10:59 PM
Diana D'Cruz
RIM has announced the availability of over 70,000 applications in the store, at the launch of BlackBerry 10.
Research in Motion put everything on the BlackBerry with 10. Scheduled for 30 January, the new OS will boost sales of the Canadian manufacturer, currently in turmoil. In 2012, its sales accounted for only 5% of market share in the smartphone sector, according to iSuppli iHS.
The new range of devices along with BB 10 will have to send heavy restart the economic machine. But the quality of a smartphone and its operating system no longer enough to attract new customers. It also requires that the directory applications compatible or sufficiently large to please the greatest number.
However, in an interview for the magazine Forbes, Frank Boulben, marketing director promised that BB will have 10 since its launch more than 70,000 applications optimized for the new OS. Among these, are the most popular, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Foursquare. A Taste of applications is here.
Rather confident, Frank believes in Blackberry Boulben 10, saying it would be "the greatest comeback in the history of technology".
