Monday, March 19, 2012

Blackberry Curve 9360 – It is one of the best Curve devices!


BlackBerry Curve is an ultimate mobile phone series by RIM. And the most popular mobile phone in this range is BlackBerry Curve 9360. It is doubtlessly the best Curve phone to date. Although, it is not that fancy as its cousins are. But, the features of this mobile have been satisfying users for so long. New phones in this range come with feature like BBM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and others. It supports to a number of mobile phone applications as well. 

It is so thin and you can check this if you take a close look of the device. Its weight is 99 grams that make it a lite handset. It is a perfect mixture of black plastic and brushed metal materials. This Curve comes with precise edges giving user a stylish and edgy impression. Its size is 109 X 60 mm which is quite perfect to any pocket. 

The upper part has 3.5 mm headphone jack and the lock button as well. The left side has micro USB charging and a port of syncing. The other side has volume rocker and convenience key. All features make it a typical BlackBerry design. This device comes with 5MP camera and LED light. 

Including this, BlackBerry’s most of the devices have become widely popular among users. This has also led development of applications that can run in these devices. A fleet of companies is working with dedication to develop highly professional range of Blackberry apps for devices like BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The method to setup BlackBerry software development environment


You can easily go for blackberry development if you are aware of the right tools you need to install on your computer.  The initial things you need are a Java Software Development Kit (JDK) and BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE).  These are available free on the websites of Sun Microsystems and Research in Motion. JDK is used as a basic tool, complying Java source code into bytecdoe. This is done using Java Interpreter. Java interpreter comes with JDK and is used to run various development tools in JDE. 

JDE comes with tools targeted to the BlackBerry development. They transform Java bytecode into the format used on BlackBerry devices. It has editing tools and debugging tools for serious BlackBerry Programming. 

When developing software for BlackBerry, first determine which version of OS you want to target. This decides the version of JDE you have to use accordingly. 

There is a general rule to determine this. You should use a JDE version equal to or less than the version of operating system you want to target. So, if you have to target OS 4.3, the JDE version should be 4.0, 4.1, and 4.3. This assures that your application will work on Blackberry devices working on OS 4.3. 

After determining the JDE version, it is time to download and install the accurate version of JDK. You can use JDK version 1.5 for JDE version 4.1 and 4.2. For JDE version 4.0.2 and prior, use JDK 1.4.  For JDE 4.3, use JDK 1.6. Most of the versions (not the quite old) for JDK are available on the website of Sun Microsystems. 

Once you’ve installed the right JDK, you can download appropriate JDE from the BlackBerry developer site. Here, you need to register for free account. 

You can install different versions of JDK and JDE on the same machine. They can co-exist on the same machine if you install them in a correct order. First install the lower version of JDK and then the compatible version of JDE. Higher versions should be installed after installing lower versions. If you don’t follow this method, you can also alter the path.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Concept of BlackBerry Business Application Development


When it comes to choose a smartphone for business development, BlackBerry is the only choice. BlackBerry is a wireless smartphone, used by millions of businesspersons across the world. Apart from accessing email account, businesspersons use this mobile for a range of business tasks. 

BlackBerry is leading platform for the safe and secured wireless access. It provides perfect environment to a host of business applications such as email, corporate data, phone, SMS, web and organizer features. Also, developers are working to develop more and more business-targeted and dedicated applications that can help people in easing their business operations. 

Deciding the concept is major thing for each BlackBerry business application development. Developers should work on unique and business-oriented concepts. As a service, BlackBerry application development requires good investment for solutions offered. 

So Blackberry application development, regardless of good investment in application development, can offer truly amazing business applications. There are a variety of ideas for BlackBerry apps development which work in association with email, calendar, networking, finance news & services and personal information management tools.  

The world of Blackberry is getting big in size and new devices by BlackBerry have extended support to Android apps as well. Therefore, for its each user, BlackBerry has an app because most of the BlackBerry users are specific, and by using BlackBerry device, they want to see their working needs realized. 

The matter of fact is that mobile has become integral part of life, and it needs 24/7 service, access, and performance, and if believed on reputation of BlackBerry, it is known for the same…