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Bold is snappy: check
Bold can multitask: check
RIM has good apps: check
RIM figured out how to allocate memory for apps: UNcheck

Unfortunately, I can only read about how good apps are and salivate over them but cannot install more than a handful.
WHY DO I HAVE to keep uninstalling apps to use new ones is beyond my understanding. Oh, I heard it is for safety, sorry but that is not a good enough reason (it is like ditching the phone for safety reasons).

Sorry for being harsh but I feel bitterness when blackberry apps are mentioned. ]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
Maybe they should take a chip off the iPhone's block by adding in a 32gb memory option.

The only reason i'm not getting an iPhone is the lack of multitasking.]]>Aug 1st 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
This constant tallying of App Store apps vs. everyone else's apps is nonsensical at best, hypocritical at worst. We Mac users readily dismiss the argument that Windows is better than Mac OS X because Windows has more software available, so it really doesn't make sense to equate number of apps with quality of the platform for mobile devices. I believe the iPhone is the best platform out there currently, but it's not because of the quantity of apps.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 2nd 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
About the "Windows has more software available", there are LOTS of little Mac apps. Whereas for my old PC I had to buy most of the software, on my new Mac, I've discovered so many useful little apps ranging from iTunes controllers to sleep alarms!

Anyway, that wasn't even your point, but i felt I had to include my say.

About your actual point, yes, I believe that the quality of apps is better than a billion apps that are all cheap 1 dollar wonders... remember the fart machine app?]]>Aug 2nd 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
I've discovered many useful Mac apps as well, but there are lots more apps available on Windows (all of which can be used on a Mac through virtualization or Boot Camp). This is just a fact. Doesn't make me want to use Windows, just as the current app count doesn't make me want to use the iPhone either. It's the overall quality of the platform that's made me choose both a Mac and an iPhone.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/It was the overall quality that made me choose Mac as well, not the quality and/or quantity of the apps. The apps I found were purely the icing on the cake. Also, since you can run Windows and Leopard on a Mac, and just Windows (or Linux or Ubuntu, I wouldn't use those) on a Windows PC, I chose the Mac because it supports many OS's and does what I need. I've used both Windows and Leopard, an Acer and a MacBook Pro, and I wouldn't dream of switching over to Acer+Windows again. Not because of the brainwashing Apple ads, because my experiences using Leopard+Mac were far better than the others.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 2nd 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Just go to the App center and click on App World and reinstall it, even if it doesn't see the upgrade, it'll download 1.1 when you reinstall.]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 2nd 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 2nd 2009 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
I think it is a lot easier to look through apps on a desktop and too much of a pain to do it on a handheld device. This is a huge weakness compared to apple.]]>Aug 1st 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
They just have a page where you can view the names and descriptions of some featured and top selling apps. You can't search, see all the apps or read reviews like apple. It isn't close to fully featured.]]>Aug 1st 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/last i checked this was exactly the same as using the actual app on the phone
has reviews, search, and has ALL the apps
http://www.cyrket.com/]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
I was using this google's on android market page:
http://www.android.com/market/

This is a direct quote from it:

Check out our site for some of the more popular applications and games available in Android Market. For a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the thousands of titles that are available, you will need to view Android Market on a handset.

The site you link to isn't even on the first page when you google "android market" or "google android market". Which is how I looked. It seems rather obscure, but it solves my problem.

Looks like Blackberry is the only one that sucks now. (WinMo might, but it isn't out yet)]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
You don't have to download apps through app world. You don't even need to download app world. I downloaded tons of themes, games, apps from normal sites.

Though crackberry.com gives discounts if you buy through their store.

I'd say the ability to view and download apps from anywhere is amazing. All App World does is have all of them in one place.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
It is an amazing feature to have all the apps in one place downloadable on mobile, but competitively it sucks, because other app stores are available from a desktop and there's isn't.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
I, for one, am not looking forward to the Marketplace. XDA has everything I need. It's free and easy to find what you are looking for. I have a feeling many of these apps will get shoved into the Marketplace and then cost money.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
I've never used a BB, but if this is indeed not a screenshot of the actual deal, then I sure hope they changed those icons]]>Aug 1st 2009 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
Apps for the world to see and browse then wish they could use their phone memory to actually install apps.

Hey RIM, the last time I checked it IS 2009 some come and live with us in our world!]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.blackberry.com/appworld/download

Worked for me to get 1.1. Let me know if it works for you.

-James
http://www.jamesward.com]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
Might just be RIM's servers overloaded from the update for some reason.]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/
Although it may seem obvious to some, for those who may be storing DATA on an app, and then are opting to archive it..BEWARE! I did this with a calorie counting app (Brio Calorie Counter - FREE app) I thought it may free up more memory to archive it and only reinstall when I am tallying up the food items to calculate my calorie intake later in the day. When I archived it, it was no problem at all, but when I chose to re-install it to re-run it again, all my previous days data was wiped out...all (6) days worth of data and graphs! I failed to think through that an archive will erase the data and perform the re-install as a new install...SO, the lesson is: only archive programs that are NOT storing data in them!! ]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/blackberry-app-world-1-1-unleashed-makes-welcome-improvements-t/Aug 1st 2009 11:08PM