BlackBerry device maker Reserach In Motion on Thursday announced that it plans to buy Swedish design house TAT, the firm that designed the T-Mobile G1 Android smartphone’s user interface. “The TAT team will remain as a group in their current location and become part of RIM’s global software development team,” David Yach, RIM’s chief technology officer, told TechNewsWorld. The pending purchase is seen as a bid by the handset maker to revive its battered fortunes in the smartphone field and help it carve out a niche in the burgeoning tablet market.
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TAT Purchase Could Give RIM PlayBook Interface More Game
Posted by: Richard Adhikari December 2, 2010 11:31 AMBlackBerry device maker Reserach In Motion on Thursday announced that it plans to buy Swedish design house TAT, the firm that designed the T-Mobile G1 Android smartphone’s user interface. “The TAT team will remain as a group in their current location and become part of RIM’s global software development team,” David Yach, RIM’s chief technology officer, told TechNewsWorld. The pending purchase is seen as a bid by the handset maker to revive its battered fortunes in the smartphone field and help it carve out a niche in the burgeoning tablet market.