This is swanky. RIM’s showing off BlackBerry’s newWebKit-based browser, and yes, it’s fast! JavaScript actually loads! It even scored a perfect 100 in the Acid3 rendering test. Still a months away, but we’ll take it. More »
Another mobile software maker has fallen for the seductive charms of WebKit, and it’s a biggie: RIM has acquired Torch Mobile—the company that makes the WebKit-based Iris browser—to “contribute to the BlackBerry platform”. So long, asstastic BlackBerry browser. More »