[HIB]EU Commission chose iPhone and HTC over BlackBerry

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The European Union Commission rejected Research in Motion's BlackBerry in favor of Apple's iPhone and HTC smartphones, a spokesman said, amid a spreading row about BlackBerry security.The EU's executive arm, which employs more than 32,000 people, reviewed its choice of smartphone against a number of criteria, including security and financial impact, when it deployed a new technology platform in 2008.A number of governments have recently threatened to curb use of the BlackBerry on security grounds, with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday joining the United Arab Emirates, India and Kuwait.

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