The co-CEOs of embattled BlackBerry maker Research in Motion have stood down in favour of COO Thorsten Heins with the company saying it was "acting on the recommendation of its co-chief executive officers to implement the succession plan they previously submitted to the board."

Android devices might be outselling those running iOS, but the Apple camp is still responsible for the majority of mobile web browsing according to one web analytics firm.

Android devices might be outselling those running iOS, but the Apple camp is still responsible for the majority of mobile web browsing according to one web analytics firm.

Rumours are circulating that Amazon, Microsoft and Nokia have  had informal or formal merger discussions with Research in Motion in recent months, but with none of these discussions progressing to the stage of a formal bid.

Research in Motion has confirmed that products running its next operating system - formerly named BBX but now BlackBerry 10 - will not be available until the latter part of calendar 2012.

Micro Focus SilkPerformer has been enhanced with the ability to carry out performance testing of mobile web applications.

BBX is dead.  Long live Blackberry 10.

US software company, BASIS International, has secured a temporary restraining order preventing Research In Motion from using the term BBX to denote its upcoming operating system.

Following the recent launch in Australia of two NFC capable BlackBerry smartphones, Research In Motion has teamed up with Sydney NFC specialist Tapit to promote the use of NFC in phones.

Smartphones like the iPhone and Blackberry now dominate the soaring mobile advertising market as Australians reportedly become increasingly comfortable receiving ads on their mobile devices.