BlackBerry Torch 9800 Available Only For AT&T Customers On August 12 For $199.99

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone will be available only for AT&T customers on August 12 in AT&T company owned retail stores and online at www.att.com/blackberrytorch, as well as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and RadioShack stores.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 will be available for $199.99 with 2-year service agreement on a qualifying rate plan and smartphone data plan required. New smartphone customers may choose from two AT&T monthly data plan options, $15 for 200 MB of wireless data or $25 for 2 GB. Enterprise and small business customers should contact their account representative for pricing details.

Found under: BlackBerry Torch 9800, AT&T, BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry 9800
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Available Only For AT&T Customers On August 12 For $199.99 - permalink
Published on 04.08.2010 in Blackberry News

More Blackberry news »

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Re: MWC 2011 BlackBerry Developer Day Overview With Mike Kirkup (VIDEO)

[ YouTube link for mobile viewing ]

Mobile World Congress 2011 is a pretty interesting event from a BlackBerry developer perspective, because it actually contains a mini-DEVCON inside it: BlackBerry Developer Day. With BlackBerry Developer Day taking place tomorrow, we sat down with Director of Developer Relations, Mike Kirkup, to get a high-level overview of what attendees can expect. For those developers in Barcelona, make sure to read our previous BlackBerry Developer Day post for detailed session schedule information. If you’re not attending, don’t worry! The Inside BlackBerry Developer’s Blog will be uploading videos tomorrow with each of the BlackBerry Developer Day session leads, so you can get the info you need to build the next great BlackBerry Super App.

View the original article here

Re: Bringing Barcodes to BlackBerry Applications

The Barcode Capture API included with BlackBerry® 6 comes with a nifty new feature: The ability for a third-party developer to integrate scanning and generating 1D and 2D barcodes inside their app. It’s really easy, too – take a look at this article in our Developer Resource Center to see a sample app that will generate QR codes, or scan them and open the URL in the browser.

If you have a device running BlackBerry® 6 you can compile the app and start playing around with it right now! If not, you may have noticed the new version of BlackBerry App World ™ (version 2.0) has a “Scan a Barcode” menu option. It’s nominally used to open links to apps in the App World, but it will do any URL encoded in a QR Code. Try this one:

QR Codes, if you have never encountered them before, are a type of 2D barcode. This is in contrast to a 1D barcode like the UPCs you see on most products. The big advantage of 2D barcodes (and QR codes in particular) is that they are easy to scan with a camera and can contain a lot of information. QR codes can hold up to 4296 alphanumeric characters, leaving you plenty of space for URLs or other bits of text data. 1D codes are more difficult to detect, and must be viewed straight on by the camera. This means that on a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone, you actually have to rotate the device into landscape mode to detect them properly. QR codes use those squares in the corner to make it easy to figure out the proper orientation.

They are pretty popular in the mobile space, so if you are interested in doing stuff with barcodes, QR codes are probably the one you want. They aren’t the only kind of barcode available to you as a developer, however – we’ve used the open source ZXing library (pronounced “zebra crossing”) to add support for many different kinds of barcode:

2D
• QR Code
• Data Matrix
• PDF 417

1D
• UPC (A and E)
• EAN (8 and 13)
• Code-39
• Code-128
• ITF

The full list is always in the BarcodeFormat class. Currently, as per the ZXing library, Data Matrix and PDF 417 support is alpha quality. These, along with the ease of reading – and an already very large mobile presence – make QR codes the best choice for most applications. As I said, the Barcode API in BlackBerry 6 allows the BlackBerry smartphone to generate a QR code for you, but there are also several websites that will help you do that as well (if you want to print them off, for example) such as here.

Finally, you might be interested to know that the com.google.zxing package is actually very powerful, letting you get down into the nitty-gritty barcode data if you want. You can play around with the bit matrix used to generate 2D barcodes, and it also offers a few nifty methods like a Reed-Solomon encoder and decoder.

And don’t forget, even if you don’t need to use QR codes inside your application, with the function already built into BlackBerry App World they are a great way to promote your app. Just make one using your app’s URL in BlackBerry App World, and if a user sees it on a billboard or in a magazine, they can scan it and buy it right away.

Have you had any experience with the Barcode API yet? What did you think of it?

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry Push Service SDK – v1.0.1 Release and BlackBerry Push Service updated

I am pleased to announce the release of the BlackBerry® Push Service SDK v1.0.1 and an update to the BlackBerry Push Service!

BlackBerry Push Service v1.0.1:

BlackBerry Push Service allows you to efficiently and reliably deliver information to your users through a BlackBerry Java® or BlackBerry® WebWorks™ Application. It provides an easy-to-use server side API based on the open WAP Push Access protocol v2.2 standard. BlackBerry Push Service is available to all developers and web content providers. By using this service, you can make your application more engaging and help turn it into a Super App.

New features in this release:

Subscription Check API: A new server side API has been added, which allows you to check the registration status of devices registered with your application.Optimizations and bug fixes: Improvements made to both performance and reliability.

