Third World could be the salvation for RIM's BlackBerry

Research In Motion is turning to the Third World as a new market for its BlackBerry smartphone.

Toronto Globe and Mail reporter Iain Marlow writes: "In countries such as Nigeria, far from the iPhone-toting masses of the developed world, BlackBerry remains king among smartphones."

Canalys, a research firm, reports that BlackBerry is the No. 1 smartphone in Africa, even though its fortunes have been declining rapidly in North America.

"Now, enormous frontier countries such as Nigeria are critical…