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If you have a BlackBerry app or you’re considering developing one, chances are that you’re trying a variety of channels, one of which is BlackBerry App World. Like any good business, you have to have a strategy for success with App World, and you can’t rely entirely on organic discovery. Here are a few tips to maximize your success in App World.
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StatCounter is a web analytics company that has published some interesting data about web browsing on the various smartphone platforms. According to their stats, which are sampled based on 15 billion pageviews per month in the US, BlackBerry OS trumped Apple’s iOS in web browsing for the first time at 34.3% versus 33% respectively.
One of the reasons BlackBerry’s web browsing has shot up recently is probably directly attributed to the success of the BlackBerry Torch and newly upgraded devices to BlackBerry 6. As we leave OS 5 behind, we can expect more BlackBerry devices to be hitting web sites. Go baby go!
UberTwitter is finally out of the beta cycle and they have a few new features including dismissible ads. With the fact that you can easily tap an ad out of the way, and they’re not even that intrusive to begin with, you wonder why anyone would pay the yearly $4.99 subscription. In any case, with the free version you get all the premium features including the most recently added features such as:
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We knew this day would come eventually when we learned more about why Kik was pulled from App World. RIM has filed a patent lawsuit against Kik, and while we don’t know the exact patents RIM is claiming Kik has infringed on, a good guess is that it has to do with a RIM patent on BBM’s sent, delivered, read, and typing indicators. Considering the CEO of Kik, Ted Livingston, used to work at RIM, it wouldn’t be a stretch to think he had insider knowledge about the patent details.
Here is a thought: maybe RIM wouldn’t have sued Kik if they didn’t use this patent on other devices. The fact that the company essentially brought BBM to other platforms in such a way is bad for RIM’s business. Carriers will often say that BBM is the number 1 customer retention tool for BlackBerry, and if this opens up to other platforms they lose a bit of competitive advantage.
When we last wrote about FgVoIP, they had developed a VoIP client that lets you make and receive VoIP calls on all BlackBerrys but they had a limited amount of device support. The company let us know that their client is now available on all BlackBerry Devices right up to and including OS 5.0.
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FlightNetwork.com has launched a free app that lest you search and compare airfares available in Canada. The app lets you book the flight without having to be re-directed to a webpage or call a number. Other features of the app include the ability to connect with customer support, and share airfares with friends and family through email, Facebook and Twitter. So far, reviews of the app aren’t amazing but App World users tend to be a bit extreme in their reviewing. The app is free so it’s worth checking out and hopefully saving yourself a buck or two. Grab the app from App World.
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