Note: The Subscription Check API is part of the BlackBerry Push Service itself, so it can be used independently of the SDK for your server application. To learn more about the Subscription Check API, please review the BlackBerry PAP Development Guide.

So why is this important? First and foremost, this API ensures that you are only pushing data to subscribed users and your push quota is not wasted by pushing to unsubscribed ones. This is especially important if you are using the BlackBerry® Push Essentials service, which doesn’t include the ability to query for push status to check for unsubscribed users.

Secondly, this API provides you with the ability to synchronize your list of active subscribers with those that BlackBerry Push Service records as active. This reduces the overhead of managing unsubscribed users, which can further improve the performance of your server application.

BlackBerry Push Service SDK v1.0.1:

BlackBerry Push Service SDK solves all the common problems inherent in developing a push-based application, such as PAP implementation, subscription management and notification handling. It comes with a sample server and client application to get you started in no time.

New features in this release:

Support for Subscription Check API: Support for the Subscription Check API has been added, so you can take advantage of it through the SDK APIs. A set of sync APIs have also been added to automatically synchronize subscriber status with the SDK database.Statistics gathering: Allows you to better track data regarding push operations (such as push count and remaining quota) and SDK operations (such as memory, thread pools, work queues).Improved Query Capabilities: This enables simple retrieval of data pertaining to your subscribers and pushes via user-defined criterion.Installer Improvements: Command line installation support has been added to the Linux version.

For a complete list of changes, please consult the release notes.

I am sure you are as excited as I am and can’t wait to try out the new features introduced in this release! BlackBerry Push Service v1.0.1 has been rolled out to EVAL as well as production environments. Download the BlackBerry Push Service SDK v1.0.1 today!

View the original article here

BlackBerry Messenger v5.0.2.11 Now Available In BlackBerry Beta Zone

 

BlackBerry Messenger v5.0.2.11 is now available in BlackBerry Beta Zone.  BBM 5.0.2.11 is just a maintenance release and doesn’t add any new functionality, however, the following bugs have been addressed:

If you are running BlackBerry® 6.0, a cursor might not have appeared when you scrolled through previous messages in a chat.If a person invites you to become a contact during a multiperson chat with you, and if you accepted the request, the contact might not have
appeared on your contact list.If you turned on content protection, when you received a new message, you might have seen a “Content protection is enabled” message.

In order to download BlackBerry Mesenger v5.0.2.11 you must be a member of BlackBerry Beta Zone.

If you are running BlackBerry® 6.0, a cursor might not have appeared when you scrolled through previous messages in a chat.If you turned on content protection, when you received a new message, you might have seen a “Content protection is enabled” message.If a person invites you to become a contact during a multi-person chat with you, and if you accepted the request, the contact might not have appeared on your contact list.

View the original article here

Re: File Access In a BlackBerry Widget

The BlackBerry® Widget API allows web developers to very easily access files that are stored on the BlackBerry® smartphone or on the SD Card. Web developers are able to store JavaScript, CSS or any media files locally on the BlackBerry smartphone to allow for quick access to those files. This can go a long way in optimizing your BlackBerry Widgets and also open doors for the capabilities of your applications. By leveraging the file access abilities through the

Accessing the file storage on the BlackBerry smartphone is as simple as specifying a path variable. The following example demonstrates how to open and read a file from the SD card using the BlackBerry Widget API’s:

var filePath = “file:///SDCard/myDataFile.txt”;

function openFile() {
if (blackberry.io.file.exists(filePath)) {
//file exists so load its contents
blackberry.io.file.readFile(filePath, readFile);
alert(“File successfully loaded”);
} else {
//file does not exist so display that to the user
alert(“File does not exist”);
}
}
function readFile(filePath, data) {
//retrieves the text stored in the file
var temp = blackberry.utils.blobToString(data);
}

Using these API’s, you can access every facet of the file. The API’s that are provided out of the box are:

blackberry.io.file.copyblackberry.io.file.deleteFileblackberry.io.file.existsblackberry.io.file.getFilePropertiesblackberry.io.file.openblackberry.io.file.readFileblackberry.io.file.renameblackberry.io.file.saveFile

In addition to having full access to the file API’s, as a developer you’re also given access to all of the members of the File object to interact with the file:

blackberry.io.file.dateCreatedblackberry.io.file.dateModifiedblackberry.io.file.directoryblackberry.io.file.fileExtensionblackberry.io.file.isHiddenblackberry.io.file.isReadonlyblackberry.io.file.mimeTypeblackberry.io.file.size

And what would having file access be without having access to creating and managing directories on the file system. The BlackBerry Widget SDK has also provided functionality to use directory structures, so you’ll be able to keep your application clean and leave a minimal footprint on the file system:

blackberry.io.dir.createNewDirblackberry.io.dir.deleteDirectoryblackberry.io.dir.existsblackberry.io.dir.getFreeSpaceForRootblackberry.io.dir.getParentDirectoryblackberry.io.dir.getRootDirsblackberry.io.dir.listDirectoriesblackberry.io.dir.listFilesblackberry.io.dir.rename

With all of the control that the BlackBerry Widget API’s give over the file structure and the ability to store media files directly to the BlackBerry smartphone, I hope to see all of you leverage this into your applications to make full features BlackBerry Widgets with compelling UI’s utilizing quick media access! Please feel free to leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts or requests for future BlackBerry Widget API’s.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Re: Making the Most out of Eclipse

As part of the BlackBerry® Developer Relations team here at RIM, we are continually working with our development teams to design and deliver improvements to the developer tools available for building applications for BlackBerry smartphones.

