Blackberry 10 is now offering 100,000 apps to the customers and has adding about 30,000 new apps in last seven weeks. The Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) announced that Blackberry 10 customers will have 100,000 applications available on the Blackberry World Storefront.
The apps like Amazon kindle, Open Table and The Wall Street Journal are available to the Blackberry 10 customers, and further there is a series of apps like CNN, The Daily Show Headlines, eBay, eMusic, Maxim, MLB at Bat, MTV News, Pageonce, PGA, Rdio, Skype, Soundhound and Viber, which will be available for download or purchase.
The customers of Blackberry 10 are already enjoying the prominent apps and games such as 8tracks, Angry Birds Star Wars, ATP World Tour Live, BBC Top Gear News, Bloomberg Anywhere, CBS Sports, Delta Air Lines, F1 2013 Timing App CP, Facebook, Foursquare, Jetpack Joyride, Keek, LinkedIn, Navita Translator, Need for Speed, NHL GameCenter, N.O.V.A. 3, The New York Times, PressReader, Slacker, Songza, Twitter, UFC, USA TODAY, Waze, WhatsApp, and Zara.
According to Martyn Mallick, Vice President, Global Alliances at Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB), the customers are delighted with applications in the new Blackberry 10, and the phone is getting outstanding response for its platform and applications. Mallick further said that the number of apps will continue to increase over.
He said that the topmost brands and application providers are associating with Blackberry 10 continuously, and developers hold the view that tools of Blackberry 10 are simple to build and there is ample room for app differentiation, which lacks in other platforms.
John Jackson, Research Vice President, Mobile & Connected Platforms at IDC said that the most vital thing for any platform is to attract and sustain developer support, which it requires a lot of work. he added that the progress of Blackberry 10 is the proof of its innovative association with developers all over the world and also the innovative architecture of the platform itself.
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB)’s Blackberry 10 is altogether a new experience, which other mobile platforms could not offer. Customers can share applications with those in their social network like BBM Facebook, and Twitter without any hassle. The gaming features such as leader boards, badges, rewards and more can be added in the applications using Score loop tools.
Apart from games and applications, Blackberry world offers its customers one of the most massive catalogs of music and video content by entering into partnership with all major movie studios, music labels and television networks.
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) flagship Z10 smartphone will be launched in the U.S. next week. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 operating system later this year, as well.
