RIM Posts BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012 Sessions Free! (Video & PDF)
I am still looking for an official announcement on this one but I got tired of waiting. Jeremy let us know about a new microsite RIM has put up with 47 videos (with PDF handouts) from the developer sessions at BlackBerry Jam Americas. Usually this sort of stuff costs money but it seems like RIM…
BlackBerry Jam Americas Wrap Video
BlackBerry Jam Americas has come and gone in San Jose and there is still a buzz in the air about how RIM might not be dead or dying anymore. I am quite excited about what’s in store for BlackBerry after catching a glimpse of more of what BB10 has to offer. The conference seemed to…
BlackBerry 10 Live Gaming Preview Video
Gaming on the BlackBerry platform hasn’t always been something to brag about. But things have changed since the days of trackwheel BrickBreaker. The PlayBook has brought us some very impressive games, but judging by the live demo at BlackBerry Jam Americas, BlackBerry 10 will take it to the next level. Check it out below and…
2012 BlackBerry Developer Community Award Winners Announced & First BlackBerry Elite
RIM has announced the winners of their 2012 BlackBerry Developer Community Awards today. These awards have come a long way since RIM started them at the first BlackBerry DevCon. I would never have imagined that RIM would have a “Best Open Source Contribution” back then. 🙂 I have to say congrats the winners which…
Easily View CPU & Memory Usage on Your BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha
Olivier let me know about a little tip/trick on the latest BlackBerry 10 Beta for the Dev Alpha that really shows it is a development device. If you swipe down diagonally on the top left corner of the screen you will get an overlay on the bottom left side of the screen. This will show…
Facebook for BlackBerry 10 gets Demoed at BlackBerry Jam Americas
Yesterday Tim let us see Facebook for Blackberry 10. And with all the hype around BlackBerry 10, it is great see some native apps get the spotlight. Here is a quick demo of how Facebook will look when BlackBerry 10 gets released. With the great UI of BB10, I truly can’t wait.
RIM Giving Arduino Uno Boards to Devs @ BlackBerry Jam Americas
Now this is one of those freebies from RIM that may have a deeper meaning. We have been hearing from multiple devs (confirmed by N4BB) that RIM is giving away Arduino Uno boards to developers who complete the survey at BlackBerry Jam Americas. In case you are not familiar with it the Arduino open source…
Video: BlackBerry 10 App World
Both Ronen and Tim have mentioned the new App World on BlackBerry 10. Below is a short video from the Inside BlackBerry Blog where Michael Clewley shows us how it will work. It will be nice to have everything integrated into App World and using BlackBerry ID. Having music and movies available along with apps…