We told you about the Android Port-A-Thon a little while ago, but now there are more details on the event. Android developers will be able to port their apps over to BlackBerry 10 during a 36 hour virtual event that will start on January 11th at noon ET. For those developers that take part there [...]
Android Developers Get Ready To Port Your Apps, And Get Rewarded For Doing So
January 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
RIM Targets VoIP Developers With Addition of PJSIP Libraries to BlackBerry 10
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There is no doubt that RIM has been puling out all the stops in trying to lure developers to the BlackBerry 10 platform. Their latest targets are VoIP developers for whom they have added PJSIP open source SIP libraries to BlackBerry 10.
AT&T Live Hackathon in Las Vegas To Feature “BlackBerry 10 Live Port Challenge”
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The folks over at AT&T are holding quite the Hackathon this weekend in Las Vegas. The Hackathon is centered around the use of the AT&T APIs, and will be giving out some serious cash as prizes.
Developers Don’t Forget To Submit Your Apps For BlackBerry 10 – Only 11 days Left
December 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For all those developers out there working on BlackBerry 10 apps, don’t forget that you only have 11 days left to get them submitted to AppWorld. With months of webcasts and BlackBerry Jam events behind us, the deadline for submission is quickly approaching as developers need to have their apps submitted by 8pm EST on [...]
Devs: devworx has Announced the BlackBerry 10 Apps Challenge Contest!
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the release of the BlackBerry 10 application most devs are cranking out amazing apps for us to use with the new BlackBerry platform. If you have yet to jump on board now is a great opportunity for you to do so. Participate in devworx BlackBerry 10 Apps Challenge contest and win assured prizes!
BlackBerry 10 Keyboard SDKs Coming In New Year – No Delays To QWERTY Device
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There have been all kinds of rumors as to whether or not the N-Series BlackBerry 10 would be released later than expected. The rumor was given a little more thought when the arrival boards that RIM has been using to keep developers in the loop about BlackBerry 10, showed the “KEYBOARD SUPPORT” SDKs as going [...]
The Android Port-A-Thon for BlackBerry 10 is Coming Soon!
December 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
RIM has held several events to help developers bring their apps over to BlackBerry 10. They have now announced that they will be holding a virtual Android Port-A-Thon to help developers of Android applications to bring their apps over to BlackBerry 10.
Marmalade Quick Beta helps you make BlackBerry 10 apps in a fraction of the time
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While many developers have started to use Marmalade to develop their BlackBerry 10 apps and games, there is now the Marmalade Quick Beta that will allow devs to speed up the process. The Quick Beta allows you to make 2D apps and games in a fraction of the time, which will hopefully help developers get [...]
BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour makes its way to Kuwait
December 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The BlackBerry 10 Jam Tour is still going on, with its latest stop in Kuwait yesterday. The Kuwait event was what RIM has been calling a Mini Jam, but it still saw 40 local developers come out to see what developing for BlackBerry 10 is all about.
RIM is holding a Webcast on how to develop BlackBerry 10 apps using Qt
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In an effort to supplement existing tools for developers looking to use Qt, RIM will be holding a webcast this week. The webcast will cover multiple topics, as well as provide an opportunity for developers to ask questions of the experts at RIM.
BlackBerry 10 Adobe AIR SDK Reaches Gold Status
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As we quickly approach the official launch of BlackBerry 10 more and more developers tools are reaching Gold status. Today it is the BlackBerry 10 SDK for Adobe AIR, which will help developers get their AIR based apps fine tuned for BlackBerry 10.
PlayBook App Manager Browser Plugin Makes Sideloading Easy
December 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
I am sure that there are a few of you out there that just can’t be bothered with the intricacies that are involved with sideloading apps onto your PlayBook. No one can blame you, the process is not designed for the everyday user, but one developer has made a nice and easy browser plugin that will let you sideload [...]
Project Zygote helps BlackBerry 10 Cascades apps open faster
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The folks over at the BlackBerry DevBlog have added a new post that will benefit developers working with Cascades for their BlackBerry 10 apps. Developers have been asking for a method to make Cascades apps open faster since May.
Young entrepreneurial talent emerges at BlackBerry MAD Challenge in South Africa
December 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While RIM is prepping to release the most important operating system of the platforms existence, they are not forgetting about the up and coming developers for BlackBerry. In the new year we will see BlackBerry 10 get launched, and RIM has stated that it is a future-proofed mobile operating system, so it only makes sense [...]
RIM details what the change to BlackBerry AppWorld means to developers
December 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Recently during the BlackBerry Jam Asia conference RIM spoke about the name change of BlackBerry AppWorld to simply BlackBerry World. Now I am sure that there are quite a few developers and users that have been wondering what this change entails, while RIM outlined it today in a post.
Urban Airship Adds Support for BlackBerry 10
November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Some of you may be wondering what Urban Airship is, but if you are a developer that does cross-platform work you will be well aware or perhaps use Urban Airship. Urban Airship makes it easy for developers as you can centralize your push notification system instead of having to configure it for every platform or [...]
Alec Saunders makes guest post directed towards Appcelerator’s 390,000 Titanium Developers
November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday RIM released a press release about their joint venture with Appcelerator for the BlackBerry 10 platform. Today Alec Saunders, VP of BlackBerry Developer Relations, has made a guest post on the Appcelerator site stating “There is No Better Time – Carpe Diem Devs”.
RIM posts guidelines for developers looking to port iOS and Android NDK apps to BlackBerry 10
November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the launch of BlackBerry 10 getting closer and closer, RIM is doing everything they can to make it easy for developers. Today they have posted the guidelines for how to port iOS and Android NDK apps over to BlackBerry 10.
Young African IT Grads push for BlackBerry 10 Development
November 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Africa soon a group of IT members will band together to form the, The Blackberry Project 120, with the initiative of a young Motswana, Itumeleng Garebatshabe, who aims to mobilize IT and programming students to create information and ideas sharing network amongst the 120 members that will be selected.
Info on the Limited Edition BlackBerry 10 Smartphones Coming this Week
November 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mobile LinkIn the above video Alex Kinsella from Inside BlackBerry Dev Blog, gets us up-to-date on what is happening in the developer world. During the video above you will hear him mention that more information surrounding the Limited Edition BlackBerry 10 Developer phone will be released this week!
