http://blackberry.synclastic.com BlackBerry Development Tips and Tricks Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:38:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BlackBerry Programming is a new site I'm developing devoted to the ins and outs of BlackBerry programming. Unlike this blog, it's strictly an essay-based site — no comments, no spam. I created it because I wanted to be able to present information in a specific order and it seemed best ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/blackberry-programming-is-now-live/ Two days ago, at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium, Sybase 365 released a BlackBerry client for its free AvantGo mobile content service. Read Sybase 365 Launches AvantGo for BlackBerry for the official announcement. As the lead developer for this project, I'm very happy to see the first version of the client move ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/avantgo-for-blackberry/ I always thought there was something fishy about the name "SureType"... (Relax, folks, it's a joke!) http://blackberry.synclastic.com/never-send-an-engineer-to-a-marketing-meeting/ RIM will tell you that a COD file can be up to 128K in size. Or, more precisely, contain up to 64K of executable code and 64K of data. Experience tells me otherwise, however, at least for applications that are installed using over-the-air (OTA) download. If you're creating an OTA ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/cod-file-64k-limit/ I've published a new article titled BlackBerry Programming 101: How to Get Started With BlackBerry Software Development on the EzineArticles site. Just a basic description of what you need to learn (Java, J2ME, BlackBerry) in order to develop your own BlackBerry software applications. Note that EZineArticle policies prevented me from placing ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/blackberry-programming-101-new-article-on-ezinearticles/ So apparently a lot of people were disappointed to discover that Apple and Research in Motion were not cooperating together to build a device that merged the capabilities of an iPod with those of a BlackBerry (presumably a variation of the BlackBerry Pearl) to create the so-called "AppleBerry". (Or maybe ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/no-appleberry-no-surprise-here/ So you've written the perfect BlackBerry application. It runs great in the device simulator and now you want to run it on a real device. You install it, but it won't run — because you're using controlled APIs. That's right, a lot of the interesting APIs on the BlackBerry — ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/blackberry-code-signing-tips/ Security consultant Jesse D'Aguanno caused quite a stir recently when he revealed a way to attack a company's internal network by installing an application on an employee's BlackBerry. This vulnerability might have been new to the press, but it's old news to anyone who's ever installed a BlackBerry Enterprise Server ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/blackberry-perimeter-security/ Today marks the release of the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone, the device pictured to the left. If you haven't heard about this device yet, now would be a good time to read the press release announcing the BlackBerry Pearl. The Pearl is initially available on T-Mobile in the United ... http://blackberry.synclastic.com/blackberry-pearl-smartphone/