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BlackBerry App World is an application distribution service
and application by Research In Motion (RIM) for certain
BlackBerry devices.
The service provides BlackBerry users with an environment to
browse, download, and update third-party applications. The service
went live on April 1, 2009.
History
On October 21, 2008, RIM announced at the BlackBerry Developer
Conference that the company would open an application store for
their devices.[1] It was
also announced that the store was scheduled to be open in March
2009, and would work in conjunction with PayPal's services. On January 19, 2009, RIM
began accepting submissions of applications from developers.[2]
On March 4, 2009, RIM officially named the store "BlackBerry App
World"[3]
(previously called the BlackBerry Application Storefront). It was
also confirmed that the service would not initially be available
for desktops, and only a web-based catalog would be accessible from
non-BlackBerry devices.
Pricing
and availability
RIM announced that the store would initially available in the United States, United Kingdom,
and Canada.[4] It
is currently available in those countries in addition to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Venezuela.[5] The
service is available in English and Spanish
languages only, but this is expected to change in future releases.
Applications are both free and paid from $2.99-$999.99 USD in the
U.S. Developers pay a $200 USD fee to participate in the
program.
On April 1, 2009, at CTIA's trade show, RIM announced that App
World had gone live.[6]
The store is available for the following BlackBerry devices that
are updated to BlackBerry OS version 4.2.0 or
higher:[4]
Storage
Apps can not be stored on a media card, causing a very limited
number of applications to be loaded on a device for use.[7]
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