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The latest version of BlackBerry App World, RIM’s mobile application store, is now out of beta and available to everyone.
This Article is written by The latest version of BlackBerry App World, RIM’s mobile application store, is now out of beta and available to everyone.
It includes several important improvements. The odd $2.99 price limit for paid apps is gone; developers can now charge $0.99 and $1.99 for their apps if they choose to do so.
Customers are now finally able to purchase apps using major credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard. Furthermore, carrier billing may be supported by certain carriers.
As far as app discovery goes, BlackBerry App World now features tabbed sections with top 25 lists for free apps, paid apps, newest apps, recently updated apps and themes. Finally, a feature well-known to iPhone and Android users — QR barcode scanning — is now available to BlackBerry users as well.
There’s also some bad news for developers hidden in this update: RIM’s generous revenue share split is being cut from 80/20 to 70/30 percent. True, Apple and Android both have a 70/30 percent revenue split, but we doubt BlackBerry app developers are pleased about the change.
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