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- What are “BlackBerry Cloud Services” in BBX???
- Eternal Legacy HD (RPG Game) for PlayBook Released by Gameloft
- HOT! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD for PlayBook Released by Gameloft
- PlayBook OS 2.0 Browser Adds “Reader View” for Easy Reading
- Salesforce HTML5 App Preview – Groupon & Salesforce Adding BBM Integration
- RIM FINALLY Removes Registration From Developer Downloads!!!
- Porlatbit Reckless Racing and Raging Thunder 2 Games Now Available for the PlayBook
- RIM Shows Off Android PlayBook APK Repackaging (Aka Porting)
- PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta Includes WebGL, Flash 11, & AIR 3.0
- HTML5 Devs Get Dedicated Microsite – WebWorks v2.2 Released
- Devs: Open & Astonishing Native SDK Cascades UI Framework Coming by End of November
- Unity Shows Off Two Games – Three Games Already Submitted to App World
- Developers Register your PlayBook For OS 2.0 Beta Access
- BBX Open Source Initiative – RIM Helping Devs Find Native SDK Open Libraries
- Marmalade Shows Off Their Upcoming Games Including “Cut the Rope”
- ShiVa 3D Game Engine Built on Marmalade Now Available
- Clarification: Adobe AIR/Flash Apps & Android Player Apps to Run on BBX
- Alec Saunders Addresses His Top 3 BlackBerry Development Myths
- RIM Explains BBX OS Strategy – Native SDK & HTML5 Apps Will Be forwards Compatible
- BlackBerry Developer Challenge BBM Social Platform Winners
- PlayBook Native C++ SDK Now Open to All – Sample Apps & More
- Developers Scoreloop SDK is Now In the Beta Zone
- PlayBook Android Player Repackaging Tools Now Available!
- Devs: RIM Rebrands Dev Efforts to “BlackBerry Jam”
- Devs: RIM Shares How BlackBerry Devs Make Money in App World
| What are “BlackBerry Cloud Services” in BBX??? Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:24 PM PDT Alec Saunders waltzed up on stage at the DevCon keynote and started to explain the BBX platform strategy RIM is running. He presented the slide you see above as the basis for BBX. He points out that there is the BlackBerry X OS on the basis and then there is these "BlackBerry Cloud Services" that everybody just stayed really quiet about and didn't explain further. I am not sure what he meant by these BlackBerry Cloud services but it could have something to do with RIM's recent acquisition of NewBay which is a cloud based white label service provider. On the other hand that could be BBM, BlackBerry ID, App World, and such though that doesn't seem right. It could be something like the new BBM Music and the upcoming Video store that is also coming but not much has been said on that since it is not inherently a development tool. What do you think it is? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 1:24 am. | What are “BlackBerry Cloud Services” in BBX??? | Leave a comment |
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| Eternal Legacy HD (RPG Game) for PlayBook Released by Gameloft Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:33 PM PDT
Just when I hit publish on the Spider-Man game update by Gameloft I noticed that they also released Eternal Legacy HD for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The game is a sweet and immersive RPG for the PlayBook. I am running to another event so I did not get a chance to try it out myself but it gets some pretty sweet reviews on other platforms. You can pick up External Legacy HD for the PlayBook for $6.99 in App World. Just keep in mind it clocks in at almost 500MB. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 6:33 pm. | Eternal Legacy HD (RPG Game) for PlayBook Released by Gameloft | Leave a comment |
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| HOT! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD for PlayBook Released by Gameloft Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:24 PM PDT
Gameloft just released another slick native SDK title for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Scooby let us know that they have Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD now in App World for the PlayBook clocking in at over 400MB. The game is super slick and you really have to try it. You can find Spider-Man Total Maybem HD in App World for $6.99 or check out the description below:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 6:24 pm. | HOT! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD for PlayBook Released by Gameloft | One comment |
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| PlayBook OS 2.0 Browser Adds “Reader View” for Easy Reading Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:08 PM PDT While the PlayBook does a sweet job of browsing the web there are some sites that are cluttered on the device or meant for huge 22 inch monitors. RIM seems to be joining the crowd with their own take on a Reader View in the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Beta. This beta has a new feature once a page loads in the browser that lets you extract the main text and images from the page for easy viewing. It works better in portrait but hopefully RIM will fix it to take the whole screen in landscape mode. All you need to do to enable the view is hit the new book like icon in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 when the page loads.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 6:08 pm. | PlayBook OS 2.0 Browser Adds “Reader View” for Easy Reading | 9 comments |
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| Salesforce HTML5 App Preview – Groupon & Salesforce Adding BBM Integration Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT
Salesforce is working on adding an HTML5 mobile app for their service and it looks like its coming. They just gave a demo of it running in the PlayBook browser and it looks great. They are working on a WebWorks version of it but they need to find a way to wipe it remotely. They also stood up with Groupon and showed off BBM integration with their apps. Groupon let you chat or share a deal over BBM and Salesforce is adding it to Chatter.
