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Credit Card Purchasing New in BlackBerry App World 2.0

With the new BlackBerry App World™ 2.0 you can now purchase apps with a major credit card. This and other new features mark this as a major upgrade. (Download it here.) We have been trying it out and love the experience.

Pay by credit card

The first thing to know is that you can now purchase apps by major credit card (including MasterCard and Visa), in addition to the original PayPal® method. You can enter and save your credit card information for all future payments.

Bill to your account

Some carriers like AT&T will also now let you bill app purchases to your cell phone account. Expect more carriers to roll out the option in the future.

To access the new billing options, simply log in and choose ‘Payment Options’ from the menu. You can designate only one method at a time; however, you can change your selection at any time.

New: BlackBerry® ID helps you manage content

When you first download or purchase an app in BlackBerry App World 2.0 you will be prompted to create a new BlackBerry ID—a new user identification feature. With it you can purchase and download apps and manage them in My World.

Discover new apps by scanning barcodes

Barcode scanning is a new feature. It works like this: Let's say you are reading a print magazine article about a travel app you want to try. You notice that the article includes a square barcode that references the travel app in BlackBerry App World. From within BlackBerry App World, select Scan a Bar Code from the menu, and then point your BlackBerry smartphone camera at it to scan. You will then be taken to the app's page in BlackBerry App World. This can be a big time saver compared to typing the app's URL into your browser.

A few of our favorite apps

Vlingo voice command software
BitBop TV entertainment
The BlackBerry Podcast app
LinkedIn professional networking
Music: Slacker Radio, Pandora, 7Digital Music Store, and Thumbplay
Foursquare for searching your surroundings
Facebook® and Twitter® for social networking

Top 25 lists for new ideas

Also new are top 25 lists, including:

Top 25 paid apps
Top 25 free apps
Top 25 themes
Top 25 newest apps
Top 25 updated apps

These are a good way to see what's popular and get ideas. The lists are updated every 24 hours. Rankings are based on number of downloads and user ratings.

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