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In efforts to compete with Apple’s App store and the Android Marketplace, RIM has decided to launch their own BlackBerry App store for all BlackBerry users to take advantage of.  According to NewTeeVee, multiple sources claimed that RIM would be announcing a mobile television service by next week, at the earliest. 

Basically, the sources claim that service charges will be a one month thing, resulting in unlimited TV downloads which will run on WiFi.  This makes things interesting for several reasons.  We don’t know if RIM got this idea approved with BlackBerry carriers, so cell phone carriers might not want unlimited TV downloads to be clogging up the 3G networks, but with WiFi, it wouldn’t slow it down.  Another thing is the quality of the TV shows will be much higher because they will not have to worry about people downloading shows at 3G speeds. 

This makes sense for a couple of reasons, one being that CTIA is right around the corner and so RIM will be announcing their App store at that time and two, it is another reason for people to get excited about the BlackBerry again.  Unfortunately for RIM, Apple already has a stronghold on the whole app store business, as Associate Editor JG claims all App stores minus Apple are doomed.  Not to mention Android’s app store has been around longer than the new BlackBerry app store.  But, let’s not forget that 19.5% of worldwide smartphone sales are RIM’s BlackBerrys.  People don’t like to change, and if they see nothing wrong with their BlackBerry, they are less likely to switch to let’s say the iPhone, G1, or any other competitive smartphones. 

Will this rumor play out and be successful?  Only time will tell, but it is another thing along with the App store for BlackBerry users to potentially get excited about.

Read [NewTeeVee]