Today, BlackBerry has released updates to both the native Twitter and LinkedIn applications for BlackBerry 10. Both updates bring some new enhancements and features to the apps, plus speed and performance enhancements. Here’s what’s new in each update, click the app name for the link to download the update for free in BlackBerry World.

Twitter version 10.0.3/10.1.3

• Enjoy more content with Universal Search – Twitter 10.0.3/10.1.3 allows you to see more content when you’re searching. You’ll be able to view related profiles, tweets and top tweets, photos and relevant searches all on one page.
• Always Fresh Content – The latest Twitter update ensures all of your content is always fresh and up to date. Automatic caching gives you the current information at your fingertips without having to manually refresh your tabs.

LinkedIn version 10.0.3/10.1.3

• Finding Your Contacts – Quickly make connections by importing and inviting your current contacts from your personal address book through the ‘Add Connections’ wizard.
• Enhanced Inbox – On the Inbox page, you can easily view the number of unread messages and invitations waiting for you.
• Refreshed Design – Check out the updated application design for an enhanced LinkedIn experience.
• Follow and Learn About Companies – With LinkedIn 10.0.3/10.1.3 you can now view details of the companies you follow as well as details of the companies suggested for you to follow.
• Delete and Archive Messages – On the Inbox page, you can now choose to delete or archive your messages.
• Change Profile Picture – There are three new and easy ways to change your profile picture.  Change it from the ‘You Page’, the ‘Full Screen View of your Photo’ or from the ‘Native Picture Viewer’.

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for some more BlackBerry 10 App Wednesday Selections. BlackBerry Live is only a week away and the BlackBerry 10 app catalog is filling up quicker than ever. We’ve got tons of awesome games, utilities, and even the best BlackBerry Twitter client available, Blaq. From now on, the App Wednesday selection will be double the size, including apps for both the Z10 and Q10. Follow on past the break for all the amazing new apps available for BlackBerry 10.

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BlackBerry 10 is hitting markets all around the world, and with that rollout comes more and more apps for the platform. This week’s BlackBerry 10 App Wednesday features apps from all the categories, with an emphasis on utilities and banking. The Amazing Spiderman from GameLoft has also hit BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10. Follow on past the break for all of this week’s selections.

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Big news for BlackBerry fans who also love their television entertainment. BlackBerry has just announced a major deal with multiple content partners to bring new television content into BlackBerry World. The partnership is between BlackBerry and these content distributors: PBS, Univision and Viacom. The new content will include favorites like COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, Nickelodeon, PBS’s Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey series and Spanish telenovelas. Follow on past the break for the full Press Release with more information on these partnerships.

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BlackBerry has announced a new partnership today with Zimbalam. This partnership is to help enhance BlackBerry’s music offerings by bringing independent artists and labels to BlackBerry World. Independent artists are welcome to submit their music to Zimbalam for inclusion in their catalog. Check out the Press Release, starting below and continuing past the break, for all the details of this awesome partnership and what it means for BlackBerry users.

Press Release

BlackBerry and Zimbalam to Bring Digital Music Distribution Service for Independent Artists and Labels to BlackBerry 10

Waterloo, ON, March 22, 2013 – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) and Zimbalam, a leading global digital music distributor for developing and independent artists, announced today that they are working together to offer unsigned musicians an easy and efficient way to bring their music content to the BlackBerry® World™ storefront.

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Today is a big day for BlackBerry World and BlackBerry 10 apps. Earlier, we had the announcement that BlackBerry World now houses over 100,000 app for BlackBerry 10. Now, we have the arrival of OpenTable in BlackBerry World. This is a reservations application with access to tables at over 27,000 restaurants. You can not only make reservations, but you can see ratings, reviews, and menus right from your BlackBerry 10 device. here is the feature list for OpenTable:

• FIND restaurants nearest to your current location & see real-time table availability.
• SEARCH by restaurant name
• REFINE results by cuisine, price, reservation time.
• RESERVE your table free
• EARN Bonus 1,000 points on eligible dining times

The app is free and making reservations is completely free, as well. You can grab it at the link below in BlackBerry World. It may take up to 24 hours for the app to show up, so clicking the link may not show the BlackBerry 10 version for you yet.

