The offering now supports the use of major credits cards in addition to PayPal, and the company is working on offering integrated billing with various carriers as well.
Blackberry App World also now includes tabbed sections for several different lists of applications, including Top 25 Free Apps, Top 25 Paid Apps, Top 25 Themes, Newest Apps and Recently Updated Apps -- and QR barcode scanning allows users to scan a barcode on a web page, print ad or brochure in order to call up the related application's information and download page.
"The new features in
BlackBerry App World make it even easier for customers to find, purchase
and maintain applications for their BlackBerry smartphone," says company senior vice president Alan Brenner.