RIM has sent over some updates on the progress of their BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour. So far, the tour has stopped in 6 cities and exposed tons of BlackBerry developers to the coming power of BlackBerry 10. Here are some facts about the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour:
- 23 BlackBerry Jam Cities in 12 Weeks
- Over 5,000 Developer Attendees Anticipated Worldwide
- Over 5,000 BlackBerry Dev Alpha test devices seeded
- Over 300 apps to be presented as lightning pitches (whereby select registrants pitch their apps to fellow attendees. Attendees vote for a winner)
- Fully booked events in Paris, London, Jakarta, Barcelona, Berlin, Toronto, New York, Santa Clara and Bangalore
Developers are discovering the power of BlackBerry 10 and embracing the strength and openness of the platform. Read on past the break to see what developers are saying coming out of the BlackBerry Jam events.
“With BlackBerry 10, RIM is providing developers with a wider selection of first-party tools than any other mobile platform available and is evolving them based on developers’ direct input. The result is that RIM is delivering high-quality tools which meet developers’ actual needs, enabling us to focus on what we do best instead of fighting with our tools.”
- Matt Lewandowsky, developer, Greenviolet
“BlackBerry more than ever before is invested in developers. The tools are better than ever before, the support is there as well. I’m very excited for the future of BlackBerry.”
- Arthur Phillips, Developer, GadgetNerdly
“I’ve seen without a doubt that RIM knows what they are doing and they are empowering their developers by providing all the right tools. It was encouraging seeing the BlackBerry team readily and openly answering questions of the crowd at a recent event and candidly making themselves available to developers. When a developer asked when to expect the BlackBerry 10 tools to be ready, the reply came, ‘It will be ready when you tell us its ready.’”
- Mikel Calderon, teacher and new developer
“With BlackBerry 10 and its suite of developer tools, RIM enables a wide array of developers, ranging from web programmers to C/C++ hackers, to rapidly build fast, secure, and graphics-rich mobile apps. Impressive tool kit and an engaging user experience!”
- Vikram Davar, Principal at Tezlane Inc
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