RIM appoints new COO and Chief Marketing Officer

Research In Motion just announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, a sure sign that things are moving at the Waterloo, ON BlackBerry maker just a week after its BlackBerry World Developer conference. Kristian Tear  was announced as Chief Operating Officer and Frank Boulben is the Chief Marketing Officer. See the full release below.

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Olympus reveals TG-1 iHS tough and pro quality camera

Olympus is innovating it's Tough line with the new TG-1 iHS which features the world’s first high-speed bright f2.0 lens on a Tough camera, and converter-lens compatibility to create a versatile system camera. Encased in a durable waterproof, dustproof, freezeproof and crushproof body, the TG-1 iHS is expected to retail for US $ 400 and brings a 12 Megapixel - CMOS 1/2.3 sensor, 4.5-18.0mm  lens with 4 x optical and 4 x digital zoom. It also features a GPS and digital compass.

Olympus is touting DSLR-quality TruePic VI image processor with in high-speed autofocus, enhanced Intelligent Auto for spectacular scene and subject recognition, and 2x Super-Resolution Zoom as a key differentiator for the TG-1 iHS in the sporty-line of point and shoot cameras.

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update with enhanced HDR, AirPlay and Safari fixes

Plug in your iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches and update your software, iOS 5.1 is out. According to Apple the update brings with it the following fixes.

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: 

- Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut 
- Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks 
- Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances 
- Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List 
- Fixes an issue where 'Unable to purchase' alert could be displayed after successful purchase 

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

iOS 5.1.1, which arrives as Build 9B206, is available for the following devices via iTunes, Apple's site, and over-the-air download directly from the devices: 

Samsung Galaxy S III announced for Wind Mobile, Virgin, Videotron, Telus and Mobilicity

Canadians rejoice! Samsung's new Android flagship smartphone the Samsung Galaxy S III will be coming to Telus, Virgin Mobile (Bell), Videotron, Wind Mobile and Mobilicity. The flurry of announcements came in earlier today. The Samsung Galaxy S III was launched last week in the UK.

The latest Galaxy smartphone features a large 4.8” Super Amoled HD display with a 720 x 1280 px (306ppi) resolution, 1GB of RAM and a number of software and user-focused capabilities running on the Google Android 4.0.4 OS. No actual date or pricing has been released by any of the carriers at this point. They just want people to know that it will be available sometime soon.