BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has confirmed the acquisition of DataViz, developer of the Documents To Go apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Rumours of the acquisition surfaced earlier this week when DataViz cancelled a planned version of Documents To Go for Palm smartphones. So its confirmation throws doubt on the future of the iOS apps.

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