BlackBerry Touch 9860 gets demoed on video

Coming soon to carriers, the BlackBerry Touch 9860 sports the new BlackBerry OS 7. This is RIM's third try at an all (well mostly) touch-enabled smartphone after the Storm and Storm 2.  Looks fast, impressive and we can't wait to see it in person.

Source: dungmr1 on YouTube

No More In-app Purchases for Kobo users on iOS

Updated on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:37PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Earlier this week, Apple instituted new rules which affect Kobo Reader app user's experience on iPhone and iPad apps. The biggest change is the removal of the ability to shop within the app. This is inconvenient to users since it now requires an extra step ( and Safari) to Browse and buy new books or newspapers.  Kobo is reportedly working on a HTML 5 version of their app that will allow the functionality as originally designed. Below is Kobo's statement on the matter.

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Meet Mozilla's Smartphone Concept - The Seabird 2D

Browser companies making smartphones?Where have we heard that before? The Mozilla Seabird 2D may or may not happen but we like what we see. Choice is awesome for consumers and another Android OS spinoff on today's hardware should be interesting. The Seabird 2D has ATRIX aspirations and seems to focus on similar browser based OS that can be pushed to a screen. Built in Bluettooth dongle and top notch specs. Best of all the Seabird 2D is  expected to be community built.

RIM cuts 2,000 Jobs, COO Morrison retires

This is the unfortunate news we all knew was coming. RIM has announced that it is cutting 2,000 jobs from its global workforce. Announced in a statement today, the BlackBerry maker stated that the 2,000 jobs represent 11 per cent of its total workforce.  RIM's lack of new smartphone releases in the recent months and the slow but steady sales of its PlayBook tablet have impacted the company's bottom line.

The company also announced that its chief operating officer, Don Morrison, is planning to retire, and that Thorsten Heins is taking on the expanded role of chief operating officer for product and sales. 

"We thank Don for his outstanding service to RIM. We understand and respect his decision to retire after successfully dealing with a serious medical challenge and we wish him a quick recovery," stated Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEOs at RIM. "Don's presence at RIM will be missed, but our senior management and sales teams had already stepped up to manage Don's responsibilities since the commencement of his medical leave and we're confident in the ability of those teams to continue Don's tradition of success going forward."

Thorsten Heins is taking on the expanded role of COO (Product and Sales). All product engineering functions, including both hardware and software teams, are being consolidated under Heins' direction.