With a such large number of corporate business travelers on the BlackBerry you would expect that they type of application that would drive on the platform would be the travel companion.

This, however, is not the case for KAYAK, a popular travel comparison service, who recently announced that they will no longer support the KAYAK mobile app on the BlackBerry platform.

When we started KAYAK in 2004, we issued BlackBerries to the entire engineering team so we could communicate instantly 24/7. Today we’ve all switched, and it seems our users are doing the same. Our audience of BlackBerry users has been declining precipitously, and we can’t justify the cost any longer.

KAYAK will continue to support the usual suspects like Android and iOS, but, it would appear that decision to drop BlackBerry support was not based on market share alone as KAYAK plans to continue to support Windows Phone which has significantly less share than RIM, and, at the moment, slower growth.

BlackBerry 10, the next version of the BlackBerry operating system, will support Android apps, so one has to wonder if KAYAK will submit their Android App to BlackBerry App World.

Travel Comparison Service KAYAK Dropping BlackBerry App Support is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

Rumor has it that the official Twitter for BlackBerry app will join the ranks of BBM Music, Groupon, Foursquare, and others and receive BBM integration.

With Twitter for BlackBerry being connected to BBM, users can share tweets to other BBM users and in groups. In this new update, users can also do auto BBM personal message updates using Twitter for BlackBerry.

There is no official word on with Twitter for BlackBerry will be integrated with the BBM Social Platform, however, a beta release is expected sometime soon…

[Via N4BB]

Twitter for BlackBerry to receive BBM integration soon is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

One week ago to the day we talked about an update to WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry that took a bit longer to arrive in BlackBerry App World than we initially thought.  We are happy to report, however, that WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry v2.7.2330 is now available for download.

Download WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry…

WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry v2.7.2330 now available in App World is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

We’ve just heard that WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry has received a refreshed user interface and will be available in BlackBerry App World very soon.

WhatsApp is arguably the most widely used cross-platform mobile IM client, and, in addition to BlackBerry is available on Android, IOS, Windows Phone, and Nokia Symbian devices.

I know that some BBM die hards will immediately point out that WhatsApp is no replacement for BlackBerry Messenger.  I think, however, the point to WhatsApp is that you can use it to communicate with contacts who use smartphone platforms other than BlackBerry.

If you are looking for a good cross-platform mobile IM client, check out WhatsApp Messenger.  You can pick it up in BlackBerry App World as well as respective app stores for for other platforms…

WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry Getting a Make Over is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

In an effort to better promote BBM Music, Research in Motion’s new social music sharing and discovery service, the company is offering free 4 month subscriptions to users who sign up to BBM Music by Jan 4th.

What is really cool is that RIM is offering 4 free months of BBM Music to both new and existing users of the service…

BBM Music normally cost’s $4.99 per month which gets you access to 50 songs, 25 which can be swapped out each month.  BBM Music also allows you to access up to 50 songs from each of your BBM contact’s libraries limiting the amount of music available to you only by the number of your BBM contacts who also use the service.

You can pick up BBM Music in BlackBerry App World or, downloat OTA to your BlackBerry by visiting http://www.blackberry.com/bbmmusic.

Get 4 months of BBM Music FREE if you sign up by Jan. 4th is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

BlackBerry App World v3.1.0.56 is out of beta and now available for download to all.  New features in BlackBerry App World v3.1.0.56 include:

• App Gifting App Begging - allows users to beg their BBM contacts to buy BlackBerry Apps as gifts
• Content Rating - allows content providers to rate the maturity level of their apps allowing users to filter content based on said content rating
• WiFi Only Support - permits BlackBerry App World user to download when only Wi-Fi is available
• New Language Support - Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Dutch

If you haven’t already been prompted to download the latest version of BlackBerry App World, you can pick it up by heading to http://www.blackberry.com/appworld.

BlackBerry App World v3.1.0.56 with new Gift Begging feature now available… is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

Twitter for BlackBerry v2.1 is out of beta and officially available for download in BlackBerry App World.  The new hotness in this version of Twitter for BlackBerry is multiple account support, a feature that many BlackBerry users have been waiting on for some time.

Twitter for BlackBerry v2.1 features include:

• Multi-Account Support – Have up to five accounts on your Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones app. Switch between accounts and cross-post Tweets and Retweets from one account to another without switching the current account view.
• Enhanced “Share with BBM™” functionality – Easily share Tweets with BBM Contacts and Groups.
  View multiple Twitter accounts in a single timeline – View a stream of Tweets from up to five Twitter accounts in the Social Feeds timeline, or opt to filter individual Twitter accounts.
• Post a Tweet to multiple Twitter Accounts – Publish a Tweet to one or more Twitter accounts simultaneously using Social Feeds

Download Twitter for BlackBerry v2.1 from BlackBerry App World

Twitter for BlackBerry updated to v2.1 now with mulitple account support is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

Chase Bank has just released Chase Mobile for BlackBerry with mobile check deposit.

Chase Mobile app for BlackBerry features include:

• FIND US – Locate your nearest Chase branch or ATM quickly and easily.
• CONTACT US – Talk to our service representatives; they’re just a touch away.
• MAKE A DEPOSIT – With Chase QuickDeposit, you can save a trip to the bank. Simply make your deposit with two clicks of your BlackBerry smartphone camera.
• CHASE PERSON-TO-PERSON QUICKPAY – Send money to nearly anyone with a U.S. bank account just by using an email address or mobile phone number.
• MANAGE ACCOUNT ALERTS – Choose FREE Account Alerts to help you stay on top of your finances and monitor your account activity.
• SEE REWARDS – See your credit card and debit card rewards information
• BLUEPRINT – We’ve made it even easier to stick to your plan.  Simply view and make your BLUEPRINT credit card payment from your BlackBerry.

Download Chase Mobile for BlackBerry

Chase Mobile for BlackBerry now available with Check Deposit… is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...

BlackBerry App World v3.1 is now available for download in BlackBerry Beta Zone and contains a few new features including Wi-Fi only download support and content ratings.

Unfortunately we must also report that Research in Motion has included the most  bass-ackwards implementation of application gift requesting imaginable.  Instead of allowing a gift giver to initiate the process of giving of a BlackBerry app to someone, BlackBerry App World v3.1 instead allows users that want gifts to beg for them via BBM.

I can honestly tell you that the first time that I ever receive an unsolicited gift request from a BBM contact will be the last time I ever use BBM and possibly BlackBerry App World.  Let’s hope that RIM kills the gift begging feature in BlackBerry App World v3.1 before it becomes officially available, or, at the very least, adds the ability to opt out of being begged by contacts to buy them apps.

BlackBerry App World v3.1 now available in BlackBerry Beta Zone is a post from: RIMarkable, the Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog...