Regardless of your politics, or whether you're a phone nerd or not, it is interesting to see what handsets are being used by the President of the United States. Back in 2009, a newly inaugurated Barack Obama had a very strong BlackBerry addiction, and worked out a deal with the NSA that allowed him to have a special version of the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition for personal use. For secure calls, he turned to a Windows Mobile phone called the Selectra Edge. Based on the Palm Treo 750, the device was built to survive a four-foot drop on concrete. It also featured secured ports, and plug-in modules ...Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Obama had his 'Berry and a Selectra Edge; Trump uses a pair of Apple iPhone handsets
Regardless of your politics, or whether you're a phone nerd or not, it is interesting to see what handsets are being used by the President of the United States. Back in 2009, a newly inaugurated Barack Obama had a very strong BlackBerry addiction, and worked out a deal with the NSA that allowed him to have a special version of the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition for personal use. For secure calls, he turned to a Windows Mobile phone called the Selectra Edge. Based on the Palm Treo 750, the device was built to survive a four-foot drop on concrete. It also featured secured ports, and plug-in modules ...
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