In general, the most popular development tools in the market are Eclipse and Microsoft® Visual Studio®. Today I want to share some more with you on what Eclipse means for BlackBerry development, and what some of our philosophies and goals are moving forward for these tools.

We definitely understand the power and flexibility of Eclipse for many different types of development. This is the key reason why we have really been moving forward with a plug-in approach to Eclipse for both our Java and Web tooling and moving away from our traditional Java Development Environment.

We have been taking feedback and suggestions from the community and are now looking at our integration with Eclipse from a new angle. This new vision is apparent in our recently introduced Eclipse Web tooling for BlackBerry Widgets as well as combining that with major changes in the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse version 1.1.

We really want to let Eclipse do what it does best, and add in BlackBerry tooling functionality where it is needed (BlackBerry Simulator support, Debugging, etc.). This allows you as a developer to use Eclipse for your development exactly as you would for any other project.

Some of the enhancements to v1.1 are:

Getting started page: Easy access to BlackBerry KB articles, videos and BlackBerry® Developer Zone contentSupport for Eclipse project artifacts and folder structures: Compatibility with source code control systems and Eclipse methodologiesLeverage familiar Eclipse functionality for BlackBerry development: Enable use of Eclipse features such as multiple source folders in a project, Eclipse variables, file and folder linking in projects, refactoring, working sets and launch configurations, and inclusion/exclusion patterns in projectsSupport for multiple BlackBerry OS versions within a workspace: Reduced development time, cleaner project organizationDefine project properties in a BlackBerry Application Descriptor File: XML-based files enable easy maintenance and tracking of changes using a source control systemWizard to import sample applications or BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE) based projects into a workspace: Reduced development lifecycle

If you have suggestions and/or feature requests for our Java tooling, please be sure to leave me some comments on this post, because it is your feedback that will continue to help us shape our tooling.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook WebWorks Demo (VIDEO)

[ YouTube link for mobile viewing ]

Following the BlackBerry Developer Day App Circus at Mobile World Congress 2011, Director of Developer Relations, Mike Kirkup, was able to give me a brief look at a BlackBerry PlayBook application developed by The Astonishing Tribe that demonstrates the power and flexibility of BlackBerry WebWorks platform.

The “aura” application shown in the video above demonstrates rich graphics and physics engine similar to TAT’s “scrapbook” demo, but was built entirely with web technologies like HTML5 and CSS. Built in a week, “aura” demonstrates how web developers can leverage the professional grade performance of the BlackBerry PlayBook platform just like Adobe AIR and native application developers.

This is a perfect example of why developers packed the BlackBerry Developer Day WebWorks bootcamp sessions yesterday. Click the link below to download the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK and start building your own BlackBerry PlayBook Application!

BlackBerry WebWorks SDK For BlackBerry Tablet OS

View the original article here

Personal Money Management Sites with Mobile Versions.

 

Its was not a long time ago that companies like Mint changed personal money management and brought it to a whole new level. Using these new kinds of tools you will have a centralized dashboard that will integrate all your banks, insurance, loans and investments. What makes these tools even more handy is they work with most major financial institutions.

As more people start to manage their money online, having access to these sites are even more important. Here are four money management sites that have mobile versions that work with the Blackberry browser.

PageOnce - Similar to Mint, their Blackberry app works great for quick entry.

Buxfer - It's simple to use with its great interface and  has one of the easiest account integration.

Yodlee - Supports a lots of financial institutions and has a more straight forward interface.

Clear Checkbook - Best checking account balancing tool out there.

View the original article here

Re: Introducing the BlackBerry Payment Service and BlackBerry Payment Service SDK

Hey BlackBerry® developers – Alex here, guest blogging from Inside BlackBerry. I’ve got some exciting news on new ways to monetize your applications through BlackBerry® App World™. Today, BlackBerry App World offers you access to consumers in over 100 countries and territories supporting 26 different currencies. To increase the options you have for monetizing your applications, we’re proud to announce the release of the Payment Service SDK Beta, which allows for live in-application purchases via the new BlackBerry® Payment Service.

The BlackBerry Payment Service SDK allows you to easily offer content for sale in your app, while still providing the consumer with the same trusted and consistent purchase experience they have today in BlackBerry App World.

As with any app or theme that you distribute in BlackBerry App World, there are certain restrictions that apply to the types of digital goods that you can sell within your applications. For example, the following are types of digital goods that are okay to distribute:

Digital Content – Digital content can include items such as eBooks, magazines, photos, artwork, or digital property that you can use on a BlackBerry® device.Additional Functionality – Additional functionality can include new features, levels, characters, or games. These digital goods can be distributed with the application and unlocked for a BlackBerry device user after a purchase. Additional functionality must always exist in the application code when you submit your application. Digital goods cannot add to or modify existing application code in any way.Services – Services can include any kind of digital service that a BlackBerry device user must pay to use. For example, your application could offer video streaming or voice transcription.

