There are now more than 100,000 BlackBerry 10 applications ahead of the BlackBerry Z10’s US launch on 22 March.
The latest version of BlackBerry’s mobile operating system was released in the UK last month with 70,000 apps, with 30,000 new applications added since then.
A number of popular apps such as Kindle, OpenTable and the Wall Street Journal are available from today, with the likes of CNN, eBay, eMusic, Skype and Viber added the catalogue in the near future.
BlackBerry has been keen to get as much support from developers as possible on board, conscious of the fact that anyone wanting to make the jump from Android or iOS will want to be able to use the same apps as they have become accustomed to.
The Apple App Store currently has more than 775,000 applications, while Google Play has in excess of 700,000.
TechWeekEurope’s review of the BlackBerry Z10 noted that many key applications were simply not present at the time of writing, but the addition of key apps like Skype will go some way to addressing this.
BlackBerry 10 is seen as vital to the future of the recently renamed-BlackBerry, which has seen its share of the smartphone market slide in recent years as a result of increased competition from the likes of Apple and Samsung.
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