BlackBerry blacksmith Research in Motion (RIM) is working on a music service for its smart phones, in a bid to move on from their involvement in the recent London riots and make its mobiles more musically tempting than their Spotify-toting iPhone and Android rivals. Called BBM Music, its subscribers will have access to about 50 songs at a time on …

HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou says his company is sticking with Google, despite the fact that the company plans to acquire one of HTC’s mobile-phone competitors. HTC CEO Peter Chou Stephen Shankland/CNET In an interview today with The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Chou downplayed the possibility that HTC would try to develop its own operating system in lieu of …

A second leaked Samsung road map surfaced today that seemingly confirms the manufacturer’s handset plans for the next few months. Italian tech blog telefonino has obtained multiple model numbers plus their related specs and launch dates. While Sammy was quick to acknowledge the first round of leaks as being inaccurate, those original details match up quite nicely with today’s information. …