Upcoming BlackBerry ID API for Developers – One ID to Rule Them All
RIM’s vision of BlackBerry ID is slowly taking shape with more and more services coming under its umbrella. More and more RIM services are starting to use BlackBerry ID and it will be an integral part of BlackBerry OS 7 just like it is on the PlayBook. Right now when a developer wants to identify…
Easy BlackBerry Browser Bookmarklets – Create QR Codes or Search BerryReview & More!
For those of you who don’t know what a bookmarklet is here is a brief description. A bookmarklet is a small bit of JavaScript code stored in the URL of a bookmark in your browser that is designed to add functionality by clicking on it. I was thinking about this concept when I was at…
RIM Can Innovate by Adding 3rd Party Browser Addons or Plugins
Over the years I have been waiting for RIM to rear their creative heads and start pushing the mobile space further than their usual limits. They have truly started doing this with the BlackBerry PlayBook but the device lacks signature features like email and BBM on the BlackBerry smartphones. It does Flash, web browsing, multitasking,…
RIM Explains How to Debug WebWorks Apps Using Web Inspector & Other Tools
We broke the news of Web Inspector coming preloaded on the BlackBerry PlayBook before its launch back in mid April. I absolutely love this feature and can’t wait for when BlackBerry OS 7 brings it to BlackBerry devices too. It is what allows us to create and debug BlackBerry sites like the BerryReview PlayBook Edition…
Popularity of Carrier Billing continues to grow
Carrier Billing is a convenient, and easy way to purchase applications from BlackBerry AppWorld without needing to enter PayPal or Credit Card information. Since RIM first introduced this option last summer the option has continued to grow in popularity, and more carriers have come on board. The percent of sales made via carrier billing has…
BlackBerry Java SDK 7 Beta & Eclipse Plugin Now Available with 9900/9930 Simulators
BlackBerry Java developers got a nice boost today with the release of the BlackBerry Java SDK 7 beta release. Alongside the release RIM has also updated the BlackBerry Java plugin for Eclipse and the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE). They have also thrown in simulators for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 so you can…
Unreleased BlackBerry Bold 9900 Simulator Found Online
While RIM has announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900 they have been sort of quiet about it. We were told that the BlackBerry v7.0 SDK is coming soon which will probably come with a simulator but it has yet to launch. Until then you can get a chance to play with a leaked simulator for the…
RIM Traveling EMEA for Developer “Meet the PlayBook” Events
Now that RIM has formally announced that they will be having a DevCon in Europe they seem to be making a bigger push to engage developers there and throughout the EMEA. The latest effort in that vein is the announcement of four “Meet the PlayBook” events scattered around the region. I am not sure what…