It appears that, as a workaround to alleged patent violations in the US, RIM, the makers of the famous Blackberry portable email gadget will be offering a US specific version of it’s core software.

From The Inquirer story:

The word-around has been labelled Blackberry Multi-Mode edition – simply because it can act in different modes in different locations. The idea is that RIM has subtly altered the way mail is delivered. Rather worryingly, this alteration requires the mobile network operators in the USA – such as Cingular and Verizon – to do more of the work than is currently required. The difference should be absolutely invisible to the end user.

With the Feb. 24 court date looming, RIM is obviously trying to come up with a quick fix without affecting it’s US user base, but there are still doubts as to whether the Multi-Mode software fix will be enough.

[Source: The Inquirer]