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What BlackBerry OS 6 Means for Developers and Super Apps

We have seen a lot of BlackBerry 6 in action and it looks like a lot of visual improvements for the end user. But what about developers? Will OS 6 bring anything new to help them create rich and compelling apps? The answer is “““yes“““. OS 6 comes with some awesome new APIs for developers to leverage to make great apps for BlackBerry. Lets take a look at what OS 6 will allow you to do.

Technical Details on Upcoming BlackBerry Webkit Browser in OS 6

The new BlackBerry WebKit browser looks really awesome. We saw it in action back at Mobile World Congress 2010 and a quick Acid3 test revealed exciting performance enhancements (100/100). In general, the new native browser will have faster page rendering and script processing with the help of the SunSpider benchmark suite and jQuery.

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App World 2.0 Details Announced at Media Event with Roadmap Hints

At a press event RIM announced App World 2.0 details that included much of what we expected such as carrier billing and pre-installs on new devices.

$25,000 BlackBerry Super App Contest “““ Cocktail Napkin Designs Accepted!

bitHeads makes apps for all smartphone platforms and they“““ve recently announced a contest to give away $25,000 in development services for the best BlackBerry Super App idea.