Devs: BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 Beta OS Updated to v2.0.0.4869
There was a nice little present included in the BlackBerry PlayBook Native SDK 2.0 Beta update today. RIM also started rolling out a new version of the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 OS Beta (developer preview) that they first released at DevCon. BarracudaBob pointed out that once you register for the beta you will get a notification…
BlackBerry PlayBook Native SDK 2.0 Beta & New OS 2.0 Simulator
There has been quite a bit of good juju flowing towards Native SDK developers from RIM. The latest is a new public beta of Version 2.0 of the BlackBerry PlayBook Native SDK. This new update also includes a new BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator that has OS 2.0 for those of you who don’t want to…
BlackBerry DevCon Asia Relocated to Singapore Due to Flooding in Bangkok
It seems like the Bangkok flood crisis has forced Research In Motion to take precautionary measures to ensure our safety. Research In Motion has made the decision to reschedule and relocate BlackBerry DevCon Asia to Singapore instead of Thailand as previously planned.
Devs: BlackBerry 7.1 OS Beta SDK and Simulators Now Available – FM Radio API?
Oddly RIM has yet to officially announce BlackBerry OS 7.1 but we all know it is coming. I wonder if RIM marketing will turn OS 7.1 into OS 8.0 like they did with OS 6.1 turning into 7.0. Either way developers can now test out the new BlackBerry Java SDK v7.1 along with the BlackBerry…
BlackBerry OS 7 Web Inspector: Easily Debug BlackBerry Websites & WebWorks Browser Apps
I use Web Inspector all the time to work on BerryReview and other projects on my desktop and I was really glad to see it included on the BlackBerry PlayBook. I knew that RIM managed to stick it into BlackBerry 7 and I finally got a chance to use it this weekend. In case you…
International BBM Hackathons in Bangkok, Amsterdam, & London This Month
Back in September we told you about a bunch of the upcoming BBM Hackathons for developers. Then we did not have the dates and details on the international events and it turns out there are three this month starting tomorrow! Planning very far in advance, Luke just posted the dates on RIM’s developers blog:…
Adobe Clarifies Their Position on Flash, HTML5, AIR, and FLEX for Mobile
Last week Adobe did a (self admitted) terrible job of communicating their future strategy for Flash, HTML5, AIR, and FLEX for mobile and desktop. To be fair RIM didn’t do much better. They made three main announcements but everybody focused on the last one where they are “no longer going to be actively developing the…
MobiHand Says They are “Committed to Developer Success” & “98% of Accounts are Current”
I have really been hoping that MobiHand would get in front of this issue and its nice to see them finally have a voice. Adriano just posted on their official Blog that they are “Committed to Developer Success.” Here are the highlights of what they had to say in what is turning into a he…