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According to a survey from Appcelerator and IDC, Android may be the go-to OS for developers in the future. That doesn’t sound all that surprising as hoards of Android devices continue to hit market, but as of right now, the OS still has has some growing up to do. This survey was taken by 2,300 …
RIM announced a new enterprise-grade application development tool for BlackBerry today called BEAM, which aims to address challenges in compatibility and connectivity for end-to-end corporate mobility software solutions. What exactly that entails is well over my head, but the BlackBerry Enterprise App Middleware SDK will likely be the first stop for developers working on custom…
Amidst today’s many announcements at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, RIM has said that for a limited time, they will be waiving the usual submission fee to get into their official application portal, App World. This move is reminiscent of Palm’s not too long ago, which puts a dent against my comparison of the two companies.…
BlackBerry Widgets, a web-based development platform RIM had released in October, has been renamed WebWorks, and will be an open-source project. Using the BlackBerry Web App Packager, developers will be able to create full-fledged programs using familiar web languages, like HTML5, CSS, XML and the like. RIM made bold claims about their significant contributions to…
Today at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, RIM announced that they will be opening up some developer options in BlackBerry Messenger, their handheld-only instant messaging client. By tying applications to BBM, developers will be able to take advantage of the chat, contacts, profiles, file transfer, groups, and invitation functions offered. One example included was multiplayer gaming,…
There’s been plenty of custom ROMs out for the Nexus One for some time now but you’ve likely never seen something like this before. The MIUI ROM, brought to you by some awesome Chinese Android developers, is a Froyo-based ROM that looks like a mix between iOS and Android with some nice customizations. Almost everything…
The Nexus One has seen its fair share of ROMs and operating systems that were not intended for it, and Android’s open source nature is to thank for this. Well, we now have yet another mobile operating system ported to the N1. We just got word that the Maemo 5 successor, MeeGo has been ported…
So you thought that the Desire HD and Z booted up pretty fast, did you? Well, take a look at the video below to see the Droid Incredible boot just a little faster than the recently unveiled DHD and DZ. The Desire HD ROM that’s been floating around and already ported to phones like the…
After launching the NavBuilder SDK that allows developers to incorporate maps and other location-based services into their apps, Verizon Wireless added an API from WeatherBug for BlackBerry and Android applications. WeatherBug is already the exclusive or default weather provider on many Verizon platforms including Mobile web, WAP, SMS, MMS and on the Verizon company website.…
We haven’t even seen the handset officially launched and already we’re seeing ports of the Desire HD ROM on other devices. It started with the HD2, but now it’s got two more phones under its belt, the Droid Incredible and the original Desire. While Droid Incredible and Desire will still likely get the updated Sense…