RIM Buys App Store Company

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Research In Motion makes another acquisition as it battles iPhone and Android for the high end smartphone market.

Cellmania, founded in 1999, does a bunch of mobile infrastructure stuff, such as App Store infrastructure, letting mobile operators control the home screens of their customers' phones, and a content distribution network.

Analysts say RIM's real prize is Dr. Ronjon Nag, Cellmania's cofounder and CEO– if he stays around.

Recent headlines regarding RIM's prospects against Apple and Google read, "RIM, the next Palm..."