London, U.K. (May 1, 2012): Truphone today announced it’s developing a global roaming application based on RIM’s BlackBerry 10 platform. The new application will let BlackBerry 10 users make international calls and send text messages over Wi-Fi or 4G/LTE at rates up to 90 percent cheaper than mobile operator tariffs.

BlackBerry 10’s advanced APIs, new programming tools, intuitive programming environment and developer features are enabling Truphone to slash development time and create market-differentiating features. As a result, the new Truphone app will provide a superior user experience, including reliable, high-quality Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE calling and other over-the-top (OTT) services that take advantage of the BlackBerry 10 platform.

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During the keynote today at BlackBerry World,  RIM announced the BlackBery App Generator by Mippin.  Mippin has launched over 50,000 apps in the last 18 months, and since putting together a portfolio of 20 apps on the BlackBerry platform has received over 1 million downloads.  With today’s announcement of BlackBerry App Generator, online publishers can now take their content and build it into an app for BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook in less than 10 minutes, without having to pay any registration or submission fees.  They can also integrate their apps with BBM using the BBM Connect platform.

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Right after today’s General Session Keynote at BlackBerry World 2012, we had the opportunity to take a look at the device hands on.  As it was really hard to get to the device with everyone hovering over it, we managed to snag a few shots.  The developer version seems to be really raw, as its goal is to allow developers to make applications for the platform and test them out on their own.  Hit the jump for the full image gallery of the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha.

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Yesterday we mentioned how helpful Wikitude would be for the socially connected and for those who would like to network; especially with the BBM Connect. Well it looks like Wikitude received an update to version 6.5.1. In this release there are a few fixes which includes a fix for the “BBM connection pending” state some users have seen. Also it includes faster switching between BBM contats and normal POIs in list/map/cam, and of course other minor fixes. You can pick up this free update at the ink below. Enjoy!

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RIM is making a very close partnership with developers, and giving them the tools needed to understand BlackBerry 10. This way when the product launches there is already an ecosystem of applications already available for the end users.  Furthermore, the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha smartphones that developers will be receiving is extremely useful for that content to leverage upon the device’s official launch.

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BlackBerry World Conference in Orlando Florida. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins started the conference with a bang. Announcing the BlackBerry 10 Alpha Device, but it didn’t stop there. A real life demonstration showing off some features that BlackBerry 10 can do that is taking BlackBerry to the next level. The demonstration included how BlackBerry 10 has just “flowed.” You can easily “flow” from one screen to another. It takes multi tasking to another level. This gives you the ability to have multiple files, apps, etc open and easily go back to a previous screen with ease, and without losing your place.  The best thing is this is just the beginning.  As mentioned previously, developers are all receiving the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha today to start writing applications for the platform.

During the keynote we got to see what it was like to type on the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha.  Surprisingly the keyboard looks easy to use and contains features we have never seen in any other on-screen keyboard from any manufacturer.  For example, swiping to the left on the keyboard allows you to delete the text rather than hovering to a backspace/delete button.  Watch the full clip to see how fluid typing is on the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha.

 

BlackBerry 10 has made its official debut today at Thorsten Heins has come on stage and announced the platform as well as the Dev Alpha device which every developer will be receiving.  Next we got a chance to see the BlackBerry 10 Sneak Peek video which showed off some cool features of the device.  Again, the device is not official just yet so we’ll have to wait for the official later this year.

 

Here we see a little teaser of the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha where see swipe gestures.  To navigate back to messages, the user simply swipes back to the left and you can take a sneak peak at what’s there.  Again, this is just a teaser but definitely more videos to come here from the keynote.

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has just officially announced the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha.  This is a prototype BlackBerry 10 smartphones made for developers to get the ball rolling with their apps for the new platform.  The CEO has announced that every BlackBerry 10 Jam session attendee will be receiving the device for free today.  They do it because they “understand that we want key content on BlackBerry 10,” according to the CEO.