BlackBerry Tablet

RIM announces key updates for tablet developers

by Peter Yeo
04:46 AM Apr 21, 2011

SINGAPORE - Research In Motion (RIM) has made two important introductions for developers yesterday: The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2.0 for Tablet OS and Smartphones, and the final version of its BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR.

With the BlackBerry WebWorks release, developers will be able to modify and enhance existing APIs (Application Programming Interface) easily and package them with their BlackBerry WebWorks applications. It will also simplify adding new APIs to applications. This update impacts new and established ones developers as they can take advantage of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK support to build rich, integrated standalone BlackBerry applications, which could then be fully integrated into the BlackBerry ecosystem, distributed and monetised via BlackBerry App World.

With the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK (Software Development Kit) for Adobe AIR update, RIM gives developers the opportunity to leverage on Adobe AIR technology's capability to enable developers to share codes across multiple platforms, thereby offering them the benefit of a wide choice of development environments.

These landmark updates from RIM coincide with the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet's availability in stores in North America and they further empower developers to create applications on the device

Source: www.todayonline.com