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Shaw Wu, with the Kaufman Bros. analyst firm, reports that the first versions of the new BlackBerry browser could run 30%-60% faster than on other WebKit-based browsers (like on Android and iPhone). Apparently, this is because the BlackBerry Internet Service and push architecture that RIM has built cuts down significantly on bandwidth demands (possibly taking advantage of Opera-style server-side compression). Flash support is still a work in progress, but since RIM has acquired Torch Mobile, creators of the Iris browser, BlackBerry’s browser will get its much-needed upgrade in good time. RIM has been talking big about their new browser, but we’ll believe it when we see it. The iPhone has set a gold standard for the mobile web, and as the device’s primary sore point, BlackBerry desperately needs to catch up with their own browser.
[via Electronista]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
