The developer team at BlackBerry is continuing to add more and more to the SDK’s for BlackBerry 10. In the February refresh of the WebWorks SDK, BlackBerry has added in the ability to add in-app payments. This is of course exciting new for developers as they are the ones that will benefit most from this [...]
BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam Coming To London On March 7th
February 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you are interested in learning more about developing for BlackBerry 10, then a BlackBerry Jam event is perfect for you. There will be a BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam held in London on March 7th that will provide developers will all kinds fo useful tips and tricks to make great apps. Hit the break for [...]
Devs: BlackBerry Updates UI Guidelines to Support QWERTY Devices
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With the release of the new BlackBerry Dev Alpha C devices leading up to the launch of the BlackBerry Q10 devices. BlackBerry has updated their UI guidelines for the new 1:1 aspect ratio and 720x720px screen. Devs you can get information on all of the new updated documentation from the link below including updates for Actives Frames, and new [...]
Inside BlackBerry DevBlog Interviews With Jerome Carty And Kyle Fowler
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Inside BlackBerry DevBlog has posted up a few interviews today that they had with some of the developers that are over in Amsterdam for BlackBerry Jam Europe. Two of the more known devs, Jerome Carty (Blaq) and Kyle Fowler (Foursquare), took some time to chat with Alex Kinsella about BlackBerry 10 and their individual [...]
BlackBerry Provides Updates to Developers at BlackBerry Jam Europe
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry announces updates to SDKs, reward programs, opens BlackBerry World vendor portal for BlackBerry Q10 app submissions Feb 5, 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands – At its second annual BlackBerry® Jam Europe developer event, BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today provided updates to the BlackBerry developer community, including updates to the BlackBerry® 10 developer toolkit, new benefits [...]
BlackBerry 10 Limited Edition Shows Its Colour At BlackBerry Jam Europe
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We knew that we were going to see the BlackBerry 10 Limited Edition device at BlackBerry Jam Europe. We also knew that it was going to be a unique colour compared to the other BlackBerry 10 devices. Well we know have a picture of the LE in all its colourful glory.
BlackBerry 10 Limited Edition Will Be Shown Off At BlackBerry Jam Europe
February 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
We have been wondering when the BlackBerry 10 Limited Edition device was going to be unveiled. It looks like we are going to get the first official look at it tomorrow during BlackBerry Jam Europe. Thanks to a tweet sent out by Alec Saunders, we have some news about the LE BlackBerry 10 device.
BlackBerry Announces Limited Edition Device Solution For Verizon Wireless Developers
February 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of the bonuses for developers that got qualified apps submitted in time was that they could trade in their Dev Alpha device for a limited edition one. Now this was all good until BlackBerry stated that they were having issues with CDMA carriers for the Limited Edition device. Well the Inside BlackBerry DevBlog has [...]
Alec Saunders And Marty Mallick Take A Leap Of Faith To Show Support For Developers
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It takes some guts to jump off the edge of a perfectly good building, and that is exactly what Alec Saunders and Marty Mallick did while in Vegas for CES. Saunders, VP Developer Relations, and Mallick, Sr. Director, Strategic Business Development decided to prove to developers just how much they mean to RIM by partaking in the Stratosphere [...]
Student Developers Within Kochi’s Startup Village In India Develop 150 Apps For BlackBerry 10
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Kochi Startup Village in India has definitely been busy getting apps ready for BlackBerry 10. There are 57 companies housed within the Startup Village and the students employed by these companies have been very busy getting apps ready for BlackBerry 10.
RIM Extends The Built For BlackBerry $10K Developer Commitment Deadline
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This is some good news for those developers out there. RIM has decided to extend the Built For BlackBerry $10K Developer Commitment deadline, as many developers were concerned about getting their apps submitted in time due to the large volume in the pipeline. This is of course also good news for users, as it means that there [...]
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C Devices Expected To Be Handed Out To Developers After January 30th Announcement
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We have known for some time now that RIM was going to be handing out some Dev Alpha C devices to developers that met certain requirements. However we did not have any firm date as to when these devices would start to be given out. Today we have news that RIM will start to hand [...]
RIM Kicks Off BlackBerry “App Of The Week” Challenge – First Up The EMEA
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today RIM has announced a new regional challenge they will be running for app developers. The “App of the Week” challenge will start in the EMEA region and it will provide developers to submit their apps for a chance to win some awesome prizes if they meet all the criteria.
Reminder To Developers – You Only Have Till January 21st To Submit Your Apps For A Chance To Get A Limited Edition BlackBerry 10 Device
January 14, 2013 By 1 Comment
RIM posted a reminder this morning to developers that are hoping to get their hands on a limited edition BlackBerry 10 device. You will need to have your apps submitted to AppWorld by January 21st for your chance at getting the limited edition device.
BlackBerry 10 Port-A-Thon Has Already Seen Over 8,000 Apps Submitted
January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The BlackBerry 10 Port-A-Thon that is currently under way is showing that developers are wanting to work with BlackBerry 10. The port-a-thon is running for 36 hours straight and I am sure that there are some very tired developers right now, but that hasn’t stopped them from submitting a large amount of apps.
BlackBerry 10 Actions Icons Are Now Available For Download
January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you are a developers working on a BlackBerry 10 app you will be happy to know that RIM has released the BlackBerry 10 UI guidelines which includes the Action icons. These include the icons for email, lock, delete and much more.
Apps World North America in San Fransisco February 7th and 8th.
January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Are you an up and coming developer looking to polish and hone your skill developing apps? Or just wanting to freshen up your understanding of the different means of creating a killer app? Then clear your calendar and make sure that you attend Apps World North America.
Stolen Android Apps Reportedly Being Sold In AppWorld
January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With BlackBerry 10 offering developers many ways to bring their apps over from other platforms, there is of course a chance of nefarious activities. Reportedly some Android developers have been noticing that their apps are showing up in AppWorld without their knowledge. Now ideally RIM would catch every single app that is not being published by the [...]
10 BlackBerry Developers Are Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro For Charity Hackathon
January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Usually when we are taking about a Hackathon happening, it is occurring in a hotel or conference center. While a group fo 10 BlackBerry developers and RIM employees have decided to take the Hackathon to a new height, they will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro 10 days before the launch of BlackBerry 10. During the ascent [...]
Launch Codes For BlackBerry 10 – Cascades Developed App For BlackBerry News
January 8, 2013 By 3 Comments
With BlackBerry 10 developers have a ton of tools at their disposal to make some awesome apps. Now I know that usually the big name apps gets all the attention, but there are tons of developers that just learning how to develop for BlackBerry 10. One of these devs is @bbquincar, who has made a [...]
