BlackBerry App number 120,000 Skype landing BB10.1

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time May 15 morning, according to the U.S. Science and Technology blog TheNextWeb reported that the BlackBerry CEO Tosten Heins (Thorsten Heins) today in the BlackBerry Live conference announced that BlackBerry App Store BlackBerry World application number exceeded 120,000. Meanwhile, Skype officially released a preview on the BlackBerry Z10 10.1 system. He said that after the BlackBerry 10.1 update, many heavy applications will be landing BlackBerry application stores, such as Moog, iHeartRadio, SoundHound, Bloomberg hub, etc., for the BlackBerry application ecosystem to inject vitality. At the same time, BlackBerry Z10 users will be able to download Skype from the App Store after upgrading the system version to BB 10.1. But this version is only a preview version, currently has voice video chat, instant messaging, as well as dialing landline and cell phone number and other basic functions. Skype said it would work with BlackBerry in the coming months to launch a full version. In addition, Haines announced the launch of the BB 10 system with the full keyboard mobile phone Q5. The model features a 3.1-inch touch screen that hits the low-end market and will be launched in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and some European countries in July this year. (Ye Jia)