News…

• Alec Saunders, RIMs VP of Developer Relations, discusses Developer Interaction at DevCon Europe
• BlackBerry App World updated to v3.1.1.15 in the Beta Zone
• RIM makes BBM Music free trial available to more users in more countries
• BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing v3.0 now available in US, UK, and Canada
• BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 launching soon in the Caribbean
• Mike Lazaridis, Former RIM Co-CEO, Donates $21 Million to University of Waterloo
• BlackBerry DevCon Europe Keynote now available for viewing
• BlackBerry App World beats Android Market in Profitability, and other interesting facts
• OS 7.1.0.205 rolling out to T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 users
• Check out some cool Videos on BlackBerry Durability Testing

Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations at RIM, took the stage at DevCon Europe this morning to bring some more excellent news to developers. The biggest announcement of his was that BlackBerry App World is the second most profitable mobile application market out there. The iOS App Store is the only mobile market that beats App World, and the Android Market comes in third. Saunders also had a few more stats to discuss about BlackBerry Development, including:

• 6 million downloads a day from App World
• 26 currencies over 160 markets are supported
• 40 carriers allow carrier billing for App World
• BlackBerry developers make 40% more profit vs. Android developers

Those are some good stats from a platform that most in the US consider to be “dying” or “failing.” I think RIM is doing a great job showing both developers and consumers that they are still alive and well, despite the rough patch the company has seen. And with PlayBook 2.0 and BlackBerry 10 on the horizon, these numbers are sure to grow even larger.

Source : CrackBerry