RIM acquires the Swedish design firm The Astonishing Tribe (TAT).
TAT specialises in user interface design-- and will be working on RIM's Playbook and smartphones.
Does this mean an update for the Blackberry's admittedly clunky interface? One assumes so.
TAT has a number of impressive concept videos showing, amongst others, eye-tracking technology, a slick interface for app switching and touchscreens embedded in translucent displays and mirrors.
Go TAT