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BlackBerry App Development

The choice for Businesses

Developed by Research In Motion (RIM), BlackBerry was, and still is, a very popular choice among business professionals. This operating system focuses on communication, with advanced email and web surfing capabilities. Even though the BlackBerry is the choice for business professionals, it can be used for personal life too with a number of applications designed for every day use.

Today they might look slightly outdated compared to the latest devices from Apple or Android, but BlackBerry remains the go-to for business professionals.  Recently BlackBerry has seen a surge in third-party applications and been improved to offer full multimedia support.

BlackBerry Apps

FACTs!

  • Over 90 million BlackBerry smartphones sold since launch in 2002 (10.5 million in Q1 2010 alone) (WES 2010 Archive).
  • 14.50% Smartphone Market Share Sales Q4 2010 (Gartner) (19.90% in Q3 2010).
  • Blackberry app usage is still more concentrated and higher during the workday than iPhone, and yet statistically identical to workweek usage on the weekend (Localytics).
  • Over 250,000 registered app developers, including Mubaloo.
  • 18,000 apps on the dedicated app store for BlackBerry.
  • Very few approval restrictions with BlackBerry and relase is an instant process.