• Download OpenTable in BlackBerry World

BlackBerry knew they had a problem even bigger than hardware or Operating System software prior to the launch of BlackBerry 10. That problem was apps, and the fact that no one wanted to develop for the platform. With BlackBerry 10, that has all changed. BlackBerry World now boasts over 100,000 apps that work on the BlackBerry 10 platform. That’s more than any other platform had at this point in their existence and it shows the true commitment that BlackBerry has made to bring their customers the apps they want to use. Check out the full Press Release from BlackBerry, with more information on some of these apps, past the break.

• Check Out BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 Apps

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Welcome to another installment of BlackBerry 10 App Wednesday, brought to you by BlackBerry and TheBerryFix.com. As we told you last week, BlackBerry will be selecting a variety of new BlackBerry 10 applications for us to feature each week in App Wednesday. This week we have another great app selection for you to check out, with some especially great BlackBerry 10 games. Follow on past the break for the full lineup for this week’s App Wednesday.

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BlackBerry has confirmed that the Amazon Kindle application for BlackBerry 10 is almost ready and will be debuting in BlackBerry World this month. There’s no specific information as to when the app will be available, but it has been confirmed that it will launch this month. We are expecting to see it launch in mid to late March, however, it’s always possible that a launch could happen sooner. We’ll let you know when it’s officially available.

BlackBerry has just opened up registration for this year’s annual BlackBerry conference. BlackBerry Live, the name of this newly redesigned event, combines the previous content of BlackBerry World for consumers and enterprise with the content from what used to be BlackBerry Jam Americas for developers. This is the one and only BlackBerry event that needs to be on your calendar for 2013. It’s all happening in Orlando, Florida on May 14-16. You can register at the link below or head past the break for a little more information on the conference and registration.

• Register for BlackBerry Live 2013 Here

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BlackBerry has started a new informative app initiative that they will be participating in with various BlackBerry blogs. This new program is called “App Wednesday” and will be providing BlackBerry fans with a look at some of the latest and greatest app offerings for BlackBerry 10. There are literally thousands upon thousands of apps available in BlackBerry World, along with music, movies, and other videos. Follow on past the break for this week’s selections for App Wednesday.

• Check Out BlackBerry World Here

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BlackBerry World has received an update today. This update is available for all BlackBerry users, from OS 4 devices all the way to BlackBerry 10. The update should be showing up on your BlackBerry, but if it’s not, you can download the update at the link below.

The change in BlackBerry World for users running OS 4 through 7.1 is a minimal one. This is just rebranding from “App World” to “BlackBerry World” for the inclusion of apps, music, and videos. The change for BlackBerry 10 users is a bit bigger. The updates for the BlackBerry 10 version of BlackBerry World include some minor bug fixes and enhancements that are meant to improve performance and battery life.

• Download BlackBerry World Here

RIM has announced the renaming of their annual conference, formerly known as BlackBerry World, to BlackBerry Live. This announcement comes on the heels of rebranding BlackBerry App World to just BlackBerry World. This year’s BlackBerry Live conference will be taking place in sunny Orlando, Florida between May 14th and 16th. There are tons of awesome sessions and workshops planned for this year’s edition of BlackBerry Live, especially since BlackBerry 10 will have been out only a short time and there will be lots to learn. Registration opens soon and we’ll let you know when it’s available and how to register.

Source : Inside BlackBerry Business Blog

RIM announced a while back that BlackBerry App World, the storefront for apps and games for BlackBerry OS, would be getting an overhaul for BlackBerry 10. The changes include a name change to just BlackBerry World and the addition of music and video content. That transition has started today, with BlackBerry World being the official, one-stop-shop for all apps, games, music, and movies for BlackBerry users.

Until BlackBerry 10 launches, the music and movies portion of BlackBerry World will be unavailable. This new storefront will serve as the place for downloads on your BlackBerry 7 smartphone, BlackBerry PlayBook, and BlackBerry 10 smartphone. You can hit the link below to check out the redesigned BlackBerry World.

• Check out the completely redesigned BlackBerry World

RIM announced last night at BlackBerry Jam Asia that BlackBerry App World is now  rebranded. The portal, which was named App World because it was the place for applications only, is being renamed as just “BlackBerry World.” This shift is due to a change in content of the store. Beginning with BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry World will be the one-stop-shop for all entertainment on a BlackBerry device. From games, to music, to movies, BlackBerry World will be the place to go.