Comments on: BlackBerry 10 From a Developer’s Vantage #BlackBerry10

By: Jared Thomson

Jared Thomson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:02:00 +0000

You’re right it’s not quite 16:9 but it’s close enough that you can perform layout code on it as though it was. That’s what I do and the artists I work haven’t had any issues (that I hear) designing for 16:9 and applying it to 1024×600.

Is it going to get fragmented and complicated? I suppose time will tell but one of the reasons RIM decided to take the path less traveled and acquire QNX was to control the entire hardware/software stack and have a better level of unification than any android in the market. I think that rational applies here as well.

Although their resolution choices may sound a bit scattered it’s easy to see they’re rolling with the punches and responding to both manufacturers and consumers with their screen changes. I expect they’re thinking quite hard about the screen sizes they’re going to target and I’m glad they’re making changes early on and being vocal about it rather than letting products launch with limited support.

By: Movie Enjoyer

Movie Enjoyer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:51:00 +0000

why are you posting about bb10 then if know one cares about it? your life is sad.

By: Connected

Connected — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:53:00 +0000

You need to read more Michael. The world is changing.

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By: David Michael

David Michael — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:15:00 +0000

no, just Canadians that go on and on about Blackberry. Its almost like you Canadians have a bad case of Avro Arrow syndrome.. you remember the Arrow don’t you?? the greatest fighter jet known to man kind..the jet the Americans killed because it was so good..give me a break.

By: Kyle McInnes

Kyle McInnes — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:51:00 +0000

Your only other comment on Disqus is hating Canadians and BlackBerry.

By: Rishi Oswal

Rishi Oswal — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:49:00 +0000

Sounds good but the playbook at 1024×600 doesn’t seem to be quite 16:9 either. It’ll be interesting to see how it works out – just hope it doesn’t become fragmented and complicated like android.

By: Jared Thomson

Jared Thomson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:35:00 +0000

I haven’t read what you have about dropping the 1280×720 plans and from what I hear around the office my teammates haven’t either. It’s been busy though so it could have just slipped by me. So no I don’t know for certain, it’s just the last thing I heard. I would be surprised if they don’t do it though if they do decide to go with a 720×720 Q10. I’ll have to look more into it – thanks for the comment.

In regards to the black bars the answer is no. 1280×768 is larger than 1280×720 and all apps being designed for the Z10 and Dev Alpha will be cropped down to future 1280×720 resolution not black barred up like the iPhone 5 was. Also 1280×720 is a 16:9 aspect ratio just like the playbook so it will be an easy transition for playbook developers who decided to pad the either side with content when laying out a wider screen isn’t trivial.

I know that’s a lot of numbers to digest in one paragraph but basically I’m just saying that there won’t be black bars. It’s not a perfect situation for app developers but it’s really not all that bad at all.

By: Jared Thomson

Jared Thomson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:26:00 +0000

Thanks for taking time to post on Black Berry Cool about your thoughts on BB10. I can’t say I agree with you, but I like your enthusiasm!

By: Rishi Oswal

Rishi Oswal — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:07:00 +0000

Another note. If they do switch to 1280×720, that’s bad news for people who buy the playbook or the people who buy the z10 because those will have black strips, correct?

By: Rishi Oswal

Rishi Oswal — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:03:00 +0000

I don’t know if what you are saying is true. Engadget, and several other websites around the web have recently posted news that Thorsten backtracked on these plans and announced future blackberry devices will keep the 1280×768 resolutions rather than move to 1280 x 720 for the next generation devices. This contradicts what blackberry announced last year..

Do you know for certain that they are moving to 1280×720 or is engadget correct in posting that they are sticking with 1280×768?

By: David Michael

David Michael — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:02:00 +0000

you Canadians and Blackberry..when are you going to wake up and realize the world don’t give two shits about BB!10