Alec also spoke about three elements that distinguish BlackBerry 10 apps; they are integrated, social, and beautiful. Alec's portion of the keynote comes in at just under 36 minutes, but has a ton of great information about apps and developers. You won't want to miss it.
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99,500 apps available in BlackBerry App World, 25 percent of which were built for the BlackBerry PlayBook
While on stage for the BlackBerry 10 Jam keynote, Alec Saunders, Vice President Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development at Research In Motion revealed some numbers for BlackBerry App World. As it stands, there is now 99,500 apps available within BlackBerry App World, 25 percent of which have specifically been built for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Saunders took this time to note the...
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BlackBerry Jam Direct Enterprise virtual conference being held Feb. 26th
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