*The Internet has already nicknamed it “BarackBerry,” but, in fact, President Obama’s new smartphone is a $3,350 device that has all the bells and whistles of his beloved Blackberry, but none of the security risks.

The president has been fighting efforts by the National Security Agency to ditch his BlackBerry phone, saying they would have to “pry it out of my hands.” He protests that a mobile device would help him stay in touch with the real world.

Writing on his blog for the Atlantic magazine, Marc Ambinder reports that the NSA and the president have reached a compromise, a spy-proof BlackBerry alternative called Sectera Edge.

Made by General Dynamics, the cell phone is reportedly capable of encrypting top secret voice conversations and handling classified documents. However, Ambinder also reports that instant messaging in the White House will still be forbidden.

I hope those guys that broke down the i-phone don’t hear about this spy-proof uncrackable thing!

J. Manning
Superintendent