Posted on May 7, 2009, at 7:59 am .
Photo courtesy of Nan Palmero.
Here at WES 2009 there is a lot of talk about App World. While it is an evolutionary step for RIM and BlackBerry, third parties have been providing content to early adopter BlackBerry users for years. To understand how RIM can improve App World, we can look to existing portals for tips. Handango, Mobihand and Handmark are some major portals, while companies like Bplay are offering BlackBerry content as well.
One of the first things you’ll notice about App World, and we’ve been hearing a lot of complaints about this, is the marriage to PayPal. Third party app vendors offer a wide range of payment methods and RIM should do the same. Ideally, we would see carrier billing, but more on that later.
Continue reading about improvements App World could make
Posted on March 17, 2008, at 12:45 pm .
The Carphone Warehouse, a giant phone retailer in the UK, is now working with top software reseller, Handango. The software that Carphone Warehouse will be selling covers some of the most popular items out there these days, including Empower, Shape’s IM+, and a theme fit for any pink Pearl out there. Digital distribution is usually seen as a threat to the old-school brick-and-mortar stores, but it’s pretty interesting to see a web-based business make the jump backwards. Whether or not something like this flies will depend a lot on delivery. If you’re e-mailed a list of activation codes and download links, you might as well just buy the software off the site, but if it all came loaded on the device and ready to rock, it would make for a very unique way to buy your BlackBerry.
Posted on November 19, 2007, at 12:50 pm .
Handango has announced their quarterly results, and sales for the BlackBerry 8830 has topped the device list. The new kids on the block might have all those fancy features like cameras and Wi-Fi, but the good ol’ BlackBerry 8830 has had time to cement its user base, and is now appreciating the popularity. As ever, the announcement includes the quarter’s top ten products by OS…
Check out the BlackBerry best sellers behind the jump.
Posted on September 28, 2007, at 1:38 pm .
Handango’s published their annual Champion Award winners, cut up by device. Without further ado, here’s Handango’s BlackBerry picks.
Best Evolution Application – Narrator by Nuance Communications, Inc.
Best Entertainment Application – Monopoly Tycoon 2007 by Bplay/Hands-on Mobile
Best Industry Application – RepliGo Professional by Cerience Corporation
Best Life Management Application – Journal Bar by Omega One Software, LLC.
Developer of the Year – SHAPE Services GmbH
Rookie of the Year – IntelliGolf, Inc.
If you’re interested in hearing how other handhelds fared, you can check them out over here.
Posted on August 22, 2007, at 7:09 am .
Handango has released their quarterly yardstick report, and sales for BlackBerry 8100 software has come in an impressive second. Playing second fiddle to the Motorola Q, maybe, but still nothing to sneeze at. BlackBerry 8800 sales have been climbing higher, and so are requests for GPS and mapping software. Without further ado, here are this quarter’s top 10 BlackBerry apps, some of which we’ve got in our own store.
1. VoiceControl
2. Ringtone Megaplex
3. Ringphonic Lite
4. Colour Your Trackball
5. WorldMate Professional Edition
6. IM+
7. Ringphonic
8. eSpell
9. Aces Texas Hold’em – No Limit
10. RepliGo Professional
Full press release behind the jump.
