It's not the most transparent blog post ever, but RIM's CTO David Yach has just written a post entitled "RIM welcomes TAT".
"Today we are pleased to confirm plans for The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) team to join Research In Motion (RIM)," he says.
"We're excited that the TAT team will be joining RIM and bringing their talent to the BlackBerry PlayBook and smartphone platforms."
Between the lines?
One reading of this could be that RIM has acquired the Swedish outfit, but there's no mention of this on the TAT website nor is the term 'join' really strong enough to suggest it.
Equally it wouldn't seem to make sense for one of the world's best UI companies to be tied down to a single OEM, especially as it works with the likes of Asus, Google, Motorola, Orange, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and PayPal.
Still, if RIM has bought TAT - which is a possibility reading between the lines - it would demonstrate the company is taking its staid reputation when it comes to interface and screen interactivity seriously.
Either way, TAT involvement means we're looking forward to PlayBook even more.
As an example, this is the sort of thing that TAT thinks about.
[source: RIM blog]
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024 | Australasia | May 29th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Interview
May 13th, 2024