BlackBerry 10 Jam Americas: Shifting the Tides
Prior to BB10 Jam Americas, I had been feeling more discouraged about the future of BlackBerry. Back 9 months ago, after purchasing a 9900, and after recently having my first big app success on App World, I was extremely bullish about RIM. I wrote an article for BerryReview entitled RIM: Perception VS Reality where I…
BlackBerry PlayBook Differentiation and Apps
One of the things that caught my attention when the PlayBook was first announced was how specifically RIM differentiated it from the iPad. Wish the iPad was more portable, or wish your tablet was a better form factor for using it as an e-reader? We’ll give you a 7″ tablet. Wish it had cameras? Great, we’ll…
RIM: Perception VS Reality
It has been an eventful couple of years for Research in Motion, struggling to turn their declining US market share around. These days it’s hard to find a positive mention of the company. Articles appear at a steady rate in blogs and newspapers slamming the company, their products, and their management — and the stock…
BlackBerry PlayBook App Development: Surprising Opportunities
A few weeks ago I wrote an article describing my development efforts to date, which have mostly been on the PlayBook platform, with one foray into the phone world. My conclusions were that in some cases PlayBook apps compensate well, but that I mostly write apps for fun — and that my lone BlackBerry phone…
BlackBerry App Development: Gold Rush or Drops in a Bucket?
I was lured into PlayBook app development last winter by the offer of a free PlayBook. My motivations weren’t at all to make any money. To the contrary, I was firm in my belief that the app landscape consisted of big winners like Angry Birds who made back their investment 10,000 fold, and hundreds of…