RIM Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over BlackBerry Outage

RIM’s apology and peace offering of free apps after a four-day service outage in early October did not appease all unhappy BlackBerry owners.

Two separate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. and Canada, both on behalf of all BlackBerry owners with an active service agreement at the time of outage. The class action suits seek damages for breach of contract and negligence on RIM’s part.

The outage, which lasted from Oct. 10 until Oct. 14, left millions of users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas unable to receive emails and messages. (via mashable.com)

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Adobe Reader App Lands On iPhone and iPad

Adobe is porting the Adobe Reader software experience over to Apple mobile devices Monday with the release of Adobe Reader for iOS.

Adobe Reader for iOS will enable users to view, access, interact with, share and print PDF files wirelessly (via AirPrint) from their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

“Now you can quickly and efficiently view the widest range of PDF file type — including PDF Portfolios, password-protected PDF documents and Adobe LiveCycle rights-managed PDF files,” explains Anuj Gupta, Adobe project manager. (via mashable.com)

Facebook, eBay unveil plans to drive future of commerce

Facebook, the world’s largest social-networking platform, is tapping eBay’s commerce platform to create new social shopping experiences for hundreds of millions of consumers.

Specifically, eBay is integrating Facebook’s new Open Graph 2.0 functionality into its global commerce systems, which come under the umbrella of a new business unit called X.commerce, and include eBay, PayPal, and Magento (which has built shopping sites for 100,000 merchants). The news was announced at Innovate, eBay’s developer conference, being held today through Friday in San Francisco. (via CNET.com)