If you missed the live BlackBerry Service Update Press Conference this morning, we have the audio here so you can check it out. During the call, both Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were on hand to explain the cause of the longest BlackBerry outage to date. They took questions from investors and media and helped shed some light on things for everyone. Services have now been fully restored across the globe, so things should be up and running for everyone at this point. Check out the full 22 minute press conference in the player above.
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