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Calling all developers. This October take part in the first simultaneuous Asia-Pacific BlackBerry hackathon and see if you can survive non-stop coding for 40 hours. It event includes cash prizes, devices, food and lots more.
Ten cities will go head-to-head over two weekends this October. Winners will advance to BlackBerry Jam Asia 2012 to represent team and country. BlackBerry JamHack allows developers to get started with developing for BlackBerry 10, so get your teams signed up now.
Dates and city locations are as follows:
October 12th-14th
- Bangalore
- Delhi
- Kuala Lumpar
- Manila
- Singapore
October 19th-21st
- Bangkok
- Ho Chi Minh
- Jakarta
- Melbourne
- Shanghai
On each weekend, the five city events will run simultaneously, successful teams move on to attend BlackBerry Jam Asia 2012 to present their apps where the final winner will be picked. The final winning team will then have the oppurtunity to attend the BlackBerry 10 launch. So, what are you waiting fo? Get signed up now!
For more information and to register for BlackBerry JamHack 2012
Source: BlackBerry Developer Blog
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