Research In Motion has diligently been working hard to make sure BlackBerry 10′s browser is the best in market. We first saw a significant leap in performance with PlayBook OS 2.0. Be prepared to have BB10′s browser be cracking fast. Check out the videos below to see BlackBerry 10′s browser battle against Apple’s iOS 6 and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8. BB10 vs Windows ... »
Mobile developers can now create automotive apps based on standard web technologies like CSS3, HTML5, and JavaScript DETROIT, MICHIGAN–(Marketwire – October 16, 2012) – SAE Convergence 2012 (booth 815) – Mobile app developers see car infotainment as a potentially lucrative new market, and automakers want to leverage the talents of the mobile community – but until now,... »
BlackBerry Jam Americas was packed full with interviews of RIM execs and evangelists. We had the opportunity to sit down with the HTML5 guru himself, Adam Stanley. Adam tells us why HTML5 is important and how RIM will be adding this integral coding technology into BlackBerry 10. Adam even shows us how HTML5 can be used to build games. Check out the interview and let us know what you think of HTML5... »
At BlackBerry Jam Americas, it was announced that the BlackBerry 10 Browser was also completely overhauled. Instead of the AIR-based browser that is used on the PlayBook, BlackBerry 10 will ship with a new and improved browser. The differences in the user interface are quite clear, but what about the “under the hood” changes? We will be testing the sunspider, and HTML5. Two of the most... »
If you’re a mobile app developer familiar with HTML and Web technologies, OpensourceBB.com is hosting an app development contest. The Grand Prize is a BlackBerry PlayBook, OSBBx hoodie and OSBBx t-shirt. There are tons of other prizes as well. All apps are expected to use the bbUI.js framework, which is RIM’s HTML5 development kit for BlackBerry10 apps. ————&... »
The latest ‘race’ in the mobile industry is all about HTML5 compatibility with many sites choosing to forego flash completely for example visit here. Currently, BlackBerry 10 holds the title as the best scoring mobile platform, according to HTML5test.com. However, the creators of the popular 3rd party browser, Dolphin, are claiming that their latest Dolphin beta garners a 450+ score. M... »
The upcoming BlackBerry OS just keeps getting better and better as HTML5 browser tests show that BlackBerry 10 is ahead of all the others. The test shows BlackBerry 10 with a score of 447, that’s 78 more than #1 Opera Mobile. This might be a huge deal for developers who are looking to build HTLM5 content to be viewed on mobile browser. So far BlackBerry 10 looks promising, we can’t wai... »
A new HTML5 sample has been added to Github. PictureWall a BlackBerry WebWorks application that controls a “wall” tiled with BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The application’s pictures are delivered from a server running nodeJS and pushed to the PlayBook using socket.io. Each tablet knows its position in the wall and it can be used to show a 3 x 3 wall of PlayBooks using 9 different images or a s... »
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 looks to be coming soon. The HTML5 test shows the new OS’ browser scores a 381, which is the highest. The test results also show BlackBerry 10 on a BlackBerry PlayBook, which is a good indication that RIM is simultaneously working on both. Its said the PlayBook OS 2.1 update will have over 8,000 fixes in the browser due to a newer Webkit build. Updates to AIR, Flas... »
The website to test a browser for its HMTL5 compatibility score is showing BlackBerry 10 on an unknown device. On the test for development and beta devices, the BlackBerry 10 browser scored 361, which is decently higher over the 354 that the PlayBook OS 2.0 has scored. It will be interesting to see how well RIM can continue to improve the Torch Mobile browser they had become their native browser. ... »
The HTML5 test score is an indication of how well your browser supports the upcoming HTML5 standard and related specifications. Even though the specification isn’t finalized yet, all major browser manufacturers are making sure their browser is ready for the future. Torch Mobile, who RIM acquired a few years back, has been working hard to develop the webkit browser found in OS 6, 7 and the Pl... »
RIM has released version 2.2 of WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Smartphones. This update enables many new features that can be used by developers to build highly functional, and business related capabilities into their BlackBerry WebWorks applications. The new features of this release include: Mac OSX Support – Need we say more? This very exciting and highly demanded feature is now available. A Mac ve... »
RIM let us know that the BlackBerry Developer Relations and Developer Platform groups will host a series of webcasts focusing on WebWorks development for the BlackBerry Tablet OS. There will be four webcasts starting Feb. 1 : Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM EST) Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM EST) Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST /... »
