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Android Catching Up To iPhone On Number Of Monthly App Downloads

March 1st, 2010 BBerryNews

AdMob Monthly App Download

When it comes to the mobile app downloads Android users are catching up to iPhone users. In recent report from AdMob, downloads from over 900 smartphone users were tracked and it turns out that Android users download 8.7 applications per month trailing iPhone users by just 0.1 downloads per month.

The iPod Touch has the most monthly downloads coming in at 12.1. downloads per month.  It is followed by the iPhone and Android with 8.8 and 8.7 respectively.  WebOS brings up the rear with 5.7 mobile application downloads per month.

It’s kind of telling that the BlackBerry doesn’t even make the list, but, I’ll leave that for another post.

[Via Mobile Magazine]

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“What iPhone Apps Would You Like For BlackBerry”

August 30th, 2009 BBerryNews

BlackBerry iPhone

BlackBerry Cool is running a poll asking “What iPhone Apps would you like for BlackBerry?“   My answer is simple…

Most of them!

I am sure that even a lot of die-hard iPhone and iPod Touch users would agree that a good percentage of the apps available on App Store are pure, unadulterated, crap.  The rub for BlackBerry users, however, is that at least iPhone and iPod users have the option to download a ton of these apps.

The iPhone has a ridiculous advantage over the BlackBerry when it comes application support

Regular RIMarkable readers know that I am absolutely a BlackBerry fanatic, but, I have to be honest, the iPhone has a ridiculous advantage over the BlackBerry when it comes application support.  The iPhone handles memory better, has more memory, far superior graphics support, and a much better Software Development Kit than does the BlackBerry.

To make a long story short Apple makes it easy for developers to develop for the iPhone and the bar to iPhone development is relatively low.  RIM has simply got to catch up.

[Via BlackBerry Cool]



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Barnes & Noble Announces Free eReader: eBook Reader For BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPod Touch

July 21st, 2009 BBerryNews

Barnes & Noble eReader for BlackBerry

Barnes & Noble recently announced that it has launched the worlds largest  e-bookstore with nearly 700,000 titles and a free eBook reader application called eReader for the BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPod touch with eReaders for a “bunch” coming in the following weeks.

The B&N eReader for BlackBerry can be downloaded by pointing your BlackBerry Browser to http://www.bn.com/ebooks-bb.  eReader for Apple devices can be picked up on the App Store.  Once you’ve installed eReaderyou can enjoy these benefits:

  • Automatic downloads of your latest Barnes & Noble eBook purchases and samples
  • Access to download eBooks from your Online Library anytime
  • Bookmarks, note taking & highlight functionality
  • Lookup function for dictionary, Wikipedia or Google
  • Portrait or landscape display modes
  • Customizable font, margins and page gestures

There is no question that Barnes & Noble is going after the same market targeted by Amazon and the Kindle.

While Barnes & Noble does not offer a similar gadget, it announced a partnership with Plastic Logic, which is developing an e-book device that would compete with the Kindle. It is expected to be the size of a sheet of notebook paper and would have wireless download capabilities similar to the Kindle and be on the market in early 2010.

This isn’t Barnes & Noble’s first attempt at selling eBooks.  They actually got out of the business back in 2006, a year before the Amazon Kindle came out.  It will be interesting to see if they have a better go at this this time around.

[Source via IntoMobile]


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Does BlackBerry App World Need Exclusive Titles To Really Take Off?

June 30th, 2009 BBerryNews

Just a few months ago Research in Motion launched BlackBerry App World, its App Store like BlackBerry application portal where you can download free and premium BlackBerry applications directly to your device.  There was a lot of anticipation leading up to the launch of BlackBerry App World, however, now that it’s here, you really don’t hear all that much about it.

One of the huge differences between BlackBerry App World and Apple’s App Store is that the App Store is pretty much the only place to get applications for your iPhone or iPod Touch.  BlackBerry App World, on the other hand, is one of many places to get applications for you BlackBerry and, often is not the most convenient place to do so.

I upgraded the OS on my BlackBerry Storm about 6 weeks or so ago, and, before I did, I wiped the device clean.  I am just today reinstalling BlackBerry App World a because someone asked me a question about it and I realized that I never reinstalled it when I updated my device a month and a half ago.  Conversely, I probably visit the App Store on my iPod Touch once a week or more.

I am one of those people who is constantly installing new applications on my BlackBerry and testing them out.  Probably more than a couple per week on average and the point is that I didn’t have to have BlackBerry App World installed to do so.  I can only think of one BlackBerry app off the top of my head that is only available via BlackBerry App World.  I am sure that there are more, however, can App World ever hope to catch any of that App Store type thunder in a bottle  if most apps found on App World aren’t exclusive to App World?


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