BlackBerry Q10 Smaller Action Bar, Keyboard Shortcuts, & Dark/Bright Themes
With the launch of the new BlackBerry 10.1 SDK we are seeing more signs of what is coming on the BlackBerry Q10. One of the things I really like is the smaller action bar on the bottom of the screen. You can already see this smaller bar on the Z10 browser where it is smaller…
BlackBerry 10.1 Gold SDK & Simulator for Native & Cascades Developers Released
BlackBerry just got one huge step closer to launching the BlackBerry Q10 keyboard packing device. They just released the SDK to develop for the device alongside the updated OS 10.1 that is coming to the Z10. This new BlackBerry 10.1 Native SDK will allow developers to create native and Cascades apps for both devices using…
BlackBerry’s Anders Jeppsson To Speak at Game Developers Conference Next Week (San Francisco)
The annual Game Developers Conference is kicking off in San Francisco on March 25th and BlackBerry plans on being there. You may not have heard of Anders Jeppsson but he is almost single handedly responsible for turning around gaming on BlackBerry devices and bringing many of the headlining games to BlackBerry 10 and the PlayBook….
BlackBerry World Website Adds Search Improvements & Some Fixes
While the BlackBerry World team is still struggling with elementary features like coupon codes and gift cards they do seem to be trying to improve. One of the things that many people complained about when BlackBerry revamped BlackBerry World was that search results were no longer sorted by popularity by default and search results in…
BlackBerry Dev Relations Team Belts Out One Last Tribute – "At Last"
I have been loving the music videos that the BlackBerry Dev Relations team has been doing since BlackBerry World last year. They have really done a great job of showing that the team has a heart and understands developers interests while having a little bit of fun. They posted up their latest ballad “At…
Dev Explains How to Replace Google Maps With Open Street Maps in BlackBerry 10 Android Apps
One of the most common issues developers run in to when trying to port their Android apps to BlackBerry 10 is the lack of Google Maps APIs. This immediately makes the Android app not be able to use BlackBerry’s online APK converter and pass validation. While some developers might realize this is a quick fix…
Limited Edition BlackBerry Z10’s shipping in Canada
Fellow developer Joey Beechey posted the above pic this morning on Twitter. He unexpectedly woke up to FedEx at his door, with a package. Little did he know it would be his red Z10, given out to chosen developers for their efforts in making BlackBerry 10 a success. Joey says his Twitter has been on fire since he…
Developer Explains How He Upgraded His App to "Built for BlackBerry"
BlackBerry has been making a big push for their new “Built for BlackBerry” certification on high quality BlackBerry 10 apps. These apps are supposed to exemplify what BlackBerry considers to be a solid app or game but has caused a bit of confusion among developers. BlackBerry has been trying to address this by sending…