Here is the Groupon BlackBerry app with BBM integration:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:41 pm. | Salesforce HTML5 App Preview – Groupon & Salesforce Adding BBM Integration | One comment |
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| RIM FINALLY Removes Registration From Developer Downloads!!! Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:35 PM PDT I forgot to mention earlier that one of the biggest changes with the new microsites for all developers is they finally got a bit less annoying. I love the design but they have finally removed the registration requirement from BlackBerry developer downloads. According to Alec Saunders you will NO LONGER have to fill in fake registration information every time you want to download a BlackBerry development tool. They promised this was happening awhile back and I have to say I am happy it has finally come true. I always wondered if anybody ever read those registrations… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:35 pm. | RIM FINALLY Removes Registration From Developer Downloads!!! | One comment |
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| Porlatbit Reckless Racing and Raging Thunder 2 Games Now Available for the PlayBook Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT Two new games by Polarbit approved on app world add to the list of fun games now available for the PlayBook. This is probably just the beginning of more games that we will see approved on app world. Reckless racing cost: $4.99 at this link. Game description:
Raging Thunder 2 – Cost $4.99 at this link through app world
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:30 pm. | Porlatbit Reckless Racing and Raging Thunder 2 Games Now Available for the PlayBook | One comment |
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| RIM Shows Off Android PlayBook APK Repackaging (Aka Porting) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:26 PM PDT
We know that any Android developer can now start porting or better yet repackaging their Android APK files into apps that are easy to submit to App World. RIM showed off a simple app like Pulse but the took things a few steps further. They showed off an OpenGL game like Pool Break Pro that worked like a charm on the PlayBook. They also showed off IMDB working just by repackaging the APK file without any recompiling. They showed off how it plugs in right with the Android tools with a RIM Eclipse plugin that just adds the ability to repackage into a Bar file and signing. Definitely something all Android devs should take a look at. Especially since it ties into all of the existing tools that Android devs already use. Check out the microsite for the PlayBook Android Runtime if you are interested in more!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:26 pm. | RIM Shows Off Android PlayBook APK Repackaging (Aka Porting) | Leave a comment |
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| PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta Includes WebGL, Flash 11, & AIR 3.0 Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT
RIM mentioned during the keynote that Flash 11 and AIR 3.0 are in the PlayBook preview built of OS 2.0. These new versions of Flash and AIR allow for slick GPU accelerated 3D games as you can see in the screenshots below they were showing off. Pretty slick for Flash. They also showed off WebGL on the PlayBook browser which you see above but what they didn't say was that the PlayBook developer beta that was opened up today includes WebGL support for developers to test out. That means 3D games in the browser without Flash! I think that is a first for any mobile platform. Pretty slick!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:12 pm. | PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta Includes WebGL, Flash 11, & AIR 3.0 | 4 comments |
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| HTML5 Devs Get Dedicated Microsite – WebWorks v2.2 Released Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:04 PM PDT RIM launched a brand new HTML5 development site to highlight their focus on BlackBerry web development as a platform. The new site is actually very nice and clean which really impressed me. You can check out the new site at: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/html5/ The other interesting thing is that RIM has integrated Ripple into their dev lifecycle and are really talking about it as a way to build and package your applications from Ripple. Very slick I have to say!They have also released WebWorks v2.2 for both smartphones and tablets. Some nice features in there that you can find in the release notes. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 3:04 pm. | HTML5 Devs Get Dedicated Microsite – WebWorks v2.2 Released | Leave a comment |
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| Devs: Open & Astonishing Native SDK Cascades UI Framework Coming by End of November Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:50 AM PDT Update: From what I am hearing RIM is calling this the NDK v2.0 RIM dropped this little bit during The Astonishing Tribe demonstration. They mentioned that the Native SDK is getting The Astonishing Tribe Cascades 3D UI framework built into the OS in a beta in November. I am not sure when that means it will be available for end users but my guess is that is when PlayBook OS 2.0 launches… This is part of RIM's new big BBX Open Source Initiative. They are also calling it the Open & Astonishing Native SDK for the work The Astonishing Tribe is adding with Cascades built into the PlayBook. Its very cool what they are doing letting any developer create immersive physics based dynamic animations without having to have any experience with doing that yourself. Cascades also has a plugin for Photoshop to make it easier for developers to work with designers in creating the elements they need and slices or them. They were showing off some very cool visualizations for apps.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:50 pm. | Devs: Open & Astonishing Native SDK Cascades UI Framework Coming by End of November | One comment |
