Been waiting breathlessly for Research In Motion to launch its BlackBerry App World application store? Exhale. Then point your device’s browser to mobile.blackberry.com to download the client. Yep, RIM has put the App World live today, tying in with its keynote address at the CTIA mobile industry trade show.
A reminder: you’ll need a BlackBerry running Device Software 4.2 or above, with a trackball or touchscreen. App World is only launching in the UK, US and Canada today, and RIM warns that it may not be available on some networks – the download site is currently telling us our 4.5-running Curve 8310 doesn’t meet the system requirements, so we’re trying to find out if there’s an issue with Vodafone UK.
RIM has chosen 20 apps as Featured Apps for the launch. They are: AOL Instant Messenger, Bloomberg, Brain Challenge 2: Stress Management, Facebook, HRS Hotel Organizer, ICQ, iheartradio, Livestrong, Lonely Planet French Phrasebook, MySpace, The New York Times Web Shortcut, Pandora, Salesforce, Shazam, Slacker Radio, VH1 Watch and Discuss, Viigo, WIndows Live Messenger, WorldMate Live and Yahoo Messenger.
You’ll need a working PayPal account to buy apps on the store, but a number should be free too. Let us know how you get on!
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