Tag Archives: BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry Java to BlackBerry 10 Cascades Porting Series – Part 3: Networking
Networking in BlackBerry 7 OS was based on the Connector.open() paradigm, where you would specify the protocol and transport in the connection string (“http://www.example.com;deviceside=true”), and get back a Connection object of a certain type (HttpConnection, for example). Networking in BlackBerry 10 is done through the QNetwork module. You no longer need to worry about transport […]
BlackBerry Java to BlackBerry 10 Cascades Porting Series – Part 2: Application Life Cycle
Guest post from Roberto S. – Ed. In Part 2 of this series, we would like to introduce BlackBerry Java developers to what has changed with respect to application lifecycle in BlackBerry 10, and what you should be aware of when you port this aspect of your application to Cascades. All BlackBerry 10 applications have […]
Adding Gamepad Support to Your BlackBerry 10 Game
I’ve heard a lot of people claim that the gamepad is dead – doomed to be replaced by touch screens. I disagree with this sentiment. There’s nothing wrong with mobile games using cool new control schemes that make good use of touch screens – but if I’m playing a game that was designed with gamepads […]
UCOSP Kickoff Sprint at Facebook
It’s been a few weeks since I met the BlackBerry Team for this term’s UCOSP program, but between the BlackBerry 10 Launch and the excitement around BlackBerry Jam Europe, it’s been a busy time on the Inside BlackBerry Developer Blog. Now that you’ve had a chance to see all the cool things that BlackBerry 10 […]
Down the Rabbit Hole: Extensions for BlackBerry WebWorks
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit that the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks extensions scared me a little when I first looked at them. It’s been a long time since I really wrote C++ code. We won’t dwell on how long it’s been, but let’s say it’s been long enough. And, when I looked at […]
Qt porting guide: a reference to help you bring your Qt apps to BlackBerry 10
Guest post from Kizito – Ed. Qt developers often ask the following questions: Is there a porting guide to help me port my Qt apps to BlackBerry 10? What about porting Qt Quick to BlackBerry 10? How do I configure Qt Creator for BlackBerry 10? The good news has arrived: you now have a porting […]
‘App of the Week’ updates
Guest post from Luca Sale – Ed. Thank you to all of you who entered or showed interest for our brand new ‘App of the Week’ contest, the response has been inspiring! We have carefully reviewed the submissions and we were really pleased the outstanding quality of the applications! The winning application, is “Trola” from […]
A Few Of My Favorite Things in BlackBerry 10
With the launch of BlackBerry 10 on January 30th, some of you now have your hands on a shiny new BlackBerry Z10. I am sure you are enjoying the ease of “BlackBerry Hub”, “BlackBerry Flow”, and the deep integration with social networks. One of the great things about being a BlackBerry Developer Evangelist is that […]
BlackBerry 10 WebWorks – Time To Get Paid
Most people like to be rewarded for hard work. There are of course many ways in which people derive reward. Fame. Adoration. Legions of followers on Twitter. Free cookies. But perhaps the most prevalent and obvious is cold, hard cash. With BlackBerry World, there are a number of ways to get money out of your […]
BlackBerry 10 Limited Edition and Dev Alpha C Update
…and we’re back! Back from the BlackBerry 10 Launch events. Back from BlackBerry Jam Europe. Back to answer your questions on the Limited Edition and BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C programs. Here are answers to the top four questions we’re getting asked on Twitter. Q. I applied for a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C at […]
