Category Archives: Android Development
Application Security Part II: What Should App Developers Do?
In my previous blog post on this topic, “Application Security Part I: Whose Responsibility is it?”, I explored the responsibility of security in the mobile app ecosystem. In this post, let’s take a little deeper look at the problem of security and code safety from a mobile app developer’s point of view and explore what […]
BlackBerry Q10 SDK Update
[Update - February 6th: If you've upgraded already - head over to the download page again - we've provided a refresh of the SDK to correct an issue some developers have reported.] With the successful launch of BlackBerry 10, we now turn our attention to letting developers know what to expect from the BlackBerry 10 […]
Buffer now available for BlackBerry 10
Leo and Joel from Buffer are definitely two smart guys. We’ve never met in person, but have been in touch for more than a year in regards to their beautiful service, Buffer. What’s Buffer? Well, the name speaks for itself – it’s a service that allows you to send your status updates to a buffer […]
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha OS Update – January 30th
With the BlackBerry 10 launch event just around the corner, we’re also making an update available for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha A and B testing devices. That’s right – on January 30th we’ll be providing an updated version of the BlackBerry 10 SDK and OS for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha A and B […]
BlackBerry 10 Community and Android Port-A-Thon Recap
Here’s a recap of our BlackBerry 10 Community and Android Port-A-Thons from Lou Gazzola – Jesse This weekend during the BlackBerry Community & Android Port-A-Thons we witnessed something very special happen, something which can energize all our developer community! We had over 1,000 people around the globe come together for 37.5 hours and submit over […]
BlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon
Last call for porting apps - Register now for the Last Chance Port-A-Thon! When we decided to hold a series of Port-A-Thons to help our developer community port their apps over to BlackBerry 10 we had no idea how wildly successful they would be. This past weekend’s Port-A-Thons brought in more than 15,000 apps! It has […]
Get Your Apps in for Built for BlackBerry by January 11th
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” – Douglas Adams Straight to the point: don’t let the deadline for the BlackBerry 10k Developer Commitment go whooshing by. If you’re looking to apply for the 10k Developer Commitment, the recommended submission deadline for submitting your apps to BlackBerry World […]
The Best of BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps 2012
Guest post from Android runtime development man about town James Dreher – Ed. The past twelve months have been an absolute whirlwind for the team behind the BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps. While work on this endeavor began long before this year, 2012 marked the year that Android developers were able to bring their offerings over […]
Golden treats! Android Runtime for BlackBerry 10 Gold release
Photo credit: Well my Android Runtime friends, it is finally here! Not the massive plate of gingerbread cookies or candy-decorated houses, but the Gold release of the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and Plug-in for Android Development Tools for BlackBerry 10. Before we get into some of the new functionality in this release, I wanted […]
