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RIM doubles cash for final BlackBerry 10 "Port-A-Thon" to $2 million

RIM doubles cash for final BlackBerry 10 "Port-A-Thon" to $2 million

Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 21:53, by Michael H.

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RIM doubles cash for final BlackBerry 10

A couple days ago we heard that 15,000 apps had been submitted to the BlackBerry App World in just 37 hours as developers scrambled to get apps in for BlackBerry 10. The mad dash to submit apps was because RIM had set up a couple "Port-A-Thon" events for developers making apps for BlackBerry 10, and now RIM has announced that the size of the fund has doubled to $2 million for the latest weekend.

The "Port-A-Thon" fund promises that any developer who has an app approved for the BlackBerry App World will get $100. So far, we don't know how many apps have been approved from the previous "Port-A-Thons", but since the total cash allowance for each was just $1 million, no more than 10,000 apps could win. This time around there will be room for 20,000 apps to be approved, and any apps built/ported "using any one of the development languages that supports BlackBerry 10... HTML5, Native C/C++, AIR, jQuery, Marmalade, Qt, PhoneGap, Appcelerator, Sencha" or ported from Android are eligible.

This latest "Port-A-Thon" will begin on January 18th at 12PM EST, and end on January 19th at 11:59PM EST, and this will be the last "Port-A-Thon" held before BlackBerry 10 is released. RIM plans on having at least 70,000 apps available in the BlackBerry App World when BlackBerry 10 launches.

source: BlackBerry Developer Blog via The Next Web

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1. pokharkarsaga posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:11 3

BB 10 OS > WP8. Go rim Go.In 1 year we want u to overstep WP apps & i am sure u will definitely do it.Most elegant OS ever.

7. RIM.the.PIRATE posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:44 0

Both BB10 & WP8 is (or will be) a failure!!!
Android ecosystem were TOO STRONG!!!
Even Apple iPhone were taking a HIT!!!

9. cheeseaddict posted on 17 Jan 2013, 00:54 3

haters beware.. XD

2. Bernoulli posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:23 0

So in just one day? Seriously? Come on one day isn't enough! Haha and they want to grow their app store, oh s**t I used app store, now I'm going to expect a law suit from Apple

3. mick25 (banned) posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:30 4

full retard

4. blackice214 posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:36 2

Hope Blackberry does well, competition can only help the market and us the consumers.

6. RIM.the.PIRATE posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:43 0

I really hope competition can occur on Google Android open Platform.

This BB10 + WP8 is just a distraction, and will SLOW DOWN the innovation. (REASON: because developer now have to do more TIME to support MORE platform).

5. RIM.the.PIRATE posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:41 0

CLOSE CAPTION for the title:
RIM ask DEVELOPER to PIRATE MORE android apk files for RIM.

RIM should CHECK THE VALIDITY of the aps BEFORE ACCEPTING IT on their aps market. Android DEVELOPER really don't want to be RIPPED OF by RIM.

8. thunderbolt posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:53 0

Nice move. Now M$ will also come with a larger bounty if this gives the numbers.

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RIM doubles cash for final BlackBerry 10 "Port-A-Thon" to $2 million

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3. mick25 (banned) posted on 16 Jan 2013, 23:30 4

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