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BlackBerry World web store goes online with apps, videos, music, and more

By Sam Byford on January 30, 2013 02:03 am + 20 comments

RIM announced a sweeping overhaul of its online content offerings this week, and the new BlackBerry Continue reading…
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RIM extends BlackBerry 10 developer incentives after it receives 19,000 new app submissions

By T.C. Sottek on January 21, 2013 11:09 pm + 74 comments

After a weekend that saw 15,000 BlackBerry 10 app submissions, RIM writes that 19,000 apps were Continue reading…
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RIM relaunches app store as 'BlackBerry World,' music and video content coming soon

By Aaron Souppouris on January 21, 2013 06:47 am + 21 comments

RIM has today announced the rebranding of its BlackBerry App World as "BlackBerry World." With the Continue reading…
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Verizon closing its app store for Android and BlackBerry devices in January

By Nathan Ingraham on November 5, 2012 03:03 pm + 60 comments

Back in early 2010, Verizon attempted to cash in on the app craze by launching its very own Continue reading…
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New BlackBerry 10 SDKs released as App World goes live for Dev Alpha devices

By Justin Rubio on July 19, 2012 09:38 pm + 29 comments

Thanks to an update to the BlackBerry Dev Alpha software, developers can now submit BlackBerry 10 Continue reading…
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RIM: developers still 'amazed' by BlackBerry 10, not leaving platform

By Adi Robertson on July 15, 2012 03:37 am + 151 comments

Rim's VP of developer relations, Alec Saunders, has struck back at a Baird survey suggesting that d Continue reading…
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BlackBerry App World surpasses three billion total downloads

By Dante D'Orazio on July 8, 2012 04:09 pm + 43 comments

RIM has just a bit of good news to share after revealing a $518 million operating loss last quarter Continue reading…
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Chat app Viber releases Windows Phone and BlackBerry betas, but no voice calls for now

By Sam Byford on May 8, 2012 06:26 am + 10 comments

Popular voice and text chat app Viber has expanded to BlackBerry and Windows Phone. The app offers Continue reading…
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Foursquare update for BlackBerry brings NFC support and better GPS performance

By Jeff Blagdon on April 30, 2012 09:40 am + 1 comments

Back in February Foursquare added NFC support for Android 4.0, and now it’s doing the same with an Continue reading…
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'Angry Birds Space' now available in Blackberry App World

By Aaron Souppouris on April 24, 2012 10:43 am + 70 comments

Rovio's intergalactic pig-torturing game Angry Birds Space is now available for Blackberry devices. Continue reading…