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| Unity Shows Off Two Games – Three Games Already Submitted to App World Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:47 AM PDT Unity is finally bringing their 3D games to the PlayBook. They said on stage that they have already submitted 3 apps this morning to App World. They are also working on many many more that will be up there soon. The two they were showing off include a fun side scrolling game called Mr Roboto along with a Frisbee Player game that is also coming.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:47 pm. | Unity Shows Off Two Games – Three Games Already Submitted to App World | Leave a comment |
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| Developers Register your PlayBook For OS 2.0 Beta Access Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT
RIM Notes: There is 24 hour window for devs to install the update if not they will need to register again. The PlayBook OS 2.0 is available today as a developer beta To install the 2.0 Beta on your PlayBook, you must register your PIN below and install the update within 24 hours. This version of software contains support for developers to test their applications against the following runtimes:
This version of OS 2.0 does not contain end user features such as: email, calendar contacts, video store, etc. If you do install the update and want to go back to the older OS version follow the instructions found at this link. Image courtesy of PocketBerry If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:41 pm. | Developers Register your PlayBook For OS 2.0 Beta Access | 4 comments |
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| BBX Open Source Initiative – RIM Helping Devs Find Native SDK Open Libraries Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:36 AM PDT
RIM has made a huge push to help bring more open source libraries and frameworks to the PlayBook for native developers. This is to make it easier for developers to find assets they can easily use in their apps. There are some great libraries RIM has already added and confirmed for the native SDK at: http://BlackBerry.com.github.com/NDK If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:36 pm. | BBX Open Source Initiative – RIM Helping Devs Find Native SDK Open Libraries | One comment |
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| Marmalade Shows Off Their Upcoming Games Including “Cut the Rope” Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:28 AM PDT Marmalade was showing off their stuff today during the keynote. They were showing off Cut the Rope which was built on the Marmalade SDK and is coming to the PlayBook soon. They also showed off a book that hey have just released called Harold and the Purple Crayon for the PlayBook which is now available in App World for $6.99.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:28 pm. | Marmalade Shows Off Their Upcoming Games Including “Cut the Rope” | 2 comments |
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| ShiVa 3D Game Engine Built on Marmalade Now Available Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:22 AM PDT RIM mentioned that a new game engine is now available for the PlayBook. It is called ShiVa and is actually built on the Marmalade SDK for mobile ports. Their Mobile Application suite now works on the PlayBook due to the Marmalade port. A future update will soon have the ability to directly port to the PlayBook but for now it is supposedly still possible just not as easily through Marmalade. Read up on ShiVa 3D at this link. They even announced a massively multiplayer game Earth and Legend coming for the PlayBook through this 3D game engine. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:22 pm. | ShiVa 3D Game Engine Built on Marmalade Now Available | Leave a comment |
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| Clarification: Adobe AIR/Flash Apps & Android Player Apps to Run on BBX Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:10 AM PDT Alec Saunders did not mention Adobe AIR/Flash apps or apps built on the Android Player when it came to their future BBX strategy. I have been trying to confirm this since Alec said that but it looks like he might have just missed it off his slide. RIM's BBX press release says that:
Hopefully that settles that but it looks like BlackBerry Java is still nowhere to be seen. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 2:10 pm. | Clarification: Adobe AIR/Flash Apps & Android Player Apps to Run on BBX | 2 comments |
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| Alec Saunders Addresses His Top 3 BlackBerry Development Myths Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT Alec Saunders, RIM's new VP of developer relations, had some fun on stage today trying to dispel some BlackBerry development myths. The first three hit things right on the head though you can get stats to say whatever you want. On the other hand he does have a point with the fourth myth that it is too had to develop for BlackBerry once you look beyond BlackBerry Java apps. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 1:46 pm. | Alec Saunders Addresses His Top 3 BlackBerry Development Myths | 2 comments |
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| RIM Explains BBX OS Strategy – Native SDK & HTML5 Apps Will Be forwards Compatible Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:25 AM PDT
