Mobile-phone manufacturer BlackBerry, Research in Motion Ltd (Rim), today launched its Blackberry App World, a "One-Stop Shop" or "department store" that provides online applications for their mobile phone production.
The launch was conducted after the vendor-vendor lain was first launched application store. As Apple Inc, which has launched a national online application, Apple App Store. Vendor-other smart phone vendors have also been doing the same thing.
According to Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry Deputy Chief Executive, applications available on the Blackberry App can be downloaded through the World website Rim starting noon yesterday. Thousands of applications for the Blackberry will be available at the launch of this.
However, unlike the Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World akan share the results with the operator's mobile phone sales this application. "Blackberry is also a possibility for the mobile phone operator to create their own shops, their applications," said Balsillie. In addition, it is also possible for customers to pay for the purchase of the application through their mobile phone bills.
