Tag Archives: html5

bbUI.js upgrade required to support BlackBerry 10.1

Have you published a BlackBerry 10 application that uses bbUI.js?  If so, we have an important message that requires your attention: ensure your application is using bbUI.js version 0.9.6.113 or higher in order to properly support the upcoming version 10.1 of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

JavaScript FTW: Episode 2: Classes and Inheritance (and why it matters!)

As we discussed last time, if we have code that’s disorganized and difficult to debug, coding performance and scalability optimizations becomes moot. However, being explicit with your code not only makes your life easier, but actually makes your code faster (say whaaaaaaaat?). We have to remember that JavaScript isn’t like most other languages. The majority […]

BlackBerry Developer Relations Pairs Up With Skillsmatter

Guest post from Marysia – Ed. The BlackBerry Developer Relations team has paired up with Skillsmatter to offer training on BlackBerry 10 development. To kick off the partnership, we are running a BlackBerry Jam event on March 7th in London. Our dynamic duo of Developer Evangelists from the UK, Luca Sale and Don Turner, will […]

‘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 […]

Javascript FTW

So You’re a Web Developer? That’s pretty cool. And if you’re here wanting to develop mobile apps, that’s pretty cool too. We have an unparalleled HTML5 app platform which makes it very accessible for those familiar with building web apps to transition into making mobile apps. But is it ever that easy? On the web, […]

Integrating the new Foursquare SDK in to your BlackBerry WebWorks Apps

The other day, Kyle from Foursquare announced a couple of new and exciting features for BlackBerry developers to make use of in their apps – Single Sign On and Place Picker cards. This is an absolutely stellar implementation of our Invocation Framework. To compliment his native sample app, I created a BlackBerry 10 WebWorks version. […]

Touch Anywhere (on the screen) You Want With Hammer.js and BlackBerry 10 WebWorks

With the launch of BlackBerry 10 and all touch devices ready to rock and roll, you may be interested in adding touch or multi-touch gestures in to your BlackBerry WebWorks apps. I came across an amazing JavaScript library called Hammer.js which makes it super easy to incorporate gestures into your application with only a few […]

Sencha Touch Support for BlackBerry 10!

We’ve been working the last few months with the team at Sencha to bring the support for BlackBerry 10 out of beta and ready to be used by developers.  We’re glad to announce with Sencha that the wait is over! Performance and a full BlackBerry 10 theme are here for BlackBerry 10.  Now, you can […]

[VIDEO] Interview with BlackBerry Developer Elite Jerome Carty

I caught up with BlackBerry Developer Elite Jerome Carty of Kisai Labs. Jerome is participating in the “HTML5 Frameworks: Up-And-Comers that are Building Steam” session here at BlackBerry Jam Europe. Watch the video to get the inside scoop from Jerome on what frameworks he is really interested in and when to expect Blaq for BlackBerry […]

Join Us Monday, January 21st at the Toronto BlackBerry Developer Group

Our very own @mendozamiche, @naveenan5, and myself - @grahamzibar will be in downtown Toronto for a hands-on WebWorks experience this coming Monday, January 21st starting at 6 pm  We’ll be showing you how to build your first BlackBerry 10 app using the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK. We’ll be doing awesome things like downloading the SDKs, setting-up your environment, enjoying some beverages, […]