BlackBerry World to offer Android apps

BlackBerry is placing its last
hopes on Android, though not
in the way you think. Instead
of incorporating Android into
its smartphones, the
company's forthcoming
10.2.1 update to its
BlackBerry operating system
will support native Android
apps.
And to make sure that it has
enough applications for its
users, the company has been
approaching developers to
upload their apps to a new
section on its online app
store, BlackBerry World.
The news comes from a
report from Web site Good e-
Reader, which claims to have
spoken to at least four
different game developers at
CES last week to obtain this
information.
Could the addition of Android
apps be enough to save the
ailing smartphone maker?
We'll find out after the
firmware is released --
hopefully sooner, rather than
later.