Research in Motion renamed its app store BlackBerry World last week as it prepared for the launch of BlackBerry 10 — its effort to remain relevant in a market it helped pioneer. Its intent was to add music and video to the service, and the company has revealed that the…
As the company gets ready to release it’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system and fights to stay relevant against iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone, RIM has decided to introduce lower pricing tiers for their newly-named BlackBerry World store. The new pricing is starting with the British Pound and Euro, dropping…
First Android Market to Google Play, then Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store, and now BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World. RIM has announced that they are rebranding their store with a new name as their focus turns to an increase in content, specifically music and video content. The…
Nimbuzz isn’t the only VoIP app for BlackBerry to receive an update this past weekend; Viber for the BlackBerry platform has updated to version 2.3.19 in App World. Viber — which is currently available in English, Arabic, and Spanish languages — enables BlackBerry users to connect to the more than…
Are you ready for a faster way to update your apps in BlackBerry App World? Well, Research in Motion has decided to grant your wish in the form of a new update to BlackBerry App World that introduces one feature we’ve been wanting for a very long time: the ability…
There’s no doubt that when it comes to developers, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has tried to maintain a closer relationship than any other platform manufacturer. RIM’s developers are also among the best paid in the industry overall, which in an of itself is reason enough for many developers to…
It’s always great to see good news coming from the Waterloo offices for a change, and this news definitely qualifies as good. Some big download numbers have laid to rest a common misconception — especially among users of other platforms — that there is a lack of an app selection…
BlackBerry OS 2.0 allows PlayBook owners to install and run Android applications. Those apps need to be repackaged by developers, and run in an emulator environment on the tablet. Unfortunately, not all Android developers are ready to repackage their applications for RIM’s PlayBook. While PlayBook owners wait for their favorite…
