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You’ve heard it that the new BlackBerry platform was launched with 70,000 apps, and you may be wondering how the Canadian company managed to get so many developers on board even before a single device running BlackBerry 10 was released. The answer is simple – they provided great porting tools to allow Android developers to port their existing apps to the new platform. In fact, it is said that 40% of all BlackBerry 10 apps are nothing more but repackaged Android APKs. That, however, doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing, per se. Quite the contrary, we applaud RIM BlackBerry for taking this wise route, relying on the other platform’s success to its benefit, while at the same time making it easier for developers to extend their reach (to another platform).
As far as I’ve understood, porting an Android app to BlackBerry 10 is as easy as implementing changes to the “back” and “menu” functions and making the app work with gestures. Sounds pretty cool…
[Via: PCmag]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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