Foursquare Releases SDK for BlackBerry 10 Developers 0

Foursquare released a slick BlackBerry 10 app which they are working on adding more features to. One of the cool functionality enablers is the SDK that Foursquare has opened up to other developers on BlackBerry 10. This is the FIRST SDK that Foursquare has released and it opens up Foursquare to third party apps. The first feature they opened in single sign on which allows users to connect their Foursquare accounts with one click. That means you can now let a user login using their Foursquare account in 6 lines of code!!! They also opened up a place picker API that lets developers pull in data from foursquare for a location.

The SDK uses BlackBerry’s new Invocation framework to allow third-party apps to interact with Foursquare. It provides developers Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities for Foursquare users and a simple way to query Foursquare for nearby venues.

With SSO, users will be able to authorize an app to connect to their Foursquare accounts in much the same way Facebook does on other platforms. They won’t need to log in first, they’ll just tap “Allow” to connect. If you’ve connected more than a handful of apps to your Foursquare account before, you know what a benefit it is to skip the username and password.

Hundreds of apps — from Instagram to Untappd — already incorporate Foursquare venues. The new features included in the SDK will make that easier for other developers. By including a few lines of code, they’ll be able to use Foursquare’s native venue search features without having to write the GPS and API logic behind it.

These moves should prove a boon to BlackBerry developers. With Foursquare pre-installed on every phone, SSO with Foursquare could be almost a prolific as Facebook, while including a simple venue search SDK could make Foursquare the de facto standard for location information on BlackBerry 10 devices.


source:foursquare

Final Beta SDK Update Goes Live - Blackberry 10 0

The developers will wake up to update the development toolkit for BlackBerry 10. Update 10 issue of the final beta BlackBerry SDK is now available for download.

Gold Edition of the original Cascades SDK comes with an active text styling, the new project wizard, control of the text, and a ton of other minor improvements.

Native SDK without Cascades now allows banner ads for advertising, gamepad support for game controllers and joysticks, parallel applications can be compiled today, along with a number of other improvments for QNX Momentics IDE.

This is the last update to the original SDK, which means that all the APIs in the SDK now will be there for the launch. Any change from now would be a small improvement on the performance, a specific control and IDE.

RIM has provided a sturdy in their time for their developer tool updates recently to support the management aspects of enterprise software.

Click here to download the SDK Cascades.
Click here for the original SDK.

BlackBerry OS 7.1 Device Simulators 0

RIM has released BlackBerry OS 7.1 simulator, it is useful for application developers who want to make an application or an application OS 7.1 OS 7.1 just to try the simulator and are also available for 9900 and 9860.

Software Download for Device Simulators

BlackBerry Java SDK 7.1 Beta 0

RIM has just released the BlackBerry Java SDK 7.1 in beta, available for download for all developers of applications for BlackBerry OS 7.1.

NFC Peer-to-Peer API, allowing applications to share files and other data through NFC technology initiated communication with Bluetooth® handover.

FM radio API, which is designed to give applications the ability to manipulate FM tuner settings on BlackBerry smartphones with supporting hardware.

Profiles API, which brings more Super App features to applications, allowing them to query current profile settings and adjust their own application behaviour accordingly or, conversely, intelligently change the current profile to match the user’s current activities.

Downloading BlackBerry SDK v7.1 Beta

Blackberry Messenger Social Platform 1 for the BlackBerry Java SDK 0

Today RIM announced the availability of social platforms BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry Java SDK 1.0 for the entire world that allows developers to develop applications based on BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry social interaction. Blackberry Messenger has been used for more than 45 million people worldwide and is expanding to 2 million per month.

This version of the BlackBerry platform one social Messenger for BlackBerry Java provides several additional features that will bring a new experience in social applications. The developers can download the final version is at the BlackBerry Developer Zone to create new applications. BlackBerry Messenger 6 will also support BlackBerry Messenger application using social platforms.

Sources: Press Release

Update BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Playbook OS 0

RIM announces BlackBerry WebWorks Tablet OS SDK for BlackBerry Playbook v2.1. There is the addition of new APIs and application functionality in this latest update so that developers can easily create applications WebWorks more, more interactive in its use. With support for BlackBerry In App Payment API developers can include In App Payment Services as part of their application. This makes it possible to sell digital goods directly from the BlackBerry Playbook.

Developers are now able to better integrate applications with the functionality of the Tablet OS Playbook and create new experiences that take advantage of professional features Playbook.

Camera API example to take pictures or record video from within the application WebWorks with dual HD cameras Playbook;

API microphones that can be used to enable the ability to record audio with a microphone Playbook; Identity API that provides applications with the ability to retrieve PIN information or file IO APIs gives the possibility to read, copy and write files to the Tablet OS file system.

In addition to JavaScript, many Tablet OS API WebWorks can now use AJAX that allows for increased flexibility of application development.

To help developers with a smooth transition to the 2.1 version of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK, RIM has also updated the API Reference Guide and includes an additional mechanism to call some API WebWorks.

Detailed information can be found on RIM's official site

BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 It Can In Download 0

When the conference was announced by RIM Blackberry World that the BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 will be released in beta this month. And now RIM has kept his promise. BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 can be downloaded. Applications for the PC has been eagerly awaited by developers who want to make sure that Blackberry creation applications they can run later in the OS 7. The release notes indicate that the BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 can be downloaded here but if you want the full link, you can download from the link below.

Download the BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 beta

Source: Crackberry