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At Research in Motion's BlackBerry Developer Conference Monday, the company made a slew of announcements that aim to boost the platform's appeal to developers. But more APIs, a better advertisement service and new Adobe and Eclipse toolsets don't seem too exciting to the average consumer. Fear not, faithful BlackBerry user--there are some enhancements that will directly benefit you. Read on:
Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phones, on Monday announced plans to make it easier to create games and other software for the phones.
BlackBerry owners may be able to type circles around their iPhone-toting friends when it comes to speeding through e-mails. But when the work is over and it’s time to play with the latest useful or silly applications, their speedy thumbs have nowhere to go.
Research in Motion ramped up its API offerings for BlackBerry Monday with the announcement of new advertising and payment services, general availability of content and alert push to apps, and three new location-based services.
Xobni demoed its upcoming e-mail app at BlackBerry Developer Conference.
BlackBerry wooed developers at its second developer conference with promised enhancements to its platform and new ways to make money off applications.
Research In Motion has announced a slew of updates for developers, who are distributing apps in the BlackBerry App World. The updates are in line with what Apple offers on the iPhone today, and will allow for in-app advertising, in-app purchases and new push and location services.
Touting Adobe Flash support and a new platform that adds location, payment and advertising features, the mobile giant behind the BlackBerry widens its aim.
The company launched a host of APIs that could lead to richer BlackBerry applications.
A glazed doughnut shut down David Axelrod’s BlackBerry shortly after Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses, according to campaign manager David Plouffe’s new book, The Read more...
RIM opened up the BlackBerry Developers Conference by revealing the first modern 3D support for its smartphones. Those using a new Java SDK for BlackBerry OS 5.0 can now use OpenGL ES graphics and produce games or other 3D apps with contemporary effects. The SDK is currently in beta but should be available today....
Taking a closer look at Flixster's updated movie preview and showtime app for BlackBerry.
Research In Motion (RIM) today kicks off its second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. The BlackBerry Developer Conference is a yearly event aimed at BlackBerry application creators, wireless industry experts and all-around "CrackBerry addicts" who want to learn more about the platform, mingle with like-minded folks, collaborate and discover how to ...
Although T-Mobile has promised to release the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the near future, it hasn't revealed what it plans to charge for this upcoming smartphone. That hasn't stopped this information from leaking out, however.
Mail Manager 5.0 enables users to organize and file Outlook e-mail directly from their BlackBerry.
Research In Motion lifts the wraps on an aggressive program to attract developers to its BlackBerry platform, while the company’s co-chief executive dismisses recent concerns on Wall Street about RIM’s prospects in the fast-growing smartphone market.
Enhanced Application Demonstrated at the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) and business-social-networking service LinkedIn today showed off a brand new LinkedIn mobile application for BlackBerry smartphones at RIM's second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco.
As a blackberry user, I generally feel a little left out of of the location-based apps world. FourSquare only provides a mobile site for BlackBerry users (but has an Android app ). BrightKite has an innovative BlackBerry app, but it's not nearly as feature-rich as its sister iPhone app. Today, location-based social network Loopt is making a major upgrade to its BlackBerry app. The new version of ...
Research In Motion is making it easier for software developers make money from the applications they develop for its popular BlackBerry smartphone as the company falters in the face of stiff competition from rivals like Apple Inc.
RIM today announced its BlackBerry Academic Program, which offers BlackBerry-smartphone-related courses and curriculums to participating colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The new courses will teach interested students BlackBerry development fundamentals, as well BlackBerry administration and support procedures and best practices.
