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mobile.blackberry.com just got a bit of a makeover today, making it easier to find answers to technical questions, poke around at free content like ringtones and wallpapers, and discover new services. Load times have been shaved down alongside a new navigation system, making the overall browsing experience that much better. This is about as close to an Application Center as you’re going to get on any BlackBerry other than a Storm, and to be honest, it’s just as good considering the Application Center sends you off to a web page to download software anyway. I certainly hope that the Application Storefront, which will host a wide range of commercial third-party apps and launch in March, will be closer to one-click purchaces than that. Chewing through EULAs makes the whole process a bit of a pain, so until the Application Storefront comes out with a few new features, the BlackBerry mobile site will do the job just fine.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
