During the General Session at BlackBerry World 2012, Mippin showcased their app generator for BlackBerry 10. Mippin is the largest app generator, having large clients such as OK! magazine in the UK and others. Their app generator will allow users to create a free BlackBerry 10 application.Press ReleaseOnline publishers can build apps for BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook in minutesBlackBerry World 2012 / BlackBerry 10 Jam â" Orlando, FL - - Mippin today announced that the Mippin app creation platform will power BlackBerry® App Generator â" a simple to use online app-builder, allowing online content owners to build fully branded apps for BlackBerry® smartphones and BlackBerry® PlayBook⢠tablets. The new online app creator is powered by Mippinâs award-winning app creation platform, which allows content owners to build great-looking apps in minutes.In the last 18 months more than 50,000 apps have been built using Mippinâs app-creation platform. This includes apps for the Daily Express, Daily Star and OK! Magazine UK. The OK! Magazine UK app has proven to be particularly popular, racking up 280,000 downloads in just six months â" 65 percent of which were on BlackBerry devices.With todayâs announcement, online publishers can now take their content and build it into an app for BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook in less than 10 minutes, without having to pay any registration or submission fees. Apps can also be fully integrated with BlackBerry® Messenger (BBMâ¢), allowing publishers to create a unique social content experience and encourage content sharing with other BlackBerry customers.Publishers will also be able to generate revenue from apps built using the BlackBerry App Generator through in-app advertising using the BlackBerry Advertising Service.âWith the BlackBerry App Generator itâs now easier than ever for publishers to build and launch an app on BlackBerry App World,â said Nick Barnett, CEO, Mippin. âWhereas creating an app from scratch can cost thousands of pounds and take several months, BlackBerry App Generator is completely free and can deliver a stunning app in less than 10 minutes. Plus, with BBM integration available, publishers can make consuming content a truly social experience.â âWith the launch of BlackBerry App Generator Mippin and RIM are tearing down the barriers and finding new ways to encourage content publishers to create apps,â said Martyn Mallick, Vice President, Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion. âFor customers, this means that even more of their favourite published content will soon be available to download as apps.âBlackBerry App Generator is available as a free download today at: blackberryappgenerator.comApps can be created for smartphones running the BlackBerry® OS v5.0 and higher and BlackBerry Playbook tablets. Support for BlackBerry® 10 will be added shortly.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Mippin to Power BlackBerry 10 App Generator(May,2012)