Thread: RIM Acquires Torch Mobile

For all of you out there that love to check out all the latest browsers for the Blackberry, we have some news that is sure to excite you! Torch Mobile has been acquired by RIM to enhance the browser and add some exciting new features. Torch Mobile is known for their WebKit-based browser, which they hope will continue to enhance the Blackberry experience.

For more information on Torch Mobile and their Webkit-based browsers head over to their site!

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My one question now is: What are the iPhone guys gonna say? RIM seems to be heading in the right direction now. This should get interesting

Originally Posted by Natemz

My one question now is: What are the iPhone guys gonna say? RIM seems to be heading in the right direction now. This should get interesting

Maybe just "can I trde my IPhone in for a real enterprise phone? Because I want blackberry now :laugh2:

This is exciting news....love a fast browser....but who doesn't. I keep getting a 404 with the site link....anyone else?

It's not just a fast browser. Flash capabilities are going to be the forefront conversational piece with this addition to the tool bin.

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Nice!

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about time, finally RIM seems to understand that nowadays people uses a blackberry for things more than just phone calls or checking appointments.

Originally Posted by Seanren78

This is exciting news....love a fast browser....but who doesn't. I keep getting a 404 with the site link....anyone else?

link fixed

Originally Posted by ealvnv

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about time, finally RIM seems to understand that nowadays people uses a blackberry for things more than just phone calls or checking appointments.

This is very true. I actually don't use my BB as a phone all that much. It's more of a "Personal Connection Device" than a phone. BBMs, email, text & web browsing are the more of a focus for me.

We live in an age where people tend to want to text or email another person rather than call them.

Good news indeed this is the only feature I truly feel is missing from my phone

The browser is probably one of the features I dislike the most about BlackBerry. It's better than most dumb phones, but no where near anything to write home about.

so how long till we get this new technology? Cant wait

A better browser with flash and flick scrolling will complete my blackberry. The two things that bug me about the browser is the loading speed (which is getter better with os releases) and the fact it doesn't align text in page view. I hate having to scroll side to side to have to read text. And column view on html sites is just awful. That's why I use Bolt browser.

this is one thing I am really excited about. I can honestly say one of the weaker parts of the "blackberry experience" is the native browser. I think the 3rd party browsers are better and hopefully, with the edition of Torch, RIM can change that around. I look forward to seeing the next version of the Blackberry Browser :-)