Click on the important links we discussed in this week’s #re-hashed video:

SDK January refreshes for:

• BlackBerry 10 Webworks SDK
• BlackBerry 10 Native SDK

Check back this week for an update about the Android and Community port-a-thons!

Have questions about what you’re seen here? Leave us comments below!

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 is THIS WEEK! More specifically: the deadline to submit your app to BlackBerry World is January 11th, 2013.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the heck happened to January 21st? January 21st is still the deadline for submitting your app to the Built for BlackBerry program, but in order to even apply for Built for BlackBerry, your app first needs to be approved in BlackBerry World.

Here’s the order of operations:

1. Submit your app to BlackBerry World by January 11th to ensure that it’s approved in time for the Built for BlackBerry deadline of January 21st.
2. On or before January 21st, take your application that’s been approved in BlackBerry World, and submit it to the Built for BlackBerry program.
3. If you’re also applying for the 10k Developer Commitment, then once your application has passed Built for BlackBerry (will be complete before launch if you submitted by January 21st), submit your app to the 10k Developer Commitment program.

To be clear, apps submitted after January 11th are still eligible for Built for BlackBerry – that program will continue to run well past all these deadlines and still offers developers that distinction and all the benefits that come from earning the designation. But if you want to qualify for the 10k Developer Commitment, then Built for BlackBerry is a pre-requisite, and in order to allow enough time to pass both BlackBerry World approval testing as well as Built for BlackBerry testing before launch, then January 11th is the recommended date.

What if I submit after January 11th? The app might still get BlackBerry World approval in time for the January 21st deadline, but there are no assurances and you’re taking what could be a $10,000 USD risk.

Want more details? Check out the section of the terms and conditions labeled “HOW TO PARTICIPATE.” Now, stop reading blogs and get those apps in!

We’ve reached many key dates for developers building for BlackBerry® 10, and we want everyone to mark December 11th, 2012 in their calendars. On that date, we will release the gold version of the BlackBerry 10 SDKs. When the Gold SDK is released on December 11th, you can complete your final testing and tweaking and submit your app knowing it will run on the commercial release of BlackBerry 10 smartphone OS.

There will be one other important date before the tools come out of beta – November 29th, 2012. We will release a beta update on November 29th that includes bug fixes, but also an important update for Web developers as our BlackBerry® WebWorks™ HTML5 tools will be updated to offer more functionality and to draw closer to parity with our Native tools. We encourage developers to get their apps ready using this beta SDK release.

A quick recap on calendar:

November 29 – BlackBerry 10 SDK update
November 29-30 – BlackBerry® Jam Asia (in Bangkok, Thailand)
December 11 – BlackBerry 10 Gold SDK launch
January 21 – Deadline to have apps submitted to the BlackBerry App World™ storefront for the 10k Developer Commitment where we guarantee $10,000 USD revenue in the first year (1,2).
January 30 – BlackBerry 10 launch events
February 5-6 – BlackBerry Jam Europe (in Amsterdam)

1) “Earns” refers to the amount that consumers pay for both paid downloads and in-app payments using BlackBerry Payment Service less any refunds and less applicable taxes included in the amount consumers pay, multiplied by the proportion of sales owing to the Vendor as defined by the Vendor Agreement. “Earns” does not include any advertising revenue. See Terms and Conditions for complete details.
2) A maximum of $10,000,000USD will be distributed under this Offer. Limit one (1) payout per Vendor. Twelve month period to be determined by RIM.