Blackberry Acquire Torch To Change Their Browser


	Blackberry Acquire Torch To Change Their Browser

fergalbarry

8-31-2009 11:37 AM

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blackberry, business, cell phones, pda, technology

fergalbarry says:

Gabriel Lavoie drew my attention to this on the TWiT FriendFeed.

I think this is a disinenguous quote from Kevin Restivo "Clearly, the smartphone market has evolved to the point where people, be it consumers or corporate users, need a fully fledged web browsing experience".

We have been clamoring for this for years. We were just ignored.

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