The BlackBerry Partners Fund has been running competitions for the best apps and games that use WebWorks as well as Adobe Flash/AIR. We’ve recently reported on the winners of the WebWorks competition and today the Partners Fund has announced the winners of the best Adobe Flash/AIR apps for the PlayBook. Check out the winners after the jump.
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We recently attended the BBM Hackathon in NYC where developers from all over came to a central place to put together some apps that leveraged the BBM Social APIs. RIM is now hosting these events globally and there is a list of dates for when these events will go down. We have 2 amazing prize packs to give away too so be sure to enter. More after the jump.
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Alec Saunders is no stranger to BlackBerryCool and the tech community. We’ve long followed Alec’s blog and have reposted some of his content that deals with BlackBerry and the smartphone industry. Alec is also an entrepreneur and it will be great to get someone at RIM who understands the needs of startups and small businesses, which seem to be really powering the smartphone app business. More after the jump.
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Last weekend foursquare held a global hackathon where developers all over the world sat down with the foursquare API to see what they could come up with. The results were pretty awesome and BlackBerryCool was at the Ottawa event checking out the local talent. There were a couple awesome projects on the go including a framework for developing foursquare applications, and a game called Zsquare for the iPhone. More after the break.
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If you’re going to be at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, you may want to hang around for a while and check out the App Developers Conference and Hackathon in Santa Clara, taking place October 26-27, 2011 in Santa Clara. The conference addresses key components of app development, marketing and revenue on mobile devices and tablets. ADC should also be a good networking event for anyone looking to hire developers. More details after the jump including a $400 discount code.
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After the resignation of Mike Kirkup late last week, rumor has it that RIM will replace him with Neil Sainsbury. Neil’s former role at RIM was a Senior Application Development Consultant, where is job involved managing the technical relationship with game development and multimedia software companies, among other duties. He’s also the founder of BBSmart, makers of some very popular BlackBerry apps. It’s a logical promotion and it should be interesting to see what impact he has on the company. Click through for more details.
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