Category Archives: News
#Re-Hash’d: Monday, November 26th 2012
Here’s what you missed last week… #BBGotGame Port-A-Thon Update http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/11/got-game-port-a-thon-update/ Using the Invocation Framework with BlackBerry Messenger http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/11/bbm-invocation-framework/ Be Bold and Vote: What’s Your Reason to Believe in BlackBerry 10? http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/11/blackberry-10-believe-poll/ Near Field Communication: Just a Payment Tool? Debunking a Common NFC Myth http://bizblog.blackberry.com/2012/11/nfc-myths/
10k Developer Commitment and Built For BlackBerry Webcasts
I recently presented three webcasts focusing on the 10k Developer Commitment and the Built For BlackBerry® Program. If you aren’t familiar with these programs, the first webcast provides an excellent introduction. In the Built for BlackBerry program, you will be able to submit BlackBerry® 10 WebWorks™ or BlackBerry® 10 Native apps for approval. Approval through […]
BlackBerry 10 Browser Meets Benchmark Standard for HTML5 Apps
Guest post from Matthew Staikos – Ed. Today, I am thrilled to tell you that the BlackBerry® 10 browser meets the Ringmark Ring 1 benchmark standard for HTML5 app compatibility. The browser team here at RIM has been working closely with the HTML5 experts at Facebook, who developed the Ringmark HTML5 test suite, to ensure […]
The Kaxi Beta Portal for BlackBerry 10 is now open
C2 Development has opened up their application Kaxi for beta testing exclusively on BlackBerry® 10 Dev Alpha devices. Kaxi is a location-based app that simplifies the process of finding taxi companies local to the UK and USA. All you need is a GPS signal and a working network connection (Wi-Fi®/3G/4G). The app will then list […]
NYC October 2012 Hackathon
New York City is the city that never sleeps, and next week will be no different! From Friday October 19th to Saturday October 20th, the New York City BlackBerry® Developers Group will be hosting a hackathon. Starting at 6:30 PM on Friday and running through to 5:30 PM on Saturday night, local NYC developers are […]
Adobe AIR Developer Experience Conclusion
After a day of experimenting with what it’s like to develop a BlackBerry® 10 application for the first time, the team here in Mississauga has made some discoveries on what we can improve to make things easier for developers. Here are some of our key findings for the day from the Adobe® AIR® side: The […]
Summarizing the Native Developer Experience Review
Guest post from Suavek – Ed. Yesterday was a long day spent scrutinizing every aspect of developer experience, tools and application development. We have filled out the whiteboard and have summarized the main points: Platform Choice is a bit confusing (we need some more explaining here) Technology/Tools line of separation is unclear. Why would I […]
The NFC Webinar Series
On October 4th at 10:00 AM EST, we kick off the first in a series of webinars on the subject of Near Field Communications (NFC). NFC is in the media a lot these days, but usually in the context of contact-less mobile payment solutions. Through our series of webinars, we plan to explain and demonstrate […]
In Case You Missed It: Watch Don Lindsay and Chris Smith’s Keynotes from BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012
The BlackBerry® Jam Americas 2012 general session featured keynotes from our own Don Lindsay, Vice President, User Experience Design and Chris Smith, Vice President, Application Platform & Tools. During their time on stage, they announced the commitment from RIM® to making an open platform and eco-system where developers will be fully able to participate in […]
BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse now available on Github!
Calling all Java® developers: We have some news regarding the BlackBerry® Java® Plug-in for Eclipse™! We are pleased to announce a new Open Source project for the BlackBerry development platform. While we have stopped SDK work on BlackBerry® 7 OS, we’ve decided to make the source code open for all those developers using the Java […]
