RIM Explains Why Devs Should Go to BlackBerry 10 Jam vs BlackBerry World
There has been a bit of confusion for BlackBerry developers as to whether they should attend BlackBerry World or BlackBerry 10 Jam. We have heard a few clarifications but Victoria from RIM did the best job yet explaining the difference on the RIM DevBlog. Essentially enterprise app developers will have a track at BlackBerry World…
Devs to Received Limited BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Device at Jam Conference
Hi all I am back from my last minute trip to Israel and reading up on what is coming up at BlackBerry World and RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 Jam conference. If you needed any more reasons to attend RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 Jam conference during BlackBerry World in May then look no further. RIM has…
Win a Chance to Learn PlayBook Native Game Development from RIM in NYC & San Francisco!
RIM is really starting to ramp up their campaign to jumpstart native development on the PlayBook. They let us know that this time they are focusing on BlackBerry PlayBook Native Gaming Development with a brand new contest. RIM is offering developers a chance to win one of 12 spots at BlackBerry Native Gaming Development training…
BlackBerry 10 Jam Developer Conference Announced for May 1st-3rd
RIM has just made a very curious announcement for developers. They let us know about a new BlackBerry 10 Jam conference that will be run concurrent to BlackBerry World on May 1-3 in Orlando. This BlackBerry 10 Jam conference will be focused on BlackBerry 10 development unlike RIM’s regular DevCon conference which covers all BlackBerry…
PlayBook WebWorks Swipedown Menu Javascript Micro-Framework (Swipemenu.js)
One of the things WebWorks developers on the PlayBook have been struggling with since launch is implementing a proper swipe down menu. RIM has offered some help with that over time and now they have taken things one step further with a micro-framework Javascript library called Swipemenu.js. It allows PlayBook WebWorks developers to easily integrate…
HTML5Rocks.com Developers Resource Site Gets Redesigned
The popular HTML5Rocks website got a nice update in the last few days that gave it a huge visual overhaul. The new site is still an awesome resource for web developers who want to learn more about the power of HTML5. Google is a big contributor to the site though they have published tutorials from…
Update: RIM Needs to Provide Guidance on Super Apps, BBM SDK
Update: Mea Culpa. Below is the final copy of Chris’s article that is now correctly updated. He wrote the draft we posted earlier today before we mentioned the slides from MWC. He then updated the article and I accidentally published his older draft. Sorry for the confusion. -RH You wouldn’t know it from reading the mainstream media…
RIM Needs to Provide Guidance on Super Apps, BBM SDK
Update: Sorry for the confusion. You can find the updated final copy of Chris’s article that is now correctly updated. I accidentally posted an older draft which you see below. -RH You wouldn’t know it from reading the mainstream media but the BlackBerry platform has a number of competitive advantages that remain unmatched by the competition. One…