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Quick! What image do you have as your BlackBerry background right now?
Published: 06/17 02:50 PM EDT about 18 hours ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

We know coders have some pretty sweet workstations. Get at us with some pics! ^PB
Published: 06/17 01:06 PM EDT about 19 hours ago from BlackBerryDev

HOW TO: Create a Push #WebWorks app. http://t.co/A3Cpqvq2 ^PB
Published: 06/17 08:06 AM EDT 1 day ago from BlackBerryDev

We recently chatted with Occipital’s Candemir Orsan and Danny Pier about their app built on the BlackBerry 10 platform. Check out the video:
Published: 06/16 03:50 PM EDT 1 day ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Port your existing native app to BlackBerry using the Native SDK! http://t.co/4G6pj3uv ^MS
Published: 06/16 02:30 PM EDT 1 day ago from BlackBerryDev

Looking for a #BlackBerry10 Dev Alpha? Apply to receive one at a #BB10Jam event. http://t.co/573AXxem ^MS
Published: 06/16 06:02 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

How to display a live analog clock on your #BlackBerry home screen: http://t.co/9ezJHj5q ^JD
Published: 06/15 07:14 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

What are some resources you use (that we haven't mentioned) that fellow BlackBerry developers should check out?
Published: 06/15 06:50 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

@ryokimball Nope, not till #PlayBook gets #BB10, which will be after launch. ^PB
Published: 06/15 04:06 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@Crwblyth Love it! That was me last night writing sample apps! ^JD
Published: 06/15 04:04 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@andey_ Looking into it, thanks for the heads up. ^JD
Published: 06/15 04:04 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MujibAzizi Who says it? Not us or the developer. The Cascades libs don't even exist on PB yet. A Cascades app just wouldn't run. ^PB
Published: 06/15 04:04 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@BruceMisler Our friends over at @BlackBerryHelp would be better suited to answer this, and perhaps reach out to the vendor as well ^JD
Published: 06/15 04:04 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

Best Practices when developing for the #PlayBook: http://t.co/lkOM1cZV ^JD
Published: 06/15 03:46 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

Be one of the first to develop for #BlackBerry10. Head to a stop on our #BB10Jam World Tour: http://t.co/bCX9XZes ^JD
Published: 06/15 03:16 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

[Just Blogged] Develop Adobe AIR applications for BlackBerry 10 with Powerflasher’s FDT 5 http://t.co/I3XGhqCU by @dustinmalik ^AK
Published: 06/15 02:22 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

Develope Adobe AIR applications for BlackBerry 10 with Powerflasher’s FDT 5 from (more...)
In addition to developing applications with Adobe® Flash® Builder®, the BlackBerry® 10 SDK beta for Adobe® AIR® also gives you the option to integrate with FDT 5. FDT 5 is a flexible development toolkit in Eclipse™ for interactive developers. In my personal experience, FDT has a great work flow. The advanced refactoring capabilities, ASDoc support, [...]
Published: 06/15 02:20 PM EDT 2 days ago from Dustin M.

@ash_786 @uk_blackberry Glad you could make it! ^VO
Published: 06/15 02:06 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@jfhandfield You'll need to use the Payment Service. You can start here: http://t.co/tUm7pm0f and our Forums http://t.co/xSTHy6YE ^RH
Published: 06/15 02:04 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MujibAzizi They didn't, #Cascades is not available on the PlayBook right now. ^PB
Published: 06/15 01:44 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@deanWombourne Make sure you are connected to the internet. You can also try reloading the software with the DTM 7.1 beta ^PB
Published: 06/15 01:42 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

The #BlackBerry10 SDK for Adobe @AIR Beta is up and running. http://t.co/DZ3hSSxT Port your apps today! ^AK
Published: 06/15 01:12 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@debugglesoft We'll add that to the request list! ^AK
Published: 06/15 01:10 PM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

