The Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog
Last night at BlackBerry Jam Asia, Research in Motion officially renamed BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World…
We don’t think that we’d be going out on a limb if we were to assume that the new branding has something to do with the addition of music and video to the BlackBerry World store.
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Believe it or not, there are actually quite a few, extremely good, very high quality apps out for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The issue, however, is that they are almost impossible to find unless you already know they exist.
The problem here is app discovery, and, to be honest, every mobile platform struggles with it. BlackBerry App World, though, seems to be especially bad at it, as it is virtually impossible to find apps unless you visit BlackBerry App World from a BlackBerry PlayBook, and, even then, there is much to be desired.
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Arguably the biggest complaint of BlackBerry users when comparing their devices to the iPhone and Android devices is that there just aren’t that many apps out for the BlackBerry in comparison.
RIM is aware of this complaint and is why Alec Saunders, RIM’s vice president of developer relations and ecosystem development, told CNET that the company will launch BlackBerry 10 with more apps than any other first-generation mobile operating system.
If you own a BlackBerry and / or BlackBerry PlayBook and like to play games you’ll definitely want to check out Gameloft section of BlackBerry App World.
We aren’t sure if it all Gameloft games, however, dozens of them are now on sale for $0.99. This includes both BlackBerry and BlackBerry and BlackBerry PlayBook titles.
We hear that this sale is going on through June 21st so head over to BlackBerry App World and check out the impressive list of Gameloft games on sale before it’s too late…
BlackBerry developers recently received an email letting them know that significant changes are being made to BlackBerry App World categories including the elimination of the Beta category.
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Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.0.0.24 and is available for download in BlackBerry App World. This update to the popular native BlackBerry Twitter app is mostly a bug fix and includes the following updates:
Download Twitter for BlackBerry v3.0.0.24 from BlackBerry App World…
Research in Motion has released a update to Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones, v3.0.0.17, which is now available via BlackBerry App World.
This release of Facebook for BlackBerry addresses bugs found in previous versions including.
To install Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones v3.0.0.17, head over to BlackBerry App World…
Poynt, on of my favorite BlackBerry applications and on my list of 10 of the Greatest BlackBerry Applications of All Time, has been updated to version 1.8.6 and is now available for download in BlackBerry App World.
Poynt for BlackBerry v1.8.6 features include:
Who knows if and when Google will get around to creating a native Google+ for BlackBerry application.
In the mean time, however, BlackBerry developer Smarter Apps has taken it upon themselves to create third party Google+ for BlackBerry app which is currently in beta and free on BlackBerry App World.
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Cross platform mobile messaging app, eBuddy XMS, is now available in BlackBerry App World.
eBuddy XMS is still only available on the BlackBerry, Android, and iOS devices, but, clients for Windows Phone 7 and Nokia smartphones are coming soon.
To pick up eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry head over to BlackBerry App World…