The beginning of summer heralds the arrival of a new BlackBerry® smartphone simulator model, the BlackBerry® 9310 smartphone. This model shares much in common with the recently-released BlackBerry® 9320 smartphone and BlackBerry® 9220 smartphone models. Applications adapted for these two models should run well on the BlackBerry 9310 smartphone.

Read on for information you need to get your apps ready to support this new device, or go immediately to the simulator download page to download the simulator right away. You can also download it directly using this link:

• BlackBerry 9310 smartphone simulator

Alongside the launch of the new simulator, we have also opened up the BlackBerry App World™ storefront to allow you to start posting your applications for sale. We encourage you to test your applications as soon as possible using the new simulator, and then navigate to the BlackBerry App World vendor portal to post your applications for the BlackBerry 9310 smartphone running BlackBerry® 7.1 OS.

The BlackBerry 9310 smartphone will support Bluetooth® 2.1 and include the following profiles:

• Headset Profile (HSP)
• Hand Free Profile (HFP)
• Address Book Integration using AT commands or OBEX (Object Push)
• Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)
• Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
• Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP / AVRCP)
• Serial Port Profile (SPP)
• Secure Simple Pairing (SSP)
• A/V Remote Control Version 1.3
• Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP)

BlackBerry 9310 smartphone – Device Info

• 320 x 240 resolution, 164 dpi
• Application Icon size: 46 x 46 pixels
• Memory: 512 MB Internal Persistent Storage, 512 MB RAM
• 3.2 MP Camera, 4 X digital zoom
• QWERTY keyboard
• Networks: EVDO, CDMA
• FM Radio
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• Autonomous and Assisted GPS
• Browser User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9310; en-GB) AppleWebKit/534.11+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.1.0.396 Mobile Safari/534.11+

BlackBerry 9310 smartphone – Multimedia Capabilities

We have a new batch of BlackBerry® smartphone simulators ready to download. There are multiple previously released models with new operating system versions and one brand new model with this group – the BlackBerry® 9320 smartphone. We also have a BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 smartphone simulator that includes the keyboard and plastics. Here is the list of the latest simulators:

• BlackBerry® 9320 7.1.0.405
• BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 7.1.0.405
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 (Japanese) 7.1.0.318
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 6.0.0.707
• BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 6.0.0.723
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 6.0.0.723
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 7.1.0.219
• BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 (Asia) 7.1.0.267
• BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 7.1.0.342
• BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 7.1.0.342
• BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 7.1.0.342

The BlackBerry 9320 smartphone is very similar to the BlackBerry Curve 9220 smartphone we wrote about in this post. Applications compatible with the BlackBerry Curve 9220 smartphone should also run correctly on the BlackBerry 9320 smartphone. Enable your applications for the BlackBerry 9320 smartphone in BlackBerry App World™ using the storefront Vendor Portal as soon as possible; this will ensure that your applications can be approved by the BlackBerry App World team in time for device launch.

Here are the specifications for the BlackBerry 9320 smartphone:

BlackBerry 9320 – Device Info

• 320 x 240 resolution, 164 dpi
• Application Icon size: 46 x 46 pixels
• Memory: 512 MB Internal Persistent Storage, 512 MB RAM
• 3.2 MP Camera, 4 X digital zoom
• QWERTY keyboard
• Networks: UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM
• Integrated GPS with A-GPS
• FM Radio
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• Mime type: Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9320; en-GB) AppleWebKit/534.11+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.1.0.316 Mobile Safari/534.11+

BlackBerry 9320 – Multimedia Capabilities

As noted during BlackBerry DevCon Americas, there would continue to be BlackBerry smartphone releases based on BlackBerry® 7 OS.  Today we’re pleased to provide you with a new developer tool to prepare for this: the BlackBerry® 9220 smartphone simulator.

We have a new simulator available for download on our simulator download page, or you can download it directly using this link:

• BlackBerry 9220 smartphone simulator

Alongside the launch of the new simulator, we have also opened up the BlackBerry App World™ storefront to allow you to start posting your applications for sale. Many applications designed for the BlackBerry® 9300 smartphone series should be easily ported to this new device with little to no change in the application.

We encourage you to test your applications as soon as possible using the new simulator, and then navigate to the BlackBerry App World vendor portal to post your applications for the BlackBerry 9220 smartphone running BlackBerry® 7.1 OS.

The BlackBerry 9220 will support Bluetooth® 2.1 and include the following profiles:

• Headset Profile (HSP)
• Hand Free Profile (HFP)
• Address Book Integration using AT commands or OBEX (Object Push)
• Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)
• Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
• Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP / AVRCP)
• Serial Port Profile (SPP)
• Secure Simple Pairing (SSP)
• A/V Remote Control Version 1.3
• Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP)

BlackBerry 9220 – Device Info

• 320 x 240 resolution, 164 dpi
• Application Icon size: 46 x 46 pixels
• Memory: 512 MB Internal Persistent Storage, 512 MB RAM
• 2 MP Camera, 5 X digital zoom
• QWERTY keyboard
• Networks: EDGE, GPRS, GSM
• FM Radio
• Wi-Fi® 802.11 b/g/n
• Mime Type: Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9220; en-GB) AppleWebKit/534.11+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.1.0.316 Mobile Safari/534.11+

BlackBerry 9220 – Multimedia Capabilities

Two new BlackBerry® smartphone models were recently announced: the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790 smartphone and the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9380 smartphone. From a developer’s perspective, here is what you need to know about these new devices.

BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone

• Support for NFC (Near Field Communication) technology
• 480 x 360 screen resolution 246 dpi, 16 million colors supported (24-bit)
• 5 MP camera
• Integrated GPS with A-GPS
• Capacitive touch screen, optical trackpad, 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard
• Wi-Fi®: 802.11 a/b/g/n UMA support
• Networks: HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Memory: 768 MB RAM, 8 GB eMMC
• Mime type: Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9790; en-GB) AppleWebKit/534.11+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.0.0.496 Mobile Safari/534.11+

BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphone

• Support for NFC (Near Field Communication) technology
• 480 x 360 screen resolution, 188 ppi, 16 million colors supported (24-bit)
• 5 MP camera
• Integrated GPS with A-GPS
• Capacitive touch screen, optical trackpad, on-screen keyboard: portrait, QWERTY and multitap, and landscape QWERTY, dedicated keys: Send, End (Power), Menu, Escape, User Configurable (Camera default), Volume Up/Down/Mute (Fwd/Back/Pause for media), Lock
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n UMA support
• Networks: UMTS, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Memory: 512 MB DDR SRAM / 512 MB eMMC
• Mime Type: Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9380; en-GB) AppleWebKit/534.11+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.0.0.497 Mobile Safari/534.11+

Also, both of these devices make use of the powerful BlackBerry® 7 OS, which includes such features as:

• OpenGL® ES 2.0
• Native Window API
• HD Video recording
• UDP Multicast
• Magnetometer
• Unified Search
• Travel Time API
• NFC technology

You can find out more about the new features and APIs in BlackBerry 7 OS at our BlackBerry 7 development page.

Want to give the new smartphones a test drive for development? Head over to the BlackBerry smartphone simulator download page to download BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone and BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphone simulators today! After testing your applications in these new simulators, remember to enable them in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront to ensure your applications are available for download when these devices are launched.

Let us know if you have any questions about developing for these two great new devices in the comments!