BlackBerry Developer Program - Welcome to Newsletter 2.0 - July 2008
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Hello BlackBerry Developers!

It is just fantastic to be able to be speaking with the great folks of the BlackBerry Developer Community, as it is been a while since we last spoke. We are really excited to be back as we have some BIG news to share!

Over the next few months you are going to see a great number of enhancements in the BlackBerry Developer Community as we build up to our first annual BlackBerry Developer Conference in October. One exciting item is the re-launch of our (now monthly) Newsletter!

Video of the Month
Best Practices for Mobile Development Watch as Mike outlines the key design considerations to ensure that your BlackBerry applications are successful.

Check out the video here!

Support & Trouble Shooting
Top 5 Developer Knowledge Base Articles:

Having troubles getting started... Find below 5 of the common questions and answers to each of them:
  1. DB-00537: What Is - Appropriate version of the BlackBerry JDE:
  2. DB-00568: What Is: Support Versions of Java for different BlackBerry JDE versions:
  3. DB-00041: How To - Load applications onto a BlackBerry smartphone
  4. DB-00432: Support - 907 Invalid Jar Error when installing an application wirelessly
  5. DB-000396: What Is - Different ways to make an HTTP or socket connection:
There are many different useful resources available to help all address your development needs:

Check out the wide range of Developer Knowledge Base articles, written by in-house subject matter experts. These just might help you when you run into your next problem: Click here

You can also get in touch with the Application Development Support team by emailing: devsupport@rim.com

Events and Webcasts
The BlackBerry Developer Conference is fast approaching! Find out everything you need to know about the first Conference created solely for BlackBerry Developers like you!

  • October 21st - 22nd, 2008 in Santa Clara CA.
  • In-depth developer sessions covering all development methods
  • Hands on training labs
  • A "Call for Papers" is now Open!
For more information, click here!

Developer Tips & Best Practices
The best wireless applications use the wireless network the least

The user experience of your application will drive user adoption

Optimize, optimize, optimize


Open Mike with Mike Kirkup
Welcome, my name is Mike Kirkup and I manage the Developer Relations group here at Research In Motion. The Developer Relations group is responsible for creating and managing the developer related content and services for the developer community.

We have a lot of great plans for upcoming content and services to make your life as a BlackBerry developer easier, more productive and more satisfying. With that in mind, I wanted to take this opportunity in our mobile best practices newsletter to outline some of the great content and services that are already available to you as a BlackBerry developer.

Check out my comments on the following topics:
  1. Updated and Expanded Developer Forums
  2. Developer Video Library
  3. Developer Knowledge Base
  4. New Documentation Portal
  5. Developer Documentation Feedback

In This Issue
Featured Story
Video of the Month
Support & Trouble Shooting
Open Mike with Mike Kirkup
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Stumped? Click Here
Hot Downloads:

Learn more about the newest BlackBerry Development tools which can help you code, test and deploy your best BlackBerry applications yet!

BlackBerry Beta Tools:

BlackBerry JDE Plug-In for Eclipse

Plazmic Content Developer Kit V4.5

BlackBerry Java Development environment 4.5
More than just email. Find out what you can do with your BlackBerry smartphone!
Jobs @ RIM

We are always looking for the best and brightest to join our family! Take some time to learn about just a few of our exciting opportunities...

Technical Writer - Developer Documentation (0801315)

Technical Partnership Manager (0803581)

Developer Relations Project Manager (0803579)

Click Here: for these and hundreds of other great opportunities
In Our Next Issue:

Coming up in August, we are going to look under the hood on one of the hottest mobile technologies: Location Based Services!

Be prepared for a full run through on how you can add location awareness to your BlackBerry applications!
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