Saudi Blackberry service resumes

Blackberry services have been restored in Saudi Arabia, reports say.A ban on the use of the device for sending and receiving messages was due to have come into force.And locals said the handsets had stopped working for four hours.But there is no sign yet that the ban has been lifted. Earlier reports that Blackberry manufacturers RIM (Research in Motion) had found a solution to security issues raised by local authorities cannot be confirmed.To read this BBC News report in full, see:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10896653Also see:BlackBerry Still Working in Saudi Pending Talks [AP]
A Saudi telecom official says a ban on BlackBerry messenger service in the kingdom has not taken effect pending ongoing negotiations with its Canada-based maker to avert the shutdown.
www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/08/07/world/AP-BlackBerry-Crackdown.html