As if you didn't see this one coming, BlackBerry DevCon has been renamed BlackBerry Jam Americas. Following up on the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference, RIM is taking the show on the road with the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour. The tour is making stops in cities across the globe, all leading up to BlackBerry Jam Americas. This year the conference is also moving from San Francisco to San Jose, California. Registration should be open soon so stay tuned for details!

If you wanted a little more incentive to head to BlackBerry DevCon Americas in San Francisco in two weeks, how about this: every attendee will be receiving a brand new 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM has always given away goodies at conferences but typically nothing this big. This is the second time RIM is dishing out the PlayBooks as this year at BlackBerry World we were all a bit surprised to find out we'd be receiving a BlackBerry PlayBook in lieu of the usual sweatshirt, jacket or the like. I guess RIM wants to draw in the crowd for DevCon so they're dropping the ball ahead of time on this one and letting everyone know just what their goodie bag will hold. If you haven't yet registered for BlackBerry DevCon Americas and are looking to attend, hit the link below to register.

Register now for BlackBerry DevCon Americas

Whether you are hoping to win the super fanboy/fangirl contest, a BlackBerry developer, or a general enthusiast that will be attending BlackBerry DevCon this year, you will want to download the free app to keep you informed. This free download that is available in AppWorld allows you to keep track of various sessions, and speakers, (like our very own Kevin Michaluk!), as well as keep track of your schedule while on the go. If you are attending, or want to pretend like you are, head into AppWorld and download it today!

More information / download of DevCon 2011 Mobile Guide

Although we're still going through BlackBerry World in Florida, during the general session keynote today Senior Vice President, Business & Platform Marketing, at Research In Motion, Jeff McDowell announced that registration for BlackBerry DevCon is now open. This year, the event will take place in San Francisco on October 18 through 20.

Some of the demos, such as TAT that we've looked at from BlackBerry World are slated for arrival at DevCon so, if you're looking to get in on the action early head on over the DevCon registration page. If you're unable to attend DevCon Americas, there is still DevCon Asia and Europe as well. Check out the DevCom 2011 Americas page for more details.

Visit the BlackBerry DevCon page for more details

We're just under three months away from the start of the 2010 BlackBerry Developer Conference, so I figured the timing was right to get a little reminder up here. If you're thinking about going, you can jump over to the dev con website to learn more about all the fun and games and parties  (and developer sessions that'll help take your apps to the next level of course!) that are planned for this year's event.

2010 BlackBerry Developer Super Apps Challenge: 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.

• Learn More About The 2010 Super Apps Developer Challenge >>

Just a reminder for all the BlackBerry developers out that that are looking to take part in the upcoming BlackBerry Developer Conference. Research In Motion's call for papers is set to close on May 24th, after that time entries will no longer be accepted. Starting May 28th, up until June 25th the selection process will happen wherein speakers who have been chosen will be contacted. Last year's speakers were phenomenal, so if you want to be a part of that head on over to the BlackBerry DevCon website for the full details before its too late.

• For More Information Click Here To Visit The DevCon Call For Papers Webpage >>

Yesterday was the opening day of the BlackBerry Developer Conference and a lot of big press releases and announcements came out of it. Some were expected while others certainly came out of no where and left many people pleasantly surprised. Here's a quick look back at the days events if you wanna catch up and check to see if you missed out on all the good stuff. Lots of information from the General session is in the live blog we did for which you can now replay and read through.

• RIM announces Open GL ES Support And New Theme Building Tools 
• RIM Unveils New Services Platform For BlackBerry Developers
• RIM Announces BlackBerry Academic Program
• BlackBerry Developers Challenge Winners Chosen
• Video Demo: Flash Tools and Support Coming to BlackBerry
• eBay Mobile App For BlackBerry Smartphones Coming Soon
• Open GL ES Support Announced At BlackBerry Developer Conference - See It in Action on Need for Speed Shift Demo!!
• Loopt: Biggest Update Yet Launched At BlackBerry Developer Conference
• DevCon 2009: General Session Live Blog,Watch The Replay
• RIM and Adobe to Simplify Delivery Of Rich Content and Applications for BlackBerry Smartphones

These are just the highlights of yesterday's events and as we continue on with the BlackBerry Developer Conference coverage their will be even more to catch up on, just stay tuned folks.