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RIM said that more than 50 operators have now implemented integrated carrier billing for the BlackBerry App World storefront, stating that this “marks a great milestone for RIM, and a big benefit for carriers, developers, content providers and customers”.

TIM, the second biggest operator in Brazil, partnered with Opera Software to launch the TIM App Shop, which is said to offer “a vast collection” of mobile apps.

Mobile apps will have generated a total of more than US$30 billion revenue by the end of 2012, according to ABI Research. The total includes all money generated from paid downloads, in-app purchases, subscriptions and in-app ads since mobile apps emerged. It is almost double the amount that had been reached by the end of 2011.

The International Telecommunications Union has launched a competition for developers to build apps that boost inclusion, citizen participation and transparency

The number of apps available for Microsoft’s Windows Store for its recently-launched Windows 8 PCs and tablets has surpassed 20,000.

iOS developers are offering discounts on their apps to mark Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving in the US which marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

Nokia has launched a new updated version of its Transport app for Windows Phone 8 that introduces detailed mapping for journeys via public transport.