RIM: BlackBerry PlayBook Will Support Android 2.3 Apps!
I am still floored by this. RIM has just sent us an email confirming that the BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android 2.3 apps. This is a pretty crazy move and will allow developers to easily port their Android apps to BlackBerry. This is a serious double edged sword for RIM and really has me wondering…
Developers: App World Questions Answered by RIM today at 2PM
RIM is hitting off their second (as far as I know) #AskBBDev session today on Twitter for developers. They will have Alex Kinsella, RIM’s App World Project Manager, on hand to answer any of your questions about becoming a vendor or the App World submission process. Feel free to give him a hard time about…
RIM Answers Many BlackBerry PlayBook Developer Questions
Just a few years ago you needed to have some internal hookup at RIM, join the BlackBerry Alliance, sign a million NDAs, and have a recommendation from the Pope to be able to get an answer from the RIM development team. Now the revamped dev team is simply answering questions on Twitter via #AskBBDev. I…
RIM Shipping Developers Free PlayBooks Before Release Worldwide
With the April 19th date almost upon us many developers have been waiting to get their hands on the device to test their apps. This includes many international developers including a few who asked the question on RIM’s #AskBBDev session yesterday. The thing is the BlackBerry PlayBook is not really set to launch internationally until…
FAQ: BlackBerry PlayBook Browser is Much Better than Simulator
We know that the BlackBerry Tablet OS built on QNX is a constant work in progress at RIM. I have heard from a few sources that RIM has almost daily OS builds coming out to employee devices. The thing is most users have only had a chance to play with the BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator which…
Updated BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe Air 0.9.4 Beta
RIM has given Adobe Air PlayBook developers some love this week with the release of v0.9.4 of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK. This new version brings features such as the much needed ability to sign your applications directly from Flash Builder. Now that signing is a requirement for getting into App World its nice…
Icon Maker Makes PlayBook Icon Creation Extremely Simple
I am not a developer by any stretch, but I can see this being a useful app for PlayBook developers who don’t want to mess with photo editing software to create icons. Its so easy, even I can do it! Creating the icon to the right seriously took me all of 30 seconds. Here’s what…
BlackBerry DevCon 2011 Call for Papers Closing Soon
If you are a BlackBerry developer and have something to share you might want to jump on this opportunity lickity split. The DevCon 2011 Call for Papers from possible presenters closes on April 1st which is months ahead of the conference on October 18th-20th in San Francisco. If accepted you could be a breakout session…