BlackBerry 10, the much-delayed release of RIM's latest handsets and operating system, was delivered to more than 50 carriers around the world for testing, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said in a statement.
"I'm very pleased to confirm that we have passed a critical milestone in the development of our brand new mobile computing platform, BlackBerry 10," Heins said.
"We made this commitment during our recent results conference call and we have delivered."
Normally, upholding a promise to get a phone into testing isn't something that would drive a stock up noticeably, let alone 9%. But investors are viewing even modest progress in finally getting the BlackBerry 10 platform launched as a reason to celebrate.
RIM initially said its new software and devices would be available at the beginning of 2012. The company first delayed that to the end of this year, and then again to the beginning of next year. Heins said BlackBerry 10 remains on track for release in the first quarter of 2013.
Heins said carriers' response to BlackBerry 10 has been "tremendous," and testing will continue over the course of the next few months, as even more carriers evaluate the new platform.
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