On the other hand, here are some examples of what you can’t sell:

Virtual currencies or in-app credits – The BlackBerry Payment Service does not permit the sale of digital currencies or in-app credits that can be used to purchase digital goods. Using an intermediary currency to sell digital goods can cause confusion as to what exactly is being purchased.Physical goods or services – All in-app purchases must be content that is usable on the BlackBerry device. You can’t use the BlackBerry Payment Service to sell physical goods or services.Digital goods used across multiple applications – You can’t sell digital goods that can be used with other applications. For example, you can’t sell a car in one game that can be used in another game.

* For more information about restrictions on the types of digital goods that you can sell in your applications, see the BlackBerry App World Vendor Guidelines.

Download the BlackBerry Payment Service SDK in Beta today and stay tuned to Inside BlackBerry where we’ll be highlighting apps that take advantage of in-app payments.

View the original article here

Re: Streaming Player API – Bringing the Big Screen to the Small Screen

It’s out, folks – the Streaming Player API has now been published with full source code!

During the BlackBerry Developer Conference in 2009, I hosted a session where we discussed the best practices for developing Media Streaming applications. I want to give a big round of thanks to all the participants for sharing their stories – you really helped me to come up with an open source API module for streaming audio and video that simply works out of the box! Sample code or API, whatever you’d like to call it – the central idea was to provide you with something that was as simple as saying “play this URL over HTTP” or “seek to 2:20.”

The StreamingPlayer class is the starting point of this API. It does all the heavy lifting related to implementing a DataSource and a SourceStream, managing a ring buffer, synchronizing playback, download and user action threads, and last but not least, handle OS and user-initiated seek calls in an efficient way by fully considering the limitations of HTTP streams.

On top of the features mentioned above, the API also has enough public methods and constants for all you adventurers out there. A StreamingPlayerListener interface can notify an application about every streaming event you will ever need, as well as a mechanism (my favorite) to preprocess each chunk of downloaded data before it’s sent to the underlying Player. This preprocessing should be useful for decrypting encrypted content, or if you would like to parse meta information from the raw stream.

I welcome everybody to join me in making this a success by providing your valuable feedback and comments. A Knowledge Base article, Streaming media – Start to finish, has already been published; you can read more about it and download the code there. If you have any questions, feel free to point and shoot at me but do not hesitate to submit any issues or feature requests in the BlackBerry® Issue Tracker. I will be following the issue tracker on a daily basis.

Until next time, happy streaming!

View the original article here

BlackBerry App World 2.0 Available

BlackBerry App World has been officially upgraded to version 2.0. The new App World application store for BlackBerry smartphones offers a more consistent application distributions and new features like the BlackBerry ID, QR codes and more payment options. You can check out the some of the new features of BlackBerry App World below.
Credit Card Payment Option: With the new BlackBerry App World, customers are able to purchase applications using major credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard. Carrier billing may also be supported by certain carriers.

Easier Application Discovery: BlackBerry App World adds new tabbed sections for various applications lists. Users can horizontally swipe or scroll to quickly view the Top 25 Free Apps, Top 25 Paid Apps and Top 25 Themes, as well as the Newest Apps and Recently Updated Apps. QR barcode scanning is also supported, allowing users to scan a QR code associated with an application from anywhere – the web, print ads, brochures, etc. BlackBerry App World will quickly find the related application and automatically open and download its page.

BlackBerry ID: BlackBerry ID provides customers with a device-independent identification (ID) for Blackberry App World. It enables credit card payments and allows customers to seamlessly transfer their personal library of free and purchased apps when they switch to a new BlackBerry smartphone.

[via BerryReview]

Found under: BlackBerry App World 2.0, BlackBerry App World
BlackBerry App World 2.0 Available - permalink
Published on 22.08.2010 in Blackberry News

More Blackberry news »

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Blackberry Money Transfer Freeware

MatercardSend - Blackberry Software

The race for the dominant mobile money transfer app on the Blackberry has just started. A year ago Paypal came out with their mobile money transfer app for the Blackberry, securing its users on being able to make transactions on their Blackberry phones.
Just recently credit card giant Mastercard released its money transfer app for the Blackberry. Using one of its companies to develop a Blackberry Software to managed its mobile money transfer called OboPay. Using their service you can send money to registered and unregistered users of Obopay. The recipients phone number serves as special ID and act as verifications for sending and receiving money. Payments can be sent with just entering simple details. Charges to all the payments are then deducted from your Mastercard.
Although Mastercard has a long way to go on getting the word out, low transfer fees and charges can work to their advantage in attracting more user to their service and Blackbery Software.

download link: MastercardSend Blackberry App

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Blackberry Amazon Mp3 App Freeware

 

Amazon may not have released a price check App for the Blackberry this Christmas, but they have certainly did something for Blackberry users by opening up their huge library of mp3s for download with their Mp3 app for the Blackberry.

