Joining the iPhone and Windows Phone 7 Series, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is now releasing its API for push notifications for use in third-party app development. Called the BlackBerry Push Service by RIM, the protocal "enables developers to easily develop Java® applications or BlackBerry Widgets that leverage RIM’s push technology either ... Related Posts BlackBerry to Support 3D Gam...

It's been a year or so since RIM announced that push APIs had become available to its Alliance Program members, and now it looks like the rest of us are finally able to get in on the action (at least those of us who are BlackBerry devs). Starting today, access comes in two packages: either BlackBerry Push Essentials (the free version) or BlackBerry Push Plus with a number of tiers that reflec...

Back during the BlackBerry Developers Conference last year, Research In Motion made the announcement that the BlackBerry Push APIs would be available to all developers for free within the first half of 2010. In keeping with their promise, Research In Motion has made available today two levels of push services.  BlackBerry Push Essentials - is a free service that developers can incorporate int...

RIM have announced that they are now offering the BlackBerry Push Service to all BlackBerry developers. This news seems strange in that I thought the Push APIs were already available, but apparently they are now fully public. The BlackBerry Push Service has two options: BlackBerry Push Essentials and BlackBerry Push Plus. BlackBerry Push Essentials is a free service that developers can incorporate...

So youve got an Android application that pretty much kicks but and havent monetized it and dont want to charge for it in the market. We all know ad-supported apps are a go-to model for monetization and to be honest theyre one of my favorites. Integrating them in a non-intrusive manner can even AD

Nexage, which is the mobile advertising yield optimization and mediation solutions provider, released the new Nexage Android SDK and an open API, enabling developers to create Android-based apps capable of serving mobile ads through Nexages mobile mediation platform AdMax. The new SDK supports multiple ad formats, including local advertising (for location based services), expandables, native

T-Mobile today announced that it has joined WaveMarket's Veriplace Cloud Location Platform Initiative. This initiative provides developers of mobile apps and services with the APIs (application programming interface) that they might need to enable their apps with geo-location features. ...

Let's look forward 10 years. We've all got augmented reality browsers on our handsets, or perhaps our 4G-connected sunglasses. They can overlay all sorts of data and images onto our field of view. There's a plethora of micropayment systems available, accessible via APIs to any developer with the right tools. There are open and closed appstores. Any app you can imagine is available f...

So there is competition then? Developers kicked out of the iTunes store for using private APIs are turning to the unregulated Cydia store, and think the demographic might even suit them better.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Until now much of the discussion around app store platforms and developer communities has been a technical one focused on primarily on APIs (which ones to open to third-party developers when and why), toolchains and toolkits (the optimal level of integration and how to achieve it) and development costs (value for money and how to