“In addition to sharing new details about its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 OS, RIM used today’s BlackBerry Jam keynote to make an announcement about App World,” reported Engadget on Tuesday.
“The company just revealed that in addition to applications and games, the store will sell music, movies and TV shows — a move that brings it more in line with rival stores like Google Play and Apple’s App Store.”
This will likely please App World’s current 80 million subscribers. According to the keynote, “there are currently 105,000 apps in the store, with 3 billion downloads logged since the store’s opening,” notes the post.
Research In Motion also said new BlackBerry 10 apps will soon increase that total number, as the company will begin accepting app submissions on October 10th.
In a related Engadget post, a video demo shows BB10 running on a new Dev Alpha B handset with 1280×768 screen.
AllThingsD reports that when the new BlackBerry phones finally launch in 2013, it will be a significant challenge to take on the iPhone 5 in addition to new Android and Windows Phone devices. “RIM is touting the ability of the phones to offer better multitasking, and constant access to email and messaging, as features that will help the phones stand out.”
Is this too little, too late — and has RIM made a mistake waiting until next year to launch new products? The company is expected to report earnings after market close today. “Shipments of BlackBerry phones fell a staggering 41% over the year to 7.4 million last quarter, according to an IDC report. That represented less than 5% of the market — the lowest level since 2009. On the financial front, RIM still has over $2 billion in cash on hand. But it lost $518 million last quarter, when sales slumped 43% from a year ago.” http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/rim-blackberry-earnings/
Rob ScottSeptember 27, 2012 at 06:39am
Is this too little, too late — and has RIM made a mistake waiting until next year to launch new products? The company is expected to report earnings after market close today. “Shipments of BlackBerry phones fell a staggering 41% over the year to 7.4 million last quarter, according to an IDC report. That represented less than 5% of the market — the lowest level since 2009. On the financial front, RIM still has over $2 billion in cash on hand. But it lost $518 million last quarter, when sales slumped 43% from a year ago.” http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/rim-blackberry-earnings/
“In addition to sharing new details about its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 OS, RIM used today’s BlackBerry Jam keynote to make an announcement about App World,” reported Engadget on Tuesday.
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Is this too little, too late — and has RIM made a mistake waiting until next year to launch new products? The company is expected to report earnings after market close today. “Shipments of BlackBerry phones fell a staggering 41% over the year to 7.4 million last quarter, according to an IDC report. That represented less than 5% of the market — the lowest level since 2009. On the financial front, RIM still has over $2 billion in cash on hand. But it lost $518 million last quarter, when sales slumped 43% from a year ago.”
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/rim-blackberry-earnings/
Is this too little, too late — and has RIM made a mistake waiting until next year to launch new products? The company is expected to report earnings after market close today. “Shipments of BlackBerry phones fell a staggering 41% over the year to 7.4 million last quarter, according to an IDC report. That represented less than 5% of the market — the lowest level since 2009. On the financial front, RIM still has over $2 billion in cash on hand. But it lost $518 million last quarter, when sales slumped 43% from a year ago.”
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/rim-blackberry-earnings/
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