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An Experiment In BlackBerry Development 207

Posted by kdawson on Monday June 22, 2009 @09:03PM from the berry-casting dept.

ballwall writes "We've all read the stories about how lucrative selling apps on the iPhone can be (or not), but what about other platforms? BlackBerry accounts for twice as many handsets shipped as Apple, according to Gartner, so I decided to find out. I wrote about my experiences developing my first BlackBerry application including sales, platform issues, and a bunch of other things I thought new mobile developers might want to know about."

Comment Re:Not True (Score 1) 322

by jessedh on Monday August 18, 2008 @08:03AM (#24643303) Attached to: What's the Problem With iPhone 3G Reception?

This is completely accurate.

I have issues with the 3g data service during peak hours. When driving home last night at 11:30pm I was able to stream Pandora the whole way over 3G. Trying the same thing at 5pm or during my morning commute just does not work. It just consistently times out.

The iPhone is really amazing but the 'challenging' thing about is that it creates a higher expectation and need for consistent service. If you have a full HTML browser and you have 3g you expect a consistently faster / better experience. Anything less leaves you disappointed. Comparing this to my old BlackBerry 8700, I was just excited that I could render Woot in 30 seconds and make out what the product was. With the iPhone, I expect it to render in 10 seconds and to look like my desktop. Anything less is disappointing because of my increased expectations.

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