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08-26-2009, 01:03 AM
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Research in Motion (http://www.rim.com/), BlackBerry maker, has acquired Torch Mobile (http://www.torchmobile.com/)to get its hands on Iris, Torch’s mobile browser. Iris is based on open source code WebKit, the very same code that is used in the Apple iPhone, the Palm Pre and Google Android phones.
The webkit addition is expected to eliminate the common grouse against BlackBerry’s lack of cutting edge mobile internet browsing technology beyond basic sms and email access. The iris browser is fully compatible with touch screen devices, has touch screen key , mouse cursor control capability, PDF reader , IM Client, can manage multiple windows and tabs in addition to having multimedia support, a secure sockets layer and its own widget platform. The acquisition is certain to place RIM in a much better position to tackle the challenges posed by Apple’s more popular, much touted touch screen strengths.
“Our team of developers will join RIM’s global organisation and will now be focused on utilising our WebKit-based mobile browser expertise to contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the BlackBerry platform,” the company said on its website today (http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/).
“Torch Mobile’s team of highly skilled developers has been actively involved in open source development and includes contributors, committers and reviewers of the WebKit project. As part of RIM, these developers will continue to be active participants in the WebKit development community,” Torch said.
Research in Motion (http://www.rim.com/), BlackBerry maker, has acquired Torch Mobile (http://www.torchmobile.com/)to get its hands on Iris, Torch’s mobile browser. Iris is based on open source code WebKit, the very same code that is used in the Apple iPhone, the Palm Pre and Google Android phones.
The webkit addition is expected to eliminate the common grouse against BlackBerry’s lack of cutting edge mobile internet browsing technology beyond basic sms and email access. The iris browser is fully compatible with touch screen devices, has touch screen key , mouse cursor control capability, PDF reader , IM Client, can manage multiple windows and tabs in addition to having multimedia support, a secure sockets layer and its own widget platform. The acquisition is certain to place RIM in a much better position to tackle the challenges posed by Apple’s more popular, much touted touch screen strengths.
“Our team of developers will join RIM’s global organisation and will now be focused on utilising our WebKit-based mobile browser expertise to contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the BlackBerry platform,” the company said on its website today (http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/).
“Torch Mobile’s team of highly skilled developers has been actively involved in open source development and includes contributors, committers and reviewers of the WebKit project. As part of RIM, these developers will continue to be active participants in the WebKit development community,” Torch said.