Tag Archives: code

Payment Service SDK v1.8 for BlackBerry Java has been released!

Payment Service SDK version 1.8 is now available for download, and is specifically for BlackBerry Java development.

ZXing and CppUnit ported for BlackBerry 10

Hope your Monday is going great. Here’s a guest post from Clifford Hung (hungc on Github) on two new contributions to the BlackBerry Open Source community. Image By André Karwath (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons ZXing (pronounced “zebra crossing”) is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to […]

The right tool for the right job: Developer microsites get a facelift

Giddy-up! We just launched new microsites to better serve the BlackBerry® developer community and have given BlackBerry Jam Zone a facelift to make it easy to navigate to the tools you want. We wanted to re-build the main page to bring you the answers you’re looking for: How do I make money? What are the […]

Open Source and the BlackBerry PlayBook OS Platform

Announcements regarding open source initiatives to develop for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Creating a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application menu using Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR

How to create a simple BlackBerry PlayBook tablet app that drops a menu down from the top edge of the screen when a user swipes down via Adobe AIR.

Using Invoke APIs in your BlackBerry widget

Detailed description of using BlackBerry invoke APIs in BlackBerry widgets (with code).

Boost Your Super App Experience – May 18th Developer Webcast

Turn your BlackBerry® smartphone application into a Super App by signing up for this May 18th webcast.

BlackBerry Widgets and Code Signing: What you need to know

BlackBerry developer how-to on building and code signing BlacKBerry Widgets.

Explaining Digital Rights Management

I get asked about digital rights management (DRM) often enough that it’s probably high-time I do some writing about it. For those who don’t know, DRM generically refers to access control software used for limiting usage of digital media. For those that want to know more about what DRM options are available to them on […]

How To Store Data in your BlackBerry Widget

BlackBerry® Widgets offer great means of storing data offline in your application. You can either access the SQLite database or store data on an SD card through your Widget. Before going into how this is done, let’s take a quick look at what SQLite is. With its reputation for reliability and that it can be […]