.PictureWall, an #HTM5 sample app from #BB10Jam, is available on @github. Check it out: http://t.co/QODlDBD0 ^AK l
Published: 06/15 11:38 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@fiferboy Unfortunately no Dev Alphas in reserve... do you have a #PlayBook? That will be slated for #BB10 betas later this year too ^BZ
Published: 06/15 11:30 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@mobstermdesign I get it. But it's a balance of screen real estate; even if a larger res icon were used, we'd still scale it down :) ^BZ
Published: 06/15 11:28 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@blixcorp @barti87 We're very near feature complete for both OS and SDK updates. Final testing on top of that, then ready for release! ^BZ
Published: 06/15 11:26 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@reflectz We're very near feature complete for both OS and SDK updates. Final testing on top of that, then ready for release! ^BZ
Published: 06/15 11:26 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@sadepalli This may have been only for a short duration; was fixed right away and has been working since. Thanks for the note! ^SR
Published: 06/15 11:16 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@torvos I'll bring you a t-shirt if you save me a cookie. ^AK
Published: 06/15 10:48 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@micrypt how can we help?^AK
Published: 06/15 10:48 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@4peoplesoftware Glad to hear it! Thanks for attending #BB10Jam ^AK
Published: 06/15 10:46 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@JupiterIsle For this beta it's probably easier to just read the header file itself. ^PB
Published: 06/15 10:40 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@HarshaMohanTO Sure, email me at [email protected] ^TW
Published: 06/15 10:26 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MickMartialArts With HTML5 you can use the same skills for smartphone, PlayBook and BB10, as well as your website + other devices. ^TW
Published: 06/15 10:24 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MickMartialArts While I like Java, I think you will be productive faster with HTML, and there are limitless resources available ^TW
Published: 06/15 10:22 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

How has sci-fi inspired your apps? ^AK
Published: 06/15 10:08 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@nabeelmoghal GPS support is there but maps controls are not available just yet. Keep an eye out for future beta releases... ^MS
Published: 06/15 09:38 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@joeybee Congrats! We hope you enjoy #BB10Jam. Let us know how it goes or send us your favorite photo from the event. ^MS
Published: 06/15 09:36 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour heads Down Under! from (more...)
Good news! We’ve just launched registration for the final stop of the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour in Asia Pacific - Sydney, Australia. On Thursday July 12, the World Tour crew will be jamming with you at Four Points By Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour. Expect sessions that provide you insights into the BlackBerry® 10 platform; [...]
Published: 06/15 09:10 AM EDT 2 days ago from Alex K.

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour heads Down Under! http://t.co/brZg6fez ^AK
Published: 06/15 09:08 AM EDT 2 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@BB_Ignites You can search for threads on the Dev Alpha in our support forums: http://t.co/gBwaUhcO ^JD
Published: 06/14 10:34 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@zebdeos Wow! That's a lot of AMP. Hopefully that means you're busy coding for #BlackBerry10. ^VO
Published: 06/14 05:40 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@peter9477 We're working on resolving any outstanding issues as soon as possible ^RH
Published: 06/14 04:58 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

Mippin shares their thoughts on building on the #BB10 Dev Alpha device. Check out the video http://t.co/8Yn02vas ^VO
Published: 06/14 04:58 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@NICKVALENTIN0 @rezn Thanks. We'll investigate - obviously shouldn't have run into the issue to begin with :) ^RH
Published: 06/14 04:36 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MujibAzizi We wish we could make it out to more locations too. Hopefully we'll see you at one of the other #BB10Jam stops? ^VO
Published: 06/14 04:20 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@meistronomic #BB10Jam Cape Town is open to all. Registration will open soon: http://t.co/uaKkVj8r ^VO
Published: 06/14 04:10 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@B1uehoo1igan @UK_BlackBerry That's awesome! What's the concept behind your #BlackBerry10 app? ^VO
Published: 06/14 04:10 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@MickMartialArts Have you ever done some website creation? HTML development is where I'd suggest starting: http://t.co/Z4p4Utz2 ^TW
Published: 06/14 04:06 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

