Get Apps for Your BlackBerry From App World
Although everyone has become accustomed to seeing Apple’s television commercials presenting some really cool apps that you can download to your iPhone; they don’t have a monopoly on apps or phones that can accommodate them. Less than 2 weeks ago RIM, the makers of the highly addictive BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry App World. At the BlackBerry App World you’ll find a wide range of applications that include personal and business use which can be downloaded straight to RIM smartphones.
Users can access BlackBerry App World over traditional cellular networks as well as Wi-Fi, and can be used with various BlackBerry models. As well, users will be presented with a catalog of relevant apps for their specific mobile phone model automatically. The front page features a carousel showcasing several applications that will vary from week to week allowing users to discover new applications across all categories.
The types and number of application should continually increase with time, and the current list of application categories include:
- Entertainment
- Games
- Maps and Navigation
- Music and Video
- News and Weather
- Personal Finance and Banking
- Personal Health and Wellness
- Productivity and Utilities
- Professional and Business
- Reference and eBooks
- Social Networking and Sharing
- Sports and Recreation
- Travel
If you’re more comfortable finding applications on your own, then you can make use of the search feature to track down the apps that you want. If you really like an app then you can review it and star rate it for the benefit of others as well see reviews, descriptions and screenshots of apps before downloading them. Find an app that you really want to recommend? You can recommend applications to others through email, PIN, SMS message or BlackBerry Messenger. As you may very well end up with dozens of apps; you can keep track of your applications with the My World folder that lets you store, uninstall reinstall and transfer applications to a new BlackBerry smartphone.
BlackBerry App World supports both free and for-purchase applications. It’s expected that nearly 1,000 applications would be posted by partners on BlackBerry App World in the first week, including applications from popular brands such as:
- Bloomberg
- ClearChannel (iheartradio)
- Gameloft
- Hotel Reservation Service
- LIVESTRONG.COM
- Lonely Planet
- MTV Networks
- New York Times
- Pandora
- salesforce.com
- Shazam
- Slacker
- Viigo
- WorldMate
Currently, BlackBerry App World is only available to users in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, but service in more countries will be sure to follow. Don’t let iPhone owners have all the fun! Find and download the apps you want for your BlackBerry by visiting BlackBerry App World.
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