A great presence in Asia is soon to become greater for RIM. Following the huge success of BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010 in San Francisco, our innovative friends in Waterloo, Canada are heading to Asia next; a first for the Orient. Prior to this, Asia was blessed with the BlackBerry Developer Day in Thailand, but this time, RIM intends to bring more to the table - beyond a couple of coffee breaks.
It's time folks! BlackBerry DevCon 2010 is now in full swing and the keynote is where we'll hear the big news. It's a developer conference so we're expecting lots of developer related news, but you know how it goes - what's good for developers is usually good for the end user.
The Crack team has arrived in San Francisco safe and sound, and we're excited for the week ahead! Adam, Bla1ze, Isaac, Dave Peckens (our CrackBerry Idol winner!) and myself are all on hand to bring back the BlackBerry news as it happens. It's shaping up to be a good DevCon so let's hope for some big news!
We'll be live blogging the General Session keynote, which takes place today (Monday) at 1pm PDT. Being a conference for developers we're expecting a lot of news for developers, but you never know - hopefully we'll see some of the DevCon rumors become reality and we'll finally find out RIM's plans for entering the tablet world. Be sure to check it out.
And when the official news ends, we'll be following up with loads more content in the days ahead - interviews with developers, RIM folk and more. We'll be firing up the CrackBerry.tv video camera every chance we get! And when Wednesday night rolls around, we'll cap off #DevCon10 with the CrackBerry App Awards party. For details and to RSVP, click here. We hope you enjoy the coverage. Stay tuned!!!
Just a friendly reminder to anybody who is attending the BlackBerry Developer Conference or will be in San Francisco next Wednesday evening (Sept. 29th) to swing by the CrackBerry App Awards party. Hosted by our friends at xobni and sponsored by the BlackBerry Partners Fund (free booze!), the party will kick off at 7pm at xobni's headquarters (twitter's old offices). Shuttles will be running from the San Francisco Marriott Marquis hotel where DevCon is being hosted right to the party, so getting to the event will be easy. It'll be a good time, so commmmme on down! You can RSVP now by clicking on the image above or link at the bottom of this post.
The polling is over now for the 2010 CrackBerry App Awards and the votes have been tallied. Heck, we've even ordered up some Cracky trophies for the winners. All that's left to do now is get on stage and announce the winners at the CrackBerry Awards Party! If you're a developer and were nominated for an award, we especially hope to see you there!
The BlackBerry Developers Conference is a mere 6 days away from now. Since we're getting ever so close, the common question asked is what will we be seeing come from from Research In Motion during that time? This year, Research In Motion has been rather giving in terms of the information being relayed about what to expect. Through videos and blog postings we now know that they'll certainly be showing off BlackBerry 6 on a number of devices including the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and the BlackBerry Pearl 3G (sure would be nice if they'd just release that already!). Check out the videos and info after the break to learn more about some of the stuff we're looking forward to seeing.
A few days ago, a few of the folks heading up this year BlackBerry Developers Conference got to sit down and discuss some of the events happening at DevCon this year. Those individuals, Chris Smith, Tyler Lessard, Tim Neil and Mike Kirkup all appear in the above video and give us all some great insight regarding what to expect. A lot of questions were asked and a lot of good answers were relayed throughout the video. Of course, no striking details were revealed as we all know we'll have to wait for DevCon for more information. But, the excitement around DevCon is building and you better believe we'll be there to cover it. Stay tuned for more DevCon coverage! For more info on the event and to register, click here.
Question of the Day for Developers: If you've decided you're not attending DevCon or are still on the fence, what would make you decide to go?? Drop your DevCon wishes in the comments!
Source: BB Dev Blog
As we gear up to head to San Franciso for the BlackBerry Developers Conference there, Alex Kinsella, Senior Product Manager for BlackBerry App World at Research In Motion tweeted out some news for us all. BlackBerry App World has surpassed the 10,000 available application mark. This years BlackBerry Developer Conference is shaping up to be quite the event and hopefully, with all the great things happening within the BlackBerry platofrm it won't be long now before BlackBerry App World passes its next 10,000 applications.
Research In Motion is holding another great, free webcast for BlackBerry Developers. This one, concentrates on BlackBerry 6 and how to best make use of the tools available. From creating stunning UI's right down to how best manage Universal Search options this is a webcast you'll not want to miss if you need to learn more about BlackBerry 6. The webcast will take place on Thursday, August 26th at 2:00PM EST and will be presented by Brian Zubert, Team Lead, Developer Relations. Event details below and be sure to click here to get registered if you plan on attending:
Don't miss this deep technical review. It will spark your imagination and prepare you to take advantage of everything BlackBerry 6.
