Wireless carrier AT&T announced new data plans for smartphones and tablets Wednesday that include bumps in price and data limits.

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Research in Motion, which has quickly expanded a research facility in Cary during the past year, plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs companywide to offset slowing sales and falling market share.

The Canadian company is best known for its BlackBerry smartphones, but is struggling amid increasing competition from Apple's iPhone and other rivals. It recently introduced a new Playbook tablet computer and is preparing to start selling a new version of its Bold phone.

But this afternoon, RIM forecast quarterly sales and profit that were weaker than analysts had expected. RIM shares fell more than $5 in late trading, after closing at $35.33 today. The stock was already down 39 percent this year.

The company didn't estimate how many jobs might be cut in its planned "headcount reduction," which is expected to begin in the current quarter.

Taiwanese cell phone maker HTC said today that it plans to lease space in downtown Durham's American Tobacco Campus.

HTC is leasing about 15,000 square feet, plus an additional 12,000 square feet for future expansion.

The company said the facility, a new research and development office, will employ 45 people initially.

“HTC has been successful bringing its unique brand of people-centric innovation to consumers, and with the establishment of this new R&D office, we are taking an important step to extend our leadership position in the wireless industry,” said Ron Louks, chief strategy officer for HTC, in a release.

“Durham is a perfect place to open our new R&D office because we are able to tap into this deep pool of technical talent that complements HTC’s leading-edge R&D efforts going on around the world.”

The announcement is a major win for both downtown Durham and American Tobacco.

In October, the Durham City Council approved $150,000 in incentives for HTC. A proposal before the council said HTC expected to create 99 jobs over five years.

The average annual wage for jobs would be $125,000.