PlayBook Native C++ SDK Now Open to All – Sample Apps & More
RIM has officially launched the Native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook today. This new SDK is available to all developers who want to pick it up and develop apps. They also mentioned that they have quite a bit going on in their GitHub page for the Native SDK so keep that in mind. Check out…
PlayBook Android Player Repackaging Tools Now Available!
You heard us right. Those of you trying to get your Android apps to the PlayBook that is now possible. You can check it all out on RIM’s new dedicated microsite. Check it out at https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/
BlackBerry DevCon 2011 Keynote Live Webcast Available Tomorrow
RIM is stepping out of character a bit with their BlackBerry DevCon 2011 keynote. Mike Lazaridis is set to keynote the event and we know big things are coming. RIM sort of confirmed that now by announcing a live webcast of the keynote tomorrow which will be streamed live. Keep in mind we will be…
Android Devs: Port Your App at BlackBerry DevCon SF to Get a Free Pass & Free PlayBook!
If you are an Android Dev or know an Android dev who lives in the San Francisco area make sure to give them a heads up about this. We just heard that the App Express booth RIM has at DevCon San Francisco is open to everybody. That means that any Android developer can bring their…
Devs: BlackBerry Analytics Service Comes out of Beta with v1.0
RIM announced their Analytics Service back in late September of 2010 and then launched a public beta at the end of February 2011. Now about 7 months later we have the final gold release of the BlackBerry Analytics Service v1.0. I don’t know if this official v1.0 version is any different than the current…
Devs: RIM Provides Detailed Explanation of NFC BlackBerry Features & Implementation
I have been looking for some good documentation on the NFC features RIM introduced with BlackBerry OS 7 and the Bold 9900/9930 along with the Curve 9350/9360/9370. Alec Saunders, RIM’s new VP of Developer Relations, pointed out a great “NFC Primer for Developers” posted by Martin Woolley and John Murray of RIM’s Developer Relations team…
Latest EA Games for PlayBook Created with Marmalade SDK
When RIM let us know they were helping Marmalade port their Marmalade SDK to the BlackBerry PlayBook we were unsure what the result would be. It turns out that it means lots of games that are easily portable to the BlackBerry PlayBook and QNX platform! Marmalade let us know that those three PlayBook games we…
Adobe Acquires Nitobi – Developers of PhoneGap HMTL5 Framework
If you are a BlackBerry web developer you have probably heard of Nitobi and their open sourceHTML5 mobile phone development framework called PhoneGap. They help you package apps with HTML5 and JavaScript into cross platform mobile apps including BlackBerry. They just got a nice shot in the arm with an acquisition by Adobe. Not a…