Features:
- View the Amazon Mp3 catalog and do advance search.
- Recieve daily free mp3 offers and low price album deals.
- Listen to 30 seconds music samples.
- Download over your phone's network or your home WIFI.
- Share your song purchases info to your friends.
- Works with Blackberry Music Library for Syncing.

Download : Amazon Mp3 for the Blackberry

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Here at Research In Motion®, we are very proud of the BlackBerry® Browser and its performance, especially on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. We are building one of the best uncompromised browsing experiences on a tablet with support for the latest industry standards and technologies, including HTML5 and Adobe® Flash® 10.1.

Today, we are proud to announce that we have launched an updated version of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser. With this updated simulator, our web development community can now start testing their web applications and Adobe Flash applications to ensure that they fully support the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at launch.

As a web developer, there are a couple of items you should know about the BlackBerry Browser running on the BlackBerry Tablet OS:

1) The User Agent will continue to match the current User Agent pattern that we use with our smartphone products. For example, here is the User Agent for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone and the User Agent for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (BlackBerry; U; BlackBerry 9800; en) AppleWebKit/534.1+
(KHTML, Like Gecko) Version/6.0.0.141 Mobile Safari/534.1+

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (PlayBook; U; RIM Tablet OS 1.0.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.8+
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/0.0.1 Safari/534.8+

2) The browser builds on the existing support for web standards such as HTML5 for BlackBerry by adding support for HTML5 Video and Audio, based on the power and flexibility of the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS. The simulator does not support all codecs and some audio/video testing will require hardware to fully test. The browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1, and Adobe Flash developers will be able to test the Adobe Flash player in the simulator. We will continue to work closely with Adobe to enhance Adobe Flash implementation as we lead up to launch, and we appreciate feedback from the community on your experiences with the Adobe Flash player and browsing experience overall.

We are really excited to enable developers with the ability to start testing their web applications on the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator. You can download the simulator here. To bring your web-based applications to BlackBerry App World™ or to participate in our free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer, check out the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ platform.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Re: Q&A from the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast series

The BlackBerry® PlayBook® Tablet Webcast series wrapped up a couple of weeks ago with the final session around BlackBerry App World™, and in my opinion, the entire series was a big success. I really hope everyone came away with something that you can use in your own applications so that we can get them up onto BlackBerry App World, and hopefully get a device out to you!

Over the course of the four webcasts that I took part in, we received hundreds of really great questions, and we tried to answer as many as we could while on the air. Going over the questions afterward, I wanted to post some of the most common questions that came in and address the most common themes that came up. In no particular order:

Q: What are the SDKs that will be available and when will they be released?
A: The BlackBerry PlayBook OS will support application development in Adobe® AIR®, HTML5 and BlackBerry® WebWorks™, Native C/C++ with support for OpenGL and Java. The Adobe AIR SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook is available today. More details on the availability of SDKs for developing in HTML5, BlackBerry WebWorks, Native and Java will be coming soon.

Q: Is Flash Builder 4 required to build apps?
A: No – in fact, anything that can generate a SWF file can be used to build BlackBerry PlayBook tablet apps. Webcast #2 went through how to use Adobe® Flash® Professional CS5 and we are planning on building a Flash Pro plugin to help developers build apps. The webcast also showed how to use the command line to package an application for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. We also recently released a new version of the SDK which works seamlessly with the preview version of Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 (Burrito) as well.

Q. What types of persistent storage are available on the BlackBerry PlayBook?
A. There are 3 different types of persistent storage on the data:

SharedObject – This is the standard AIR SharedObject API used to store limited amounts of data in very quick access memory. Typically, you’ll store variables or other information that you need to access very quickly or frequently in the SharedObject store.SQLite – The standard AIR SQLite API’s can be used to leverage the SQLite database on the device. Generally, you’ll be storing any medium to large sized data in the SQLite database. Since SQLite is in memory, this is typically the best combination between speed and size for data storage.FileIO – The standard AIR File I/O API’s can be used to store data or files in the device memory. Any types of multimedia or images will typically be stored using File I/O. The tradeoff for being able to store essentially any file size is that this is typically the slower of the mechanisms for retrieving stored information from the persistent store, however for any type of media files, this is the recommended approach for storing them on the device.

The other major line of questions that came during the webcast focused on BlackBerry App World and the free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer. We’ve since been able to clarify the offer and provide more details on it, which you can find here.

The press release posted here also offers a lot of answers to the questions that came in during the session. Also, at Adobe MAX, there was a presentation given that will undoubtedly help out a lot of developers in building UI’s for apps: Developing Adobe AIR apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS.

