News Corp ties Murdoch pay closer to share price

A sample of what some may call window dressing: "In order to shift the compensation structure, Carey's base salary was slashed by half to $4.05 million from $8.1 million. But (Murdoch 2IC Chase) Carey will be eligible to receive performance-related share units worth up to $20 million.

RIM releases new touchscreen BlackBerry Torch

Toronto Star story on the "unleashing" of BlackBerry6. Mike Lazaridis, pictured here at earier event, made the announcement in New York. News release below.

RELEASE --Research In Motion (RIM) today announced BlackBerry® 6, a new operating system for BlackBerry® smartphones that retains the trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use. BlackBerry 6 features a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with a touch screen and trackpad, expanded messaging capabilities that simplify managing social media and RSS feeds, an advanced multimedia experience that rivals the best in the industry, a convenient new Universal Search tool, and a new and efficient WebKit-based browser that renders web pages quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience.

Visual, Fluid Interface
BlackBerry 6 has been redesigned making it easier and more intuitive, with clean, sleek visuals and natural, fluid navigation. Designed to be both fresh and familiar, the new interface enables a productive, fun and highly satisfying user experience whether using a touch screen or trackpad and keyboard.

Bruce Garvey, 70 was a classic newspaperman

Legendary figure from the wild old days of newspapering.

Examining the role of the "WikiLeaks Three"

The Observor's extended attempt to analyse the role of the publications favoured (and used) by WikiLeaks.

UAE noves to suspend BlackBerry service

BlackBerry's Messenger application has spread rapidly in the region but because the data is encrypted and sent to offshore servers, it cannot be monitored locally, making regulators worry it might pose a threat to national security. Reuters