Christopher Smith, VP of BlackBerry Application Platform & Tools at RIM, was also on hand earlier today to speak during the keynote at BlackBerry Jam. He went over how they are going to put all the SDK's, API's, and tool components in the developers hands to make sure their applications deliver the full integrated BlackBerry 10 experience. Also joining him on stage were representatives from Cisco and Foursquare to discuss their experience with all of the tools (native and open source) that RIM has made available.
At just around 40 minutes you get to see the enthusiasm that both Chris and the developers have for these new tools. Be sure to check out the video above to see all of the great features demoed.
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