’t come without a little bit of sacrifice - namely, he’ll have to give up his precious BlackBerry. Fortunately, the President does have a few NSA-approved smartphones he can use. ...
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to the White House, whether his subordinates like it or not.
"I
think we're going to be able to hang onto one of these," Obama said in
a recent CNN ...
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