RIM's revenue falls short

Research In Motion's (RIM's) stock took a hit yesterday, after the maker of the BlackBerry reported revenue from its latest quarter that fell short of expectations and warned that sales in the current three-month period are shifting to cheaper models, reveals the Associated Press.

RIM's shares were down $6.59, or more than 10%, at $57.50, in extended trading after the Canadian company reported results from the three months that ended 26 February.

It posted net income of $934 million, or $1.78 per share, for its fiscal fourth quarter. That was up 31%, from $710 million, or $1.27 per share, a year earlier.

A conference on cyber security has ended with a university deal to train a new generation of experts in fighting off criminal and terrorist IT attacks, states the BBC.

The summit in Cardiff agreed that the UK and the US would need to produce many thousands of people with this expertise over the next few years.

Delegates at the University of Wales event included the UN, the US defence department, Microsoft and IBM.

Google has begun testing Google Music internally, a sign that the much anticipated service is nearly ready for release, says Cnet.

Employees at the online behemoth have begun a process commonly referred to in Silicon Valley as “dog-fooding”, in which employees try out a new service or product, music industry sources said.

Two weeks ago, someone writing at the XDA Developers forum claimed to have accidentally discovered Google Music, after installing the Honeycomb version of the Android operating system on a phone.

The Houses of Parliament has given permission for UK members of Parliament to use electronic devices and Twitter in the House of Commons, according to Computing.co.uk.

The House of Commons' Procedure Committee had been debating the use of such technology, and has now concluded that handheld electronic devices, but not laptops, may be used in the Chamber, provided they are silent, and used in a way that does not impair decorum.

The committee added that tweeting about proceedings from the gallery is no different from presenters commenting on live broadcasts of proceedings, or from tweeting or blogging about proceedings when watched from outside the chamber.