For even more information on developing for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and answers to questions, please feel free to watch any of the webcasts that were recorded:

Week 1

Setting up your development environmentCreating your first “hello world” Adobe AIR application for the BlackBerry PlayBookPackaging your Adobe AIR application for the BlackBerry PlayBookHow to test your applications on the device simulator

Week 2

using Flash Builder and Flash Professional to create applications targeting the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletUse the Adobe AIR SDK and BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK to create applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletTest and Debug your application using Flash Builder and the BlackBerry Tablet Simulator

Week 3

Adobe AIR 2.5 device integration APIsBlackBerry Tablet OS device integration APIsTesting and Debugging your application BlackBerry Tablet Simulator

Week 4

Creating an application icon for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletBuilding optimized screens for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletLearn how to apply skins to your UI controls

Week 5

Walkthrough of the BlackBerry App World Submission ProcessSelling your app on BlackBerry App World and how revenue is paidOverview of the BlackBerry Commercial Services (Advertising and Payment)Best Practices for Global Distribution of your Application

And lastly, I have also started up a forum thread on the BlackBerry Developer Forums in order to try and get more of your questions answered. If you have anything specific you’d like answered, please feel free to post a message on the forum so the entire community can benefit from the information.

Please feel free to post a question in the comments section below if you’d like. Thanks for tuning in to the webcasts and joining us on Dev Blog!

View the original article here

BlackBerry Developer Day Returns to Mobile World Congress 2011

 

I am excited to announce that we will again be holding a BlackBerry® Developer Day at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. This one-day event will take place on Tuesday February 15th as part of the MWC App Planet Application Developer Conferences.

We will be holding general sessions in our main auditorium to get you up to speed on the latest and greatest information on the BlackBerry development platform with special focus on how to best monetize your apps on BlackBerry App World™ and integrate with the BBM Social Platform. We will also be hosting a number of hands-on-labs covering BlackBerry® WebWorks™ and Adobe® AIR® development on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. You can attend sessions either in the morning or afternoon – and don’t forget to bring your laptops to get the most out of the bootcamp sessions!

Also, don’t miss our special AppCircus Spotlight on BlackBerry between 13.30 and 14.30. This event is a unique chance to showcase your BlackBerry app and win a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet! If you’re a developer with a BlackBerry app, you can submit it here to do a 3-minute pitch at this AppCircus Spotlight. Deadline to apply is February 4th 2011, midnight CET!

BlackBerry Development Platform RoadmapBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: BlackBerry WebWorksBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: Adobe AIRBBM Social Platform Integration and App Monetization on BlackBerryBlackBerry Smartphone Bootcamp: BlackBerry WebWorksBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: Adobe AIRAppCircus – Spotlight on BlackBerryBlackBerry Development Platform RoadmapBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: BlackBerry WebWorksBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: Adobe AIRBBM Social Platform Integration and App Monetization on BlackBerryBlackBerry Smartphone Bootcamp: BlackBerry WebWorksBlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Bootcamp: Adobe AIR

During the rest of the week, you can come by and meet with BlackBerry development experts in the BlackBerry® Developer Zone area of our booth in Hall 7. If you already have a ticket to MWC, please drop by BlackBerry Developer Zone on Monday February 14th between 9am and 6pm to register your place. We also have a number of tickets available – register here.

If you’d like to get BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress info from your desktop or directly from your smartphone while at the event, please visit BlackBerry MWC 2011 here:

Looking forward to seeing everyone in sunny Barcelona!

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Re: Bringing Barcodes to BlackBerry Applications

The Barcode Capture API included with BlackBerry® 6 comes with a nifty new feature: The ability for a third-party developer to integrate scanning and generating 1D and 2D barcodes inside their app. It’s really easy, too – take a look at this article in our Developer Resource Center to see a sample app that will generate QR codes, or scan them and open the URL in the browser.

If you have a device running BlackBerry® 6 you can compile the app and start playing around with it right now! If not, you may have noticed the new version of BlackBerry App World ™ (version 2.0) has a “Scan a Barcode” menu option. It’s nominally used to open links to apps in the App World, but it will do any URL encoded in a QR Code. Try this one:

QR Codes, if you have never encountered them before, are a type of 2D barcode. This is in contrast to a 1D barcode like the UPCs you see on most products. The big advantage of 2D barcodes (and QR codes in particular) is that they are easy to scan with a camera and can contain a lot of information. QR codes can hold up to 4296 alphanumeric characters, leaving you plenty of space for URLs or other bits of text data. 1D codes are more difficult to detect, and must be viewed straight on by the camera. This means that on a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone, you actually have to rotate the device into landscape mode to detect them properly. QR codes use those squares in the corner to make it easy to figure out the proper orientation.

They are pretty popular in the mobile space, so if you are interested in doing stuff with barcodes, QR codes are probably the one you want. They aren’t the only kind of barcode available to you as a developer, however – we’ve used the open source ZXing library (pronounced “zebra crossing”) to add support for many different kinds of barcode:

2D
• QR Code
• Data Matrix
• PDF 417

1D
• UPC (A and E)
• EAN (8 and 13)
• Code-39
• Code-128
• ITF

The full list is always in the BarcodeFormat class. Currently, as per the ZXing library, Data Matrix and PDF 417 support is alpha quality. These, along with the ease of reading – and an already very large mobile presence – make QR codes the best choice for most applications. As I said, the Barcode API in BlackBerry 6 allows the BlackBerry smartphone to generate a QR code for you, but there are also several websites that will help you do that as well (if you want to print them off, for example) such as here.

