After BlackBerry 10 Jam Americas, we were left convinced that RIM has made a strong case to developers on the strengths of its new platform. Yet when thinking of BlackBerry, many think business, suits, and the like. This is where BlackBerry 10 Jam – Enterprise Jam comes in, which actually starts today in Ottawa, my hometown. Of course, I’ll be there to cover the event and bring you ... »
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today announced the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour for enterprise developers, which will initially roll out to 11 cities around the world beginning October 23 in Toronto, Canada and London, UK. The tour is designed to help developers in organizations create applications on the BlackBerry 10 platform that can securely access and leverage behind-the-f... »
Niko and Ross attended the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour hosted in New York City today. After the keynote, they got to go hands-on with the BlackBerry 10 operating system that’s currently wrapped in the Dev Alpha shell. RIM showed us a lot of great parts of what’s currently in BlackBerry 10 (stay tuned we have more coming up). What we’re showing in the video below is the messages ... »
As reported from Mikel Calderon, a developer attending the BlackBerry 10 Jam Tour in Santa Clara, California, someone from Skype was apparently attending too. The Skype developer gave the usual “We’re always looking to expand to other platforms”, but Mikel believes they’ll begin working on a BB10 Skype client after today. Microsoft and RIM have been somewhat friends in the ... »
[powerpress] Subscribe to N4BB Audio Show podcast RSS Feed directly or in iTunes Patrick Mollins, a BlackBerry Evangelist for Research In Motion, took the time to speak with us again. In this podcast we discuss the successes of the initial BlackBerry 10 Jam event in Orland, Florida and the new Jam World Tour. Additionally, we discuss the benefits and overall feedback of the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha... »
If you didn’t get a chance to get a Dev Alpha device at BlackBerry 10 Jam, then this is your chance! Registrations for BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour are now open for North America and Europe, dates for Latin American haven’t been announced yet and Asia dates are up, but registration isn’t open. If you’re a developer you will get a chance to get your Dev Alpha to test your ap... »
There is one word that comes to mind when you think of BlackBerry’s shortcomings and we all know it: Apps! Research In Motion has put all of its talent behind the implementation and development of BlackBerry10, BUT they absolutely understand that with no apps it doesn’t matter how amazing the software might be. That’s where RIM has made the best decision it could, which was to p... »
At BlackBerry 10 Jam, Alec Saunders, RIM’s VP of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, spoke on what’s possible with the upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform and what’s coming for BlackBerry developer communities. Before BlackBerry 10 Jam, we had the exclusive opportunity to interview Alec on BlackBerry 10 and ways they’re working with developers to bring their apps the... »
Niko and myself had a great time while at BlackBerry World 2012 and BlackBerry 10 Jam. RIM gave out some small swag (a BlackBerry notepad and Enterprise customer-branded cantine) with the best thing being pins with the BlackBerry World and BlackBerry 10 Jam logos and dates. We have enough great memories ourselves of what might have been the most important events in RIM’s history (Showcase of... »
Research In Motion previously announced the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour, which will give developers who couldn’t make it to Orlando, Florida, an opportunity to go somewhere closer to home. RIM has since updated the list of cities that will have the BB10 Jam tour. The updates dates and cities include: May 29 – Milan, Italy May 31 – Barcelona, Spain June – California June – New York June 5 – ... »
If you’re planning to attend the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference coming up soon, you may want to check out a sessions titled ‘BlackBerry 10 Flow and the Invocation Framework’. In this session, RIM will show how developers will be able to seamlessly run apps within apps. The description of the session is as follows: [quote]The Invocation Framework in the BlackBerry® 10 platform is de... »
BlackBerry 10 Jam is getting closer and RIM is making sure they keep you pumped about it. They’ll be having the AppCircus, exclusive development training sessions, and they are currently running a poll where developers can vote for their favorite subject for the Unconference day. Here’s more: AppCircus at BlackBerry 10 Jam - Developers have the chance to win $25,000 to see their favori... »
BlackBerry World and BlackBerry 10 Jam conferences are under a month away and RIM has released some conference highlights. If you’re attending BlackBerry World, here’s what you can expect: [quote]Keynotes Announced Attend the conference General Session to hear from Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of Research In Motion® (RIM®), and other RIM executives about their vision for the futur... »
*UPDATE* – We have selected Gohabs as the winner for the giveaway. We thank all who submitted their ideas. Research In Motion is really looking to tailor its upcoming BlackBerry 10 Jam conference to developers. How is RIM customizing it even more? They are hosting an “Unconference” for the last day of the show on May 3rd, which allows the developer attendees to vote to build their own confer... »
RIM said they would eventually offer developer devices for the BlackBerry 10 platform. Today, RIM has announced they will not only launch the BlackBerry 10 developer tools in beta, but developer attendees will receive a limited edition developer prototype device – the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha. However, RIM makes it clear that this is not a BlackBerry 10 smartphone – it is a prototype running a modi... »
Alongside this year’s BlackBerry World, RIM invites developers to join them for the BlackBerry 10 Jam. The BlackBerry 10 Jam, which is a conference dedicated to providing the BlackBerry developer community with insights on the BlackBerry 10 platform; its strengths, the vision, and how developers can make applications that stand out, as well as drive usability and loyalty, will take place May... »
