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The BlackBerry App World has just included a new Test Center category dedicated specifically to beta software. By collecting feedback from users directly on their devices, the developers can squash bugs, implement new features, and deliver a polished final product at the end of it all. The section is starting off with a new MySpace app and the recently-announced eBay app, but already third parties, like Blue Sky Analytics’ Role Call Reminder Lists, are getting involved. BlackBerry enthusiasts who want to try bleeding edge apps and developers who want to test the waters will definitely be spending a lot of time in this section, but I’d really like to see a whole blog, akin to the Google Labs or the Nokia Beta Labs that would regularly showcase early-but-official functions and software. Still, the Test Center is a good start, and I’m curious to see what pops up there in the near future.
[via Inside BlackBerry]
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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.
