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RIM teases WebKit-based BlackBerry Browser

RIM's not saying when you can expect it

By Al Sacco

February 16, 2010 03:11 PM ET

CIO - Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis this morning showed off the company's latest BlackBerry Browser, based on the WebKit open-source browser-engine, to anxious Mobile World Congress (MWC) attendees in Barcelona, Spain.

The day was a long time coming, as the BlackBerry Browser is probably the single most-commonly attacked component of RIM's BlackBerry OS. That's because the existing BlackBerry browser is slow; it has trouble with many JavaScript-heavy pages; and it renders certain Web pages unreadable altogether, just to name a few common complaints.

The new Browser's not available yet, and RIM's not offering up specific dates for when you can expect it, though it'll probably hit in late 2010.

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