BlackBerry 10 Jam Interview with Mippin [VIDEO] from (more...)
Patrick Mollins, one of our Developer Evangelists, had a chat with Mippin (the folks behind the BlackBerry® App Generator) about building on the BlackBerry® 10 Dev Alpha device. David Mannl, the CTO of Mippin, also shared his advice for new developers considering the BlackBerry 10 platform. [YouTube link for mobile viewing]
Published: 06/14 04:04 PM EDT 3 days ago from Veronica O

CrackBerry predicts what's next for gaming on BlackBerry.
Published: 06/14 03:50 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

@LuqmanSDev If it changes, let us know. ^PB
Published: 06/14 03:44 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@JupiterIsle No, but the camera API is in the 2.1 NDK beta anyway :) ^PB
Published: 06/14 03:42 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@jaffa2 @ardiri @jpinkerton Glad to hear you got it working. Let us know if you get stuck again. ^MS
Published: 06/14 03:42 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

#BlackBerry10 Cascades is here! MVC UI framework w/ a declarative markup language and your choice of C++ or Qt: http://t.co/Q3189nl6 ^BZ
Published: 06/14 03:18 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

@Fubaz Google usually redirects to their app download page from mobile devices. For development info, you can see:http://t.co/W7mlWFqP ^SR
Published: 06/14 03:10 PM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerryDev

Cascades SAMPLE APPS: learn how to build using Cascades with our existing code.
Published: 06/14 11:50 AM EDT 3 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

If mobile development were a sport, what do you think it would be?
Published: 06/13 02:20 PM EDT 4 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community



How to repackage your Android Apps for the BlackBerry 10 Beta and PlayBook tablet and publish them to BlackBerry App World:
Published: 06/13 11:20 AM EDT 4 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community


VIDEO: BlackBerry and XtremeLabs talk about building apps with Cascades.
Published: 06/12 03:00 PM EDT 5 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

There are still a few seats left on our World Tour. Register today!
Published: 06/12 11:30 AM EDT 5 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

FYI - The BlackBerry Push Service EVAL environment will undergo an upgrade today, Tuesday, June 12th from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST. During this time, the EVAL push infrastructure will not be accessible to apps. This does NOT apply to the BlackBerry Push PRODUCTION environment. http://bbry.lv/JLK5dT
Published: 06/12 07:04 AM EDT 6 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

[Just Blogged] BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour - Time To Register! - http://bbry.lv/JYh4Ma ^AK
Published: 06/11 11:28 PM EDT 6 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Time To Register! from (more...)
Registration for the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour is now open for Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, and Montreal - July 2 - Bangalore, India July 4 - Delhi, India July 6 - Beijing, China July 9 - Singapore July 10 - Jakarta, Indonesia July 11 - Montreal, QC We’re really excited about bringing the [...]
Published: 06/11 11:28 PM EDT 6 days ago from Alex K.

Upstreaming Contributions: Where did the Cocos2d-x code go? from (more...)
If you visit our Cocos2D-X repository today you will find just a README.md file. Where’s the code? Well, we removed it two weeks ago, in a Go Upstream! commit. This sequence exemplifies a class of our repositories at GitHub: we created the repository to produce a port of the upstream project, which then was incorporated into an official release: cocos2d-1.0.1-x-0.11.0. All official Cocos2d-X releases [...]
Published: 06/11 04:42 PM EDT 6 days ago from Eduardo P-L.