Finally, you might be interested to know that the com.google.zxing package is actually very powerful, letting you get down into the nitty-gritty barcode data if you want. You can play around with the bit matrix used to generate 2D barcodes, and it also offers a few nifty methods like a Reed-Solomon encoder and decoder.

And don’t forget, even if you don’t need to use QR codes inside your application, with the function already built into BlackBerry App World they are a great way to promote your app. Just make one using your app’s URL in BlackBerry App World, and if a user sees it on a billboard or in a magazine, they can scan it and buy it right away.

Have you had any experience with the Barcode API yet? What did you think of it?

View the original article here

Re: Making the Most out of Eclipse

As part of the BlackBerry® Developer Relations team here at RIM, we are continually working with our development teams to design and deliver improvements to the developer tools available for building applications for BlackBerry smartphones.

In general, the most popular development tools in the market are Eclipse and Microsoft® Visual Studio®. Today I want to share some more with you on what Eclipse means for BlackBerry development, and what some of our philosophies and goals are moving forward for these tools.

We definitely understand the power and flexibility of Eclipse for many different types of development. This is the key reason why we have really been moving forward with a plug-in approach to Eclipse for both our Java and Web tooling and moving away from our traditional Java Development Environment.

We have been taking feedback and suggestions from the community and are now looking at our integration with Eclipse from a new angle. This new vision is apparent in our recently introduced Eclipse Web tooling for BlackBerry Widgets as well as combining that with major changes in the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse version 1.1.

We really want to let Eclipse do what it does best, and add in BlackBerry tooling functionality where it is needed (BlackBerry Simulator support, Debugging, etc.). This allows you as a developer to use Eclipse for your development exactly as you would for any other project.

Some of the enhancements to v1.1 are:

Getting started page: Easy access to BlackBerry KB articles, videos and BlackBerry® Developer Zone contentSupport for Eclipse project artifacts and folder structures: Compatibility with source code control systems and Eclipse methodologiesLeverage familiar Eclipse functionality for BlackBerry development: Enable use of Eclipse features such as multiple source folders in a project, Eclipse variables, file and folder linking in projects, refactoring, working sets and launch configurations, and inclusion/exclusion patterns in projectsSupport for multiple BlackBerry OS versions within a workspace: Reduced development time, cleaner project organizationDefine project properties in a BlackBerry Application Descriptor File: XML-based files enable easy maintenance and tracking of changes using a source control systemWizard to import sample applications or BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE) based projects into a workspace: Reduced development lifecycle

If you have suggestions and/or feature requests for our Java tooling, please be sure to leave me some comments on this post, because it is your feedback that will continue to help us shape our tooling.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here

Blackberry Random Password Generator

I often need to make up new passwords: from making a new online bank account, joining a social network or to complete simple task  like joining a new forum. Having my Blackberry is great to keep things organized. I just use Blackberry Wallet or  Blackberry Password Keeper to record all my usernames and passwords.
Heres a simple script created by Steve Gibson to create truly random passwords. It works with any Blackberry browser, you just have to visit the site and you automatically get a set of random passwords. When you hit refresh it will generate new ones everytime you visit the site.

Link: http://www.grc.com/password.htm

View the original article here

Re: Introducing the BlackBerry Payment Service and BlackBerry Payment Service SDK

Hey BlackBerry® developers – Alex here, guest blogging from Inside BlackBerry. I’ve got some exciting news on new ways to monetize your applications through BlackBerry® App World™. Today, BlackBerry App World offers you access to consumers in over 100 countries and territories supporting 26 different currencies. To increase the options you have for monetizing your applications, we’re proud to announce the release of the Payment Service SDK Beta, which allows for live in-application purchases via the new BlackBerry® Payment Service.

The BlackBerry Payment Service SDK allows you to easily offer content for sale in your app, while still providing the consumer with the same trusted and consistent purchase experience they have today in BlackBerry App World.

As with any app or theme that you distribute in BlackBerry App World, there are certain restrictions that apply to the types of digital goods that you can sell within your applications. For example, the following are types of digital goods that are okay to distribute:

Digital Content – Digital content can include items such as eBooks, magazines, photos, artwork, or digital property that you can use on a BlackBerry® device.Additional Functionality – Additional functionality can include new features, levels, characters, or games. These digital goods can be distributed with the application and unlocked for a BlackBerry device user after a purchase. Additional functionality must always exist in the application code when you submit your application. Digital goods cannot add to or modify existing application code in any way.Services – Services can include any kind of digital service that a BlackBerry device user must pay to use. For example, your application could offer video streaming or voice transcription.

On the other hand, here are some examples of what you can’t sell:

Virtual currencies or in-app credits – The BlackBerry Payment Service does not permit the sale of digital currencies or in-app credits that can be used to purchase digital goods. Using an intermediary currency to sell digital goods can cause confusion as to what exactly is being purchased.Physical goods or services – All in-app purchases must be content that is usable on the BlackBerry device. You can’t use the BlackBerry Payment Service to sell physical goods or services.Digital goods used across multiple applications – You can’t sell digital goods that can be used with other applications. For example, you can’t sell a car in one game that can be used in another game.

