U2 hooks up with BlackBerry; does iPhone have a crying app?

Irish rock group U2 is going without its iconic corporate partner, at least for its upcoming dance across the globe, which begins June 30 in Barcelona, Spain with the kick-off to the band's Live Nation tour to support its new "No Line on the Horizon'' album. The tour will be sponsored by Research In Motion, whose decidedly staid BlackBerry is being challenged by Apple's gadget eye candy iPhone.

"This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between RIM and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans," said U2 manager Paul McGuinness. "We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds."

It wasn't long ago that Apple and U2 were joined at the, uh, iPod