If you could change one thing about the App World Vendor Portal, what would it be?
Published: 06/11 04:34 PM EDT 6 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

The BlackBerry 10 SDK for Adobe AIR beta is now available! Download it and get your AIR apps ready for the new OS.
Published: 06/11 11:38 AM EDT 6 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour: Thanks Santa Clara! from (more...)
Recapping the Santa Clara stop on the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour.
Published: 06/11 11:22 AM EDT 6 days ago from demianborba


We’ve added features to PlayBook OS 2.0.1 to help curb the piracy of apps. Here's how we did it.
Published: 06/10 12:48 PM EDT 7 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

What's new in #Cascades for #BlackBerry10? Check out the release notes:
Published: 06/09 11:52 AM EDT 8 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

How has sci-fi inspired you when building your apps? Share in the comments below.
Published: 06/08 01:32 PM EDT 9 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

BlackBerry applications and code signing, from start to finish.
Published: 06/08 11:02 AM EDT 9 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Notice: BlackBerry Signing Authority servers will be offline for maintenance on June 7th starting at 9 PM (Eastern) to midnight During this time, users will be unable to sign apps or create debug tokens, and new code signing key orders will not be processed. Any code signing key orders placed during the maintenance window will be processed once it is complete. http://bbry.lv/JQmfxS
Published: 06/07 04:32 PM EDT 10 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Your second chance at getting started with Cascades from (more...)
If you weren’t able to attend the BlackBerry® 10 Jam event at the start of May in Orlando to get some see some of the great Cascades™ presentations then here’s your second chance! On June 12th I will be hosting a webinar which will help give you an understanding of Cascades and provide the information [...]
Published: 06/07 03:00 PM EDT 10 days ago from garett


Do you have a Dev Alpha device? How has it helped you in the development process?
Published: 06/07 02:26 PM EDT 10 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Нет остановки в Чикаго запланированы на этот раз, но следите # BB10Jam микросайт для обновления: http://bbry.lv/J30w5d ^AK
Published: 06/07 11:46 AM EDT 10 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Case Study – Mobile 1UP porting to BlackBerry 10 from (more...)
Mobile 1UP examines the specifics of porting an application over to the BlackBerry 10 platform.
Published: 06/07 11:40 AM EDT 10 days ago from Aaron Ardiri


WebWorks developers, take a look at our documentation. We cover everything from Getting Started to Testing and Publishing, with plenty of Tutorials and Best Practices along the way.
Published: 06/06 03:32 PM EDT 11 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour: Tipping the Hat to Austin, TX from (more...)
Recapping the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour stop in Austin, Texas.
Published: 06/06 03:14 PM EDT 11 days ago from demianborba

#PlayBook vs. iPad vs. Xoom. Round 1: Browser performance.
Published: 06/06 11:12 AM EDT 11 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community



FYI - BlackBerry Signing Authority servers will be offline for maintenance on June 5th starting at 9 - 12 PM (EST). During the maintenance window users will be unable to sign applications or create debug tokens and new code signing key orders will not be processed.
Published: 06/05 05:34 PM EDT 12 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Are you attending the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour? Share which city in the comments below.
Published: 06/05 02:32 PM EDT 12 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community


Meet Cascades, our simple framework for building astonishing UIs. Get started today!
Published: 06/04 11:02 AM EDT 13 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community


Use Cascades to create stunning, visually impressive interactions that span the entire BlackBerry 10 OS. Get familiar with the framework today!
Published: 06/03 09:06 AM EDT 14 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Interested in building using interactive maps for mobile? We have a new blog series on “Lightweight Maps for Mobile” – Part 1 introduces map APIs and libraries.
Published: 06/02 10:20 AM EDT 15 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community


What’s the coolest use of NFC you’ve ever seen?
Published: 06/01 02:44 PM EDT 16 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community

Web Directions Code Round Up in Melbourne from (more...)
Recapping the Web Directions Code event that happened in Melbourne, Australia.
Published: 06/01 12:58 PM EDT 16 days ago from Justin Lee

Get that "BlackBerry 10" native look and feel in your WebWorks app with bbUI.js. Only YOU will know the difference!
Published: 06/01 11:38 AM EDT 16 days ago from BlackBerry Developer Community
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