Who Should Attend: Interested in the opportunities of incorporating BlackBerry 6 features into your apps? Want to understand WebKit HTML5 capabilities for mobile web sites, or how to develop BlackBerry Widgets with the new BlackBerry Browser? If you develop applications for BlackBerry smartphones, you need to Register Now.
2010 BlackBerry Developer Super Apps Challenge Reminder: While we're talking BlackBerry app developement, it's a good time to remind all the BlackBerry Developers out there that September 6th deadline for the BlackBerry Developer Fund's 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge is fast approaching. This year the BlackBerry Partners Fund is looking for anyone who is building super apps, be it an application which you feel is already a super app or a new app you are currently working on. At stake is over $1.5 Million worth of prizes and includes developer services from leading industry partners, featured placements on BlackBerry App World, marketing programs from Research In Motion and much more. If you are a BlackBerry developer who is delivering super apps, you'll want to take on the BlackBerry Developer Fund's 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge. The full list of contest prizes, eligibility and requirements are available on the BlackBerry Partners Fund website, just click the link.
The upcoming launch of the BlackBerry Torch brings with it the long awaited BlackBerry 6 operating system. With the launch of the OS, BlackBerry Developers have also been handed some new tools to work with that enhance the overall BlackBerry experience and take it to the next level. Over the next few months as BlackBerry 6 gets into the hands of users, developers will be hard at working making new applications and exploring all of the new APIs that Research In Motion has included. To help get them started, the BlackBerry Developer Blog recently highlighted quite a few articles outlining some of the finer details of BlackBerry 6 and how best to explore some of the new techniques and services offered.
2010 BlackBerry Developer Super Apps Challenge - September 6th Deadline is Approaching! The content found in these articles is great if you're a BlackBerry
developer looking to create some super apps for the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. With the BlackBerry
Developers Conference not that far off (Sept 27th -30th, San
Francisco) folks will certainly be looking to see some great stuff
happening within BlackBerry development.This year the BlackBerry Partners Fund is looking for anyone who is building super apps. Be it an application which you feel is already a super app or a new app you are currently working on. They want to see it. The challenge is set. The stakes are over $1.5 Million worth of prizes and includes developer services from leading industry partners, featured placements on BlackBerry App World, marketing programs from Research In Motion and much more. So what are you waiting for? If you are a BlackBerry developer who is delivering super apps, you'll want to take on the BlackBerry Developer Fund's 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge. The full list of contest prizes, eligibility and requirements are available on the BlackBerry Partners Fund website, just click the link.
Back during Mobile World Congress, Research In Motion launched quite a few community orientated programs. One of those programs was the BlackBerry Developer Groups which has been gaining members at quite a steady pace. With the BlackBerry Developers Conference coming up soon, we figured we'd remind you all of some of the benefits related to being a part of a BlackBerry Developer Group.
By becoming a member of a BlackBerry Developer Group, you can:
Research In Motion is looking to establish developer groups all across the world. So, if you are interested in any way with BlackBerry development and want to help start a group with in your local area, you can find all the details over to the BlackBerry Developers Group page. To find groups that may already exist in your area, you can also check out the Developer Community page on Facebook. If you're already part of a group then we look forward to meeting you all in San Francisco on Sept 27th-30 as we'll be there for DevCon 2010.
2010 BlackBerry Developer Super Apps Challenge - September 6th Deadline is Approaching! This year the BlackBerry Partners Fund is looking for anyone who is building super apps. Be it an application which you feel is already a super app or a new app you are currently working on. They want to see it. The challenge is set. The stakes are over $1.5 Million worth of prizes and includes developer services from leading industry partners, featured placements on BlackBerry App World, marketing programs from Research In Motion and much more. So what are you waiting for? If you are a BlackBerry developer who is delivering super apps, you'll want to take on the BlackBerry Developer Fund's 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge. The full list of contest prizes, eligibility and requirements are available on the BlackBerry Partners Fund website, just click the link.
Over the past year or more we have seen a push from within Research In Motion to reach out to developers in an effort to create better, more compelling applications for the BlackBerry platform. Better tools, more API's and more education on what, exactly developers can do with the BlackBerry platform has been passed on. Events such as the BlackBerry Developers Conference and such initiatives as the BlackBerry Developers Challenge have led the way in increasing that awareness. But, with all that is going on in the "app" sector, do you all as end users feel that such things have offered assistance with making BlackBerry applications better? Let your be counted and of course, please feel free to explain why you voted how you did in the comments.
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