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Seeing is Believing – BlackBerry 10 Jam Super Session [VIDEOS]

Alex Kinsella — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:23:05 +0000

The BlackBerry® 10 Jam Super Session was a chance for some of our partners to show the world what the new possibilities for building apps with the BlackBerry 10 platform.

Partners from Xtreme Labs Inc, Wikitude, Magmic, Macadamian, Marmalade, Poynt, and SAP joined Christopher Smith, VP, Handheld Application Platform & Tools and Alec Saunders, VP, Developer Relations on stage to showcase what is possible with BlackBerry 10.

[ YouTube link for mobile viewing ]

Poynt: A BlackBerry Super App Extended to PlayBook

Douglas Soltys — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:33:48 +0000

(YouTube link for easy mobile viewing)

One incredibly cool demo that I saw this year at BlackBerry® World™ 2011 was Poynt’s integration of BlackBerry push services to call a number on a BlackBerry® smartphone from their BlackBerry PlayBook™ tablet app. Peter Werry from Poynt, winner of last year’s BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge, walks me through this new feature and other innovative uses of BlackBerry services in the above video.

Post a comment and let us know what super app features you’re building into your application.

DEVCON10 BlackBerry Developer Round-Up

Douglas Soltys — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:45:31 +0000

One of the great experiences of BlackBerry DEVCON 2010 was getting to chat with various BlackBerry developers and learn what they’re working on, what they’re excited about and what they thought about the show. We did a series of brief one-on-ones with every developer kind enough to speak to us and compiled it into the above video. Post a comment and let us know about your own DEVCON 2010 experience, what you thought of all the announcements, and if you’re excited for BlackBerry PlayBook.

Bloggers Pick: Consumer Presentations at Dev Con (Brian Zubert)

Douglas Soltys — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:56:40 +0000

The BlackBerry® Developer Conference is fast approaching, bringing with it a truckload of exciting sessions for both the experienced and budding developer. While we highly recommend you check out the Session Catalog yourself, who better to fill you in than the esteemed blogging team at the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog? Below you’ll find Sr. Application Development Consultant Brian Zubert’s picks for the three most exciting sessions regarding commercial consumer development.

DEV09 – Game On: Building High Quality Games for BlackBerry Smartphones
So I know we weren’t supposed to pick our own sessions, but I did anyway. Why? Well, I don’t know how many people have noticed, but there’s a “Futures” icon attached to this presentation. Believe me when I tell you, whether or not you’re a game developer, you will kick yourself if you miss this one.

DEV41 – Advanced Graphics: Putting the Wow-Factor into your Application
I’ve gone and done it again, highlighting my own session. Let me first put your fears to rest, I’ll be saying very little in this session, leaving almost all the speaking to my co-presenter. DEV09 and DEV41 are very much related to one another and as a UI developer, you’ll want to be at both.

COM10 – Advanced UI Development: Animations, Custom Layouts, and Other Tricks
I’m mostly excited about this one because of the presenter, Peter Werry, from Poynt. I’ve always been a huge fan of the UI in the Poynt application and am very interested in what Peter’s going to share around the approaches they’ve taken. Having worked with Peter over the past year and a half, he’s always pushed the limits of the platform and I can’t wait to see what he’s pulled together. Unfortunately COM10 and DEV09 take place during the same timeslot. If you’re sending two developers to the conference, this would be a good time to split up and make sure you’re soaking in the goodness from both sessions. If you’re the only person going, not to worry, all sessions will be recorded and available to conference attendees afterwards.

Post a comment and let us know which sessions you’re excited for. We hope to see you there!