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Revision as of 08:11, 26 May 2011

BlackBerry App World
Developer(s)Research In Motion Limited
Initial releaseApril 1, 2009
Stable release
2.1.1.2 / March 21, 2011
Written inJava
Operating systemBlackBerry OS
PlatformBlackBerry
Size31,809 apps [1]
Available inEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese
TypeDigital distribution
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteBlackberry App World

BlackBerry App World is an application distribution service and application by Research In Motion (RIM) for a majority of 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. Of the three major app providers, it has the largest revenue per app at $9,166.67 compared to $6,480.00 and $1,200.00 by the Apple App Store and Android Market, respectively. [2]

History

App World's main screen depicting a featured app

On October 21, 2008, RIM announced at the BlackBerry Developer Conference that the company would open an application store for their devices.[3] 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.[4]

On March 4, 2009, RIM officially named the store "BlackBerry App World"[5] (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.

On April 1, 2009, at CTIA's trade show, RIM announced that App World had gone live.[6]

At the BlackBerry sponsored Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES), it was announced that an average of 1 million apps were being downloaded each day.[7]

On August 19, 2010, BlackBerry App World 2.0 was released. This new version introduced BlackBerry ID - a single sign, account system that can be used on both the BlackBerry client and the BlackBerry App World desktop storefront. In addition to BlackBerry ID, BlackBerry App World 2.0 also introduced direct credit card billing and carrier billing for AT&T Wireless subscribers.

On December 3, 2010, Research in Motion announced that daily downloads were 2 million apps per day.[8]

Milestones

Date Downloads Per Day
July 30, 2010[9] 1,000,000
September 27, 2010[9] 1,500,000
February 14, 2011[9] 2,000,000
March 22, 2011[9] 3,000,000

Pricing and availability

RIM announced that the store would initially available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.[10]

As of September 9, 2010 - BlackBerry App World is available in 113 countries and accepts payment in all 113 using a combination of PayPal, credit card, and carrier billing.

List of countries where BlackBerry App World is available.

Applications are both free and paid from $0.99-$999.99 USD in the U.S. $0 registration and submission fees for Developers.[citation needed]

The service is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

The store is available for the following BlackBerry devices that are updated to BlackBerry OS version 4.5.0 or higher:[10]

Storage

Apps can be archived on a MicroSD or on eMMC storage of certain BlackBerry smartphone models.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ RIM BlackBerry (May 8, 2011). "BlackBerry App World Reaches 15,000 Apps". RIM Blackberry. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Eric Zeman (February 28, 2011). "BlackBerry App World Generates Highest Revenue Per App". Bacononthego.com. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  3. ^ Perez, Marin (2008-10-21). "RIM Announces BlackBerry App Store". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  4. ^ Meyer, David (2009-01-29). "BlackBerry app store open for submissions". CNET News. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  5. ^ Cha, Bonnie (2009-03-04). "RIM store crowned BlackBerry App World". Crave. CNET News. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  6. ^ Mies, Ginny (2009-04-01). "BlackBerry App World open for bousiness". Macworld. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Stuart (2010-04-27). "BlackBerry App World generating 1m downloads a day". Mobile Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  8. ^ unknown (December 3, 2010). "BlackBerry App World hits 2M daily app downloads". GSMA Mobile Apps Briefing. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  9. ^ a b c d "BlackBerry App World Doubles Downloads in 6 Months". Press Release. BerryReview. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  10. ^ a b "BlackBerry App World FAQ". Research In Motion. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  11. ^ "New Features of BlackBerry App World 1.1". Retrieved 2010-03-19.

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