Will Blackberry ever get a real browser?

RIM posts job listing for 'WebKit Developer,' gets one step closer to a real browser

by Joshua Topolsky

posted Nov 1st 2009 at 4:33PM

Needed some more evidence that future BlackBerrys may be getting a much needed improvement in the browser department? You got it. Following up on the news that Research In Motion has acquired Torch Mobile (developers of the WebKit-based Iris browser), the Candian phonemaker is now looking to fill the position of "WebKit Developer," according to a job listing. The posting calls for a number of skills which would come in handy whilst creating a next-gen browser for the BlackBerry OS, clearly calling for someone with hands-on experience coding... WebKit style. Look, if you love Canada and hate the BlackBerry browser, here's your chance to make the world a better place. What are you waiting for?

[Thanks, Daniel M]

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Tags: BlackBerry, browser, browsers, job listing, job posting, JobListing, JobPosting, jobs, Research In Motion, ResearchInMotion, rim, webkit, webkit developer, WebkitDeveloper

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