RIM Begins BlackBerry 10 Lab Tests With Over 50 Carriers

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Research In Motion Ltd. climbed the most in almost a month after saying that wireless carriers had begun lab-testing BlackBerry 10 phones worldwide, a sign the devices are on track for delivery early next year.

“In the last week, BlackBerry 10 achieved lab entry with more than 50 carriers -- a key step in our preparedness for the launch of BlackBerry 10 in the first quarter of 2013,” Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said in an e-mailed statement.