With the addition of videos and music when BlackBerry 10 launches, the original name 'BlackBerry App World' no longer fits. As such, RIM has begun the process of re-branding their storefront. As announced at BlackBerry Jam Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, BlackBerry App World will from here on out be known as BlackBerry World. A small yet, fitting change.
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Happy BlackBerry App Developers at BlackBerry 10 Jam
With the press in attendance mainly shacked out at BlackBerry World 2012, we didn't see too much reporting coming out of the BlackBerry 10 Jam this week. That said, I did drop by the event on Thursday to help judge the App Circus competition. Props go to B-Giftee, Cooklet (available now for PlayBook) and Training with Messi for taking home the big prizes. We're going to have more...
SAP Labs demos power of HTML5 on the BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry smartphones
Although Cascades in a way stole the show at BlackBerry 10 Jam, there was plenty of other demos using other frameworks as well. Pete Graham, Director, Mobility, Financial Applications SAP was on hand to demo their preview app using HTML5 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. In the video, Pete not only explains how well HMTL5 works on the PlayBook but also how easy it is to then port that same...
Xtreme Labs demos their Accuweather app built using Cascades
One of the more impressive demos shown at BlackBerry 10 Jam came from the folks at Xtreme Labs. Dave Protasowski, Principal Engineer and Sina Sojoodi, Principal, Product Development from Xtreme Labs showed off their Accuweather app using Cascades. In the video, they not only give a great look at the app but also show how simple the code can be to process and eventually push to the...
RIM preparing to take BlackBerry 10 Jam on tour to reach out to even more developers
Although BlackBerry World 2012 and BlackBerry 10 Jam are currently playing host to hundreds of developers from across the globe, RIM feels it's not enough. As such, they'll be taking BlackBerry 10 Jam on the road to various locations over the next little while all in an effort to reach out to even more developers who, for whatever reason may not have been able to attend the events in...