Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a slew of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connected apps that will enable BlackBerry users to chat and share with their BBM contacts without leaving the app. The biggest and most popular connected apps are Twitter and Facebook. The updated versions of both apps will be available within the next 10 days on the App World.RIM claims there are already over 800 BBM connected apps on its app store. It has also updated its BBM app (version 6.2) and App World (version 3.1.2). With th...

Research In Motion (RIM) has released a new version of the BlackBerry App World (version 3.1), which includes a few cosmetic changes. The biggest of them is app gifting, which the company has been talking for quite some time, and is apt for the coming holiday season. You can now ask for certain apps as a gift from your BBM friends, as well as buy gifts for other BlackBerry users through the same mechanism.The content rating system is also available, with general, teen, mature, and adult ratings as needed. The...

Research In Motion launched BlackBerry App World 3.0 on Tuesday and it adds number of enhancements over the previous iteration. BlackBerry App World 3.0 offers a revamped home screen with rotating banners that display new and featured applications, an App sharing feature that allows users to share their favorite applications using Facebook, Twitter, BBM, SMS or email, new application channels for finding apps faster and the ability to manage subscriptions through the BlackBerry App World “My World”...

Research In Motion on Tuesday announced a major milestone for its on-device software portal BlackBerry App World: 1 billion downloads served. ”The BlackBerry App World storefront launched a little over two years ago, and over that time, we’ve made many feature improvements, enhanced the look and feel, and added a ton of compelling apps,” RIM’s Alex Kinsella wrote on the company’s blog. “BlackBerry App World is now in over 100 countries, seeing an average of 3 million downloads...

Research In Motion has announced a new version of Twitter for BlackBerry that includes a number of noteworthy enhancements. Twitter for BlackBerry version 1.1 is officially out of beta and offers the ability to tweet your location using the “Add location to tweet” option. The app also includes push notifications for @mentions, and will auto-complete #topics as you type them out, along with several other minor enhancements. RIM also said the UI has been tweaked with updated graphics and includes a ...