RIM Opens the Door for Developer Contributions to WebWorks Code
RIM made a big splash by announcing an quasi open source project with BlackBerry WebWorks. I am loving the fact that RIM finally has a Git repository though until now you could just view the source of the current WebWorks Trunk. Tim Neil let me know on the developer forums that RIM has just opened…
Developers Sound Off on BlackBerry PlayBook Development
It has been an interesting few days in the BlackBerry PlayBook development field. One potential BlackBerry PlayBook developer went on a rant and the snowball has continued. This is NOT a bad thing for RIM. They are getting feedback directly from the development community which means that there is not only interest but quite a…
RIM Releases Free Analytics Service for Developers – Java Only for Now
I have to commend RIM on some fast turn around for their Analytics Service Beta. Usually RIM announces services, SDKs, and APIs about a 12 to 18 months before they actually release them. With the Analytics Service they announced it in late September 2010 and now in the end of February we have a public…
The BlackBerry Development School of Hard Knocks and What RIM MUST Do to Fix It!
Over the weekend something interesting happened. The first domino to fall was an incredulous yet whiney blog post by Jamie Murai on how just getting up and running developing WebWorks applications for the PlayBook is a pain. While that is really nothing new the interesting part was that RIM actually responded to Jamie’s rant on…
One Developer Has 4300+ “Apps” in BlackBerry App World!
Over the past few months I have seen more and more eBooks accepted into App World and I am not sure what to make of it. I just checked the Reference & eBooks section of App World is now the LARGEST category of “apps” in App eBook World. It has more than doubled (it was…
How BlackBerry PlayBook App Code Signing Works
I have been going through the process of creating and submitting a PlayBook app to App World and one of the new steps is code signing BlackBerry PlayBook apps. RIM has been kind enough to post up the two processes involved in code signing and I thought I would share them with you. Once again…
Developers Can Now Code Sign BlackBerry PlayBook Apps
We forgot to make a point of this in the previous article on signing keys. Now that code signing keys are available for the BlackBerry PlayBook we are getting one step closer to the PlayBook’s launch. When the PlayBook SDK first came out and RIM opened the door for App World submissions they did not…
BlackBerry Developer Code Signing Keys Now FREE!!!
RIM has been talking about making developer code signing keys free for awhile now and they have finally executed on that plan. For some reason they did not make a big announcement about it but you can now pick up code signing keys for both the Tablet OS and Smartphone OS for FREE! It seems…