Guarantee for BlackBerry developers. Any app created in HTML5 or any Native app for the PlayBook will work on future BBX devices. That means any developer that currently creates a HTML5, WebWorks, or Native SDK app will run on future BBX devices and current devices. They were not that clear about Adobe AIR/Flash though it does seem conspicuously missing. RIM is not showing anything about a new phone but they are definitely hinting in that direction. It looks like the device is not going to be shown today but you never know with RIM. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 1:25 pm. | RIM Explains BBX OS Strategy – Native SDK & HTML5 Apps Will Be forwards Compatible | 9 comments |
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| BlackBerry Developer Challenge BBM Social Platform Winners Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT RIM announced the finalists and and then the winners of the last category of the BlackBerry Developers challenge. The winners are SeaBattle SE from ToySoft and MTV Night Finder in Latin America. Kudos to the finalists and winners! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 1:17 pm. | BlackBerry Developer Challenge BBM Social Platform Winners | One comment |
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| PlayBook Native C++ SDK Now Open to All – Sample Apps & More Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT RIM has officially launched the Native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook today. This new SDK is available to all developers who want to pick it up and develop apps. They also mentioned that they have quite a bit going on in their GitHub page for the Native SDK so keep that in mind. Check out the native SDK gold build at its new Microsite: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/native/ If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 1:03 pm. | PlayBook Native C++ SDK Now Open to All – Sample Apps & More | Leave a comment |
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| Developers Scoreloop SDK is Now In the Beta Zone Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:02 AM PDT
Read below about Scoreloop or at this link. Why spend the time and money running and integrating your own game servers, data centres, billing partners and securing launch partners when we can do it all for you? We take care of the complexity so you can focus on creating brilliant games. There may be other ways to add billing and social features to mobile games, but how many of them combine all of these features and more into a single package? Scoreloop's SDK merges social stickiness with an impressive number of billing and monetization features as well as unrivalled launch power for your title. Don't be limited by other mobile social gaming solutions: Scoreloop is the most comprehensive cross-platform solution there is. From Apple Game Center integration to Android ,WP7, Bada and other emerging platforms, Scoreloop's SDK gives developers a simple way to build a cross-platform strategy Scoreloop is all about choice. You can add as little or as many features as you want, seamlessly integrating into the look and feel of your game, or if you'd rather, using Scoreloop's ready-made UI for the quickest and simplest social gaming solution. It's up to you! Scoreloop Analytics gives you clear and detailed metrics at the click of a button. Each and every customer interaction is included, giving you the insight to build effective marketing programs with ease. We use feedback from thousands of developers and millions of real gamers every day, turning that knowledge into updates and new features to ensure that Scoreloop delivers the best possible social experience for gamers, and the most tried and tested ways to drive downloads and revenues for developers If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 1:02 pm. | Developers Scoreloop SDK is Now In the Beta Zone | One comment |
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| PlayBook Android Player Repackaging Tools Now Available! Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:57 AM PDT You heard us right. Those of you trying to get your Android apps to the PlayBook that is now possible. You can check it all out on RIM's new dedicated microsite. Check it out at https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/ If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 12:57 pm. | PlayBook Android Player Repackaging Tools Now Available! | Leave a comment |
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| Devs: RIM Rebrands Dev Efforts to “BlackBerry Jam” Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT RIM just pushed out their new BlackBerry Jam branding for their developer efforts. This includes their Sessions, Communities, and Zones. They just threw up their new BlackBerry Zones website. Check it out at http://us.blackberry.com/developers/. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 12:54 pm. | Devs: RIM Rebrands Dev Efforts to “BlackBerry Jam” | Leave a comment |
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| Devs: RIM Shares How BlackBerry Devs Make Money in App World Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:45 AM PDT RIM shared some interesting stats at BlackBerry DevCon. They had the VP of App World, Dr Ronjon Nag, talking about the stats for App World. Nag was sharing some stats that we already heard and others that we have never heard of before like BlackBerry apps getting almost 50% more downloads than iOS and Android. Also RIM shared how devs can get their apps featured in the last slide.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 18, 2011, 12:45 pm. | Devs: RIM Shares How BlackBerry Devs Make Money in App World | One comment |
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