CORP TALK: Research in Motion (RIM) has just released BlackBerry App World, the official app store for BlackBerry smartphone users, in Singapore and Indonesia, after first launching it in April.

Of course, App World works across most BlackBerry smartphones. They have to operate on a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA network and include a trackball, touch-sensitive trackpad, or touchscreen running BlackBerry OS 4.2 or higher.

Users can access App World here or mobile.blackberry.com via their handsets.

Indonesia specific apps at launch include Taxi Indonesia Dialer, Makan and Caripromo while Singapore specific apps include iCab SG (easy taxi-request service).

Foyage (travel guide assistant), Spionard (remote surveillance alarm) and Pintas (Internet search optimizer) are also available for users in both Indonesia and Singapore. Most of these apps are free, while some are free for a limited period of time.

Here’s a promo video on the App World service:

Paolo Manzano, Managing Editor, HWM Philippines

Paolo (HWM Philippines): Indonesia must have quite a community of BlackBerry users for them to launch alongside Singapore.

However, I do hope that they can improve on the selection and number of applications made available to end users, though I am aware that those named are but a sample of what is currently available.

However, I am also aware of the support that both Microsoft and Apple enjoy in terms of development and sheer number of available apps.

Perhaps some sort of developer program or developer incentive on a country or region level would prove to be the boost that developers need to start generating even more useful applications and content for BlackBerry users.

Here are some other apps which should be readily available for BlackBerry smartphone users:

1. Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones

2. Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry smartphones

3. Yahoo! Messenger for BlackBerry smartphones

4. Flickr for BlackBerry smartphones

5. BlackBerry Messenger

Enhanced features include:
•New Group Functionality
•Bar-code Identity
•Avatar
•Large Media File Transfer - share large media files of up to 6MB in size

6. WorldMate LiveWorldMate

7. ViigoOne: Access to News, Weather, Entertainment, Live Sports Scores and Schedules, Markets, Flight Schedules and Status, Movies, Twitter, Audio Podcasts, and more.

8. Tunewiki Free

9. Bloomberg Mobile

10. BigTinCan BuzzMeBig: Lets your BlackBerry smartphone vibrate and ring at the same time as well as control the color of the LED on your phone. You can even set “disco” mode to have a flashing disco in your Blackberry when you receive a call.

11. PatternLock Lite: A new and fun way for you to lock your BlackBerry Storm. The lockscreen shows 9 dots in a 3×3 grid.

12. Flight Path: The goal of the game is to fly your plane through the center of the rings coming at you. You get points for every ring you fly through, and the closer you get to the center of the ring, the more points you get. ofly, hold the BlackBerry like a steering wheel and rotate left and right.

13. TimeStay: Up-to-date biggest stories of the day, read opinion and analysis from TIME’s influential bloggers.

14. AP News

15. Ka-Glom: Combine the explosive Ka-Glom jelly to blast blocks and get the ultimate chainreaction. Ka-Glom is a high-pressure game of falling blocks.

16. Nobex Radio Companion