Sunnyvale, CA Also Having a BlackBerry 10 Gold SDK Tweetup
We told you earlier today that RIM was holding a Tweetup for the BlackBerry 10 Gold SDK launch in New York City. @AlexKinsella let us know that there is a sister event happening in Sunnyvale, CA just a few hours later. They even have special guest Kyle Fowler, Developer at foursquare, who will be talking…
All Aboard BlackBerry Port-A-Thon Rewards Devs For Porting Apps!
Update: RIM changed the date from their blog announcement to December 14th RIM has been impressively successful getting game developers to port games to BlackBerry 10 with their BlackBerry Got Game Port-A-Thons. Now they are expanding it to BlackBerry 10 smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet apps. The name was changed to include all apps but…
BlackBerry 10 Gold SDK Tweetup NYC Happening on December 11th
December 11th is the day that the Gold SDK releases come out for BlackBerry 10. It looks like some of the RIM team and BlackBerry developer core will be commemorating it with BlackBerry 10 Gold SDK Tweetup NYC. They will be meeting up at the awesome Stitch Bar & Lounge in midtown Manhattan with the…
RIM: Cascades is “the Frosting” & Native is “the Sponge Cake” in BlackBerry 10
I was downloading the latest Beta4 of the BlackBerry Native SDK and Cascades when I came across this great infographic. RIM is trying to help direct developers towards the most relevant native environment with the choice between Cascades and Core Native. I think they actually do a great job of breaking them down and highly…
RIM Lists What App World –> BlackBerry World Change Means to Developers
I have had a few developers ask me what this new name for BlackBerry App World will mean for them. In case you missed it RIM announced at BBJam Asia that they are rebranding BlackBerry App World to simply BlackBerry World. This is intended to highlight that there will be more content than just apps….
Devs: BlackBerry 10 BBM Social Platform Webcast December 6th
Integration is the name of the game these days, and if you’re a BlackBerry developer hoping your application will be successful, you might be thinking about integrating it with BlackBerry Messenger. At 11 AM EST on December 6, RIM will be hosting a webcast which will tell you what you need to know about…
Two Free BlackBerry 10 Icon Sets for Developers
If you have ever developed an app before you know that one of the struggles is finding an icon set that works aesthetically with the target platform. Long time BlackBerry developer, formerly of mblware and now part of the RIM Developer Relations Team, @chadtatro was also struggling with that issue. He has been tasked…
“Built for BlackBerry” App Submissions Now Open for 10K Developer Commitment
RIM announced their new Built for BlackBerry program earlier this year along with their $10,000 developer commitment. Now those have been rounded out and the details are available for devs to understand. The key for the 10K developer commitment is getting your app certified as “built for BlackBerry.” You need to do this before January…