* For more information about restrictions on the types of digital goods that you can sell in your applications, see the BlackBerry App World Vendor Guidelines.

Download the BlackBerry Payment Service SDK in Beta today and stay tuned to Inside BlackBerry where we’ll be highlighting apps that take advantage of in-app payments.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry PlayBook WebWorks Demo (VIDEO)

[ YouTube link for mobile viewing ]

Following the BlackBerry Developer Day App Circus at Mobile World Congress 2011, Director of Developer Relations, Mike Kirkup, was able to give me a brief look at a BlackBerry PlayBook application developed by The Astonishing Tribe that demonstrates the power and flexibility of BlackBerry WebWorks platform.

The “aura” application shown in the video above demonstrates rich graphics and physics engine similar to TAT’s “scrapbook” demo, but was built entirely with web technologies like HTML5 and CSS. Built in a week, “aura” demonstrates how web developers can leverage the professional grade performance of the BlackBerry PlayBook platform just like Adobe AIR and native application developers.

This is a perfect example of why developers packed the BlackBerry Developer Day WebWorks bootcamp sessions yesterday. Click the link below to download the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK and start building your own BlackBerry PlayBook Application!

BlackBerry WebWorks SDK For BlackBerry Tablet OS

View the original article here

Re: Contact us

We’d love to hear from you.

Send us an email at insideblackberry@blackberry.com.

Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

View the original article here

Re: File Access In a BlackBerry Widget

The BlackBerry® Widget API allows web developers to very easily access files that are stored on the BlackBerry® smartphone or on the SD Card. Web developers are able to store JavaScript, CSS or any media files locally on the BlackBerry smartphone to allow for quick access to those files. This can go a long way in optimizing your BlackBerry Widgets and also open doors for the capabilities of your applications. By leveraging the file access abilities through the

Accessing the file storage on the BlackBerry smartphone is as simple as specifying a path variable. The following example demonstrates how to open and read a file from the SD card using the BlackBerry Widget API’s:

var filePath = “file:///SDCard/myDataFile.txt”;

function openFile() {
if (blackberry.io.file.exists(filePath)) {
//file exists so load its contents
blackberry.io.file.readFile(filePath, readFile);
alert(“File successfully loaded”);
} else {
//file does not exist so display that to the user
alert(“File does not exist”);
}
}
function readFile(filePath, data) {
//retrieves the text stored in the file
var temp = blackberry.utils.blobToString(data);
}

Using these API’s, you can access every facet of the file. The API’s that are provided out of the box are:

blackberry.io.file.copyblackberry.io.file.deleteFileblackberry.io.file.existsblackberry.io.file.getFilePropertiesblackberry.io.file.openblackberry.io.file.readFileblackberry.io.file.renameblackberry.io.file.saveFile

In addition to having full access to the file API’s, as a developer you’re also given access to all of the members of the File object to interact with the file:

blackberry.io.file.dateCreatedblackberry.io.file.dateModifiedblackberry.io.file.directoryblackberry.io.file.fileExtensionblackberry.io.file.isHiddenblackberry.io.file.isReadonlyblackberry.io.file.mimeTypeblackberry.io.file.size

And what would having file access be without having access to creating and managing directories on the file system. The BlackBerry Widget SDK has also provided functionality to use directory structures, so you’ll be able to keep your application clean and leave a minimal footprint on the file system:

blackberry.io.dir.createNewDirblackberry.io.dir.deleteDirectoryblackberry.io.dir.existsblackberry.io.dir.getFreeSpaceForRootblackberry.io.dir.getParentDirectoryblackberry.io.dir.getRootDirsblackberry.io.dir.listDirectoriesblackberry.io.dir.listFilesblackberry.io.dir.rename

With all of the control that the BlackBerry Widget API’s give over the file structure and the ability to store media files directly to the BlackBerry smartphone, I hope to see all of you leverage this into your applications to make full features BlackBerry Widgets with compelling UI’s utilizing quick media access! Please feel free to leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts or requests for future BlackBerry Widget API’s.

View the original article here

Re: BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Webcast Series

With a great deal of anticipation and excitement, the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS was recently announced at BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, in addition to a framework that enables rapid application development and easier portability between the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet platforms.

Developers are invited to attend a four-part webcast series about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, hosted by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee.

During this series, Adam and Pro will demonstrate how to setup the necessary tools to start your own development, and then dive deeper into the various features, methods and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS. Developers will be empowered with the knowledge and guidance necessary to either begin writing their first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet application, or take their existing content to the next level.

The schedule and agenda for this webcast series is:

Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks PlatformSetting up your Development EnvironmentBuilding, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator

Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletMigrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platformsUsing the development tools effectively

Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tabletHardware, data and services integration methodsHow to implement “must have” application features

Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)

UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfacesBest practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerationsManaging bandwidth and error handling effectively

A dedicated portion of time for questions and answers will be set at the end of all webcast sessions. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with their questions about the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS.

Register today for the webcast series. Looking forward to seeing you online!

View the original article here