Archive for the ‘Platforms: BlackBerry’ Category

RIM Releases BlackBerry 6 Java SDK’s

August 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Following the announcement of the BlackBerry Torch and the BlackBerry 6 OS, RIM has now made available the Java SDK’s to the development community.

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RIM Releases BlackBerry 6 & BlackBerry Torch

August 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has released their new BlackBerry 6 OS and the BlackBerry Torch as their answer to the iOS and Android devices that are storming the market they once dominated.

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RIM Leaks BlackBerry Demographics & BlackBerry 6 API’s

August 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

BlackBerryCool.com managed to get their hands on a developer presentation from RIM that had yet to be released to the development community. Apart from a large amount of API related data, it also contains insights into the BlackBerry owners.

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RIM to Launch the BlackPad!?

August 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Late last month, RIM bought the BlackPad domain. Though it was unclear if RIM would actually start development of an iPad like slate device, rumors say the company will actually launch it along November.

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Flurry Announces its Privacy Initiative

May 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Flurry, one of the leading analytics companies for in-game statistics, has announced its Flurry Privacy Initiative. With this option, consumers can choose to opt-out of the program.

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NPD: Android Sales Overtake iPhone OS

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

For the first time, the sales of Android powered devices overtook the iPhone sales in North America during the first quarter of 2010. Apple sunk only to the third position on the sales charts.

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Gamehouse Launches Mobile2PC Platform

May 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: Brew, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following Namco’s Unite platform, Gamehouse (formerly known as Real Arcade) has announced the launch of their multiplatform social gaming community platform called Gamehouse Fusion.

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WES: BlackBerry App World Hits 1M/Day Downloads

April 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

During a RIM keynote at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced that BlackBerry App World is generating 1 million downloads a day, only 12 months after launch.

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RIM Launches Developer Resource Center Beta

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has launched a new developer portal called the Developer Resource Center. The new resource center will probably replace the existing BlackBerry developer portal.

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RIM Improves Billing, Reduces Payouts

April 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has changed the App World development agreement. Under the new agreement, billing seems to be improved while developers will be facing a lower revenue share in return.

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