Ongoing BlackBerry Code Signing Servers Issues & Outage
In a really painful move for most third party developers RIM’s code signing servers have been down and having issues since the weekend started. RIM is the only company I know of that requires developers to “phone home” to RIM’s infrastructure to code sign applications and the whole process is already cumbersome. I have…
BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 For Smartphones Now Available
Last month RIM introduced the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 for the PlayBook Tablet OS and now the smartphone variant is getting the same upgrade treatment. Developers can now download the new BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 for smartphones. This update brings similar functionality, APIs, and features as the Tablet update. This update was codenamed the…
RIM Posts Sample Signature Capture PlayBook App Source Code
One of the popular uses I can see for PlayBooks and other tablets is the ability to simply forms and procedures that are currently done on paper. I know many companies that are already streamlining forms on their BlackBerrys but the PlayBook’s larger screen allows for proper signature capture. While some companies do provide solutions…
BlackBerry Push Service SDK v1.1.0 Quietly Rolled Out for Developers
Its an odd move for RIM to not even mention this on their developer Blog but RIM updated their Push Service SDK tool to v1.1.0 late last month. Josep noticed that RIM has updated their documentation and release notes for the Push SDK on June 23rd and again on July 4th. This comes after their…
App World 3.0 Upgrade Coming Soon! RIM Notifies Developers
RIM just sent us an email that they are starting their rollout to App World v3.0. I have been dying for a new update to App World to fix annoying bugs and add features like an update all button but so far the details are slim. Here is what we know so far. RIM will…
RIM Starts BlackBerry Developer Stories Video Series with Paul Haenel
RIM keeps on powering through with more videos on YouTube. Their latest series seems to be focused on BlackBerry Developer Stories with Australian developer Paul Haenel. Paul is talking about developing for the BlackBerry platform, both PlayBook and smartphones, in this latest video. I was hoping for a bit more meat in the video but…
BlackBerry Dev Speaks Out in “Letter from Outer Space”
With the media declaring doom and gloom for RIM at every corner its nice to see developers coming out to explain why they choose the BlackBerry platform and the future they see in it. There are tons of BlackBerry developers making good money developing slick enterprise and consumer apps but they tend to keep…
BlackBerry OS 7 Will Let Any App Post to Twitter, Facebook, & More
One of the things I have really liked in BlackBerry native apps starting with BlackBerry OS 5 has been the tight integration between them. With BlackBerry 6 and the Twitter, Facebook, BBM, and other add-on apps RIM really perfected the ability to share between the services. In BlackBerry 7 they are finally opening up this…