Oofa. Today was considerably more upbeat than yesterday – in fact, tomorrow seems more like a home stretch rather than something to be excited about. In the morning, just before the keynote address, we all had a few ideas about what was coming. The BlackBerry Developer Store was more or less a given, but unless…
PageOnce launches app which tracks just about everything
One of the few official app launches occurring at the BlackBerry Developer Conference comes from PageOnce for BlackBerry. These guys are tapping into a wide variety of APIs and partnerships to provide live feeds of information from many, many services. I talked to the head honcho in the press room earlier today, and he gave…
DeviceAnywhere launches virtual developer lab trial for O2 devices
DeviceAnywhere and O2 have teamed up to provide up to 30 free hours to mobile developers to test their software on all the devices they want to. I had bumped DeviceAnywhere at the BlackBerry Developer Conference as they were simultaneously announcing membership with the ISV Alliance Program. In a nutshell, these guys hook up devices…
Slew of BlackBerry developer announcements
Shortly after my laptop battery died during the Day 2 BlackBerry Developer Conference keynote liveblog, a bunch of press releases went out that are good news not only for BlackBerry developers, but also you fine folks who use their apps. RIM to Launch BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center: We saw this one coming…
BlackBerry Application Center and Storefront officially announced
Running low on laptop battery here at the BlackBerry Developer Conference Day 2 Keynote, but here’s the straight goods on RIM’s answer to Google’s Android Market and the iPhone App Store. – RIM plans to launch the application storefront in March 2009; BlackBerry application developers can begin submitting their applications and content for inclusion in…
BBDC: Day 2 Keynote Liveblog
Here we are after a full night’s sleep (well, for some of us) ready to get down with the first keynote at the BlackBerry Developer Conference. We’re holding out for an announcement of the BlackBerry Application Center for the Storm – this sure is the venue for an announcement like that, so here’s hoping. 8:07…
BBDC: Day 1 Wrap-up
The first day of the BlackBerry Developer Conference started tentatively. Eager bloggers milled about the Mariott lobby and shrugged at one another helplessly while the tech-heads warmed up their gargantuan brains behind closed session doors for the two days of cramming to come. As the day wore on into afternoon, flights landed, and people worked…
Q&A with RIM VP on the first BlackBerry Developer Conference
I had a chance to harass RIM’s VP of Global Alliances, Jeff McDowell, shortly after he was getting off the plane here in Santa Clara for the BlackBerry Developer Conference. Without remorse for his jetlag or lack of sleep, he was pummeled immediately with a barrage of questions regarding the show’s performance, its necessity, and…
BlackBerry Partners Fund launches Jump Start initiative
The boys behind the BlackBerry Developer Challenge have launched a new initiative called Jump Start. With this program, early-stage products can get up to $250,000 in venture funding to get started. The BlackBerry Developer Conference is just the place to launch this kind of program, where budding application developers can have just an idea, but…
BlackBerry Storm training manual leaks
The OS hasn’t change that much, but this doc provides all the key points about Verizon’s imminent BlackBerry Storm. One of the key tidbits here is around page 38, which shows off Desktop Manager 4.7, the PC-side software for the BlackBerry Storm. Confirmed therein is the Rhapsody support tied in with Verizon’s V CAST music…