BBX OS has been officially announced by RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis at the BlackBerry DevCon 2011 keynote.  It’s the new OS name for BlackBerry smartphones of the future and will be unified as one standard OS with the BlackBerry PlayBook! Stay tuned for more exciting news about the OS and availability.  More images after the jump!

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We’re live on the scene at BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011, where they keynote is about to start momentarily.  We’re excited to see what surprise announcements are going to be made.  Stay tuned on PocketBerry for all keynote updates!

BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 starts officially tomorrow and we’re excited to see what’s in store for the keynote.  We had the chance to explore App Express exhibit (since that’s all that is open at the moment).  Here are some images of what we can see so far from the DevCon show case.  App Express is the station set up for Android developers who want to port their applications to the BlackBerry PlayBook.  It’s easy accessible right in the hallway for developers to approach right on the spot and get to work with the help of RIM developers.  Hit the jump to see all photos.

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BlackBerry DevCon 2011 is here at last, and we are here covering it live.  This year RIM is giving out Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 Premium free for all developers attending the event.  The software is intended to build good applications for BlackBerry Tablet OS via Adobe AIR.

On a side note, Adobe is providing two code camps for help setting up Flash Builder to work well with the BlackBerry PlayBook.  If you’re attending DevCon, visit the Adobe booth for more info and free software!

We already knew that QNX BlackBerry smartphones would be floating around BlackBerry DevCon this year for us to check out.  Last year RIM’s big DevCon announcement was the BlackBerry PlayBook and this year should be QNX on BlackBerry smartphones.  CrackBerry put out a rumored tip today suggesting that the QNX OS for BlackBerry smartphones is to be called BlackBerry X or BBX.  OSX obviously wouldn’t work since Apple has that pretty locked down.  RIM is expected to announce the new OS at DevCon, as I can’t imagine we’ll be seeing QNX smartphones out in the wild at the event without RIM officially announcing them.  Let’s just hope the devices aren’t displayed behind glass like the PlayBook last year.

BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 is around the corner, and this year should be rather exciting than usual.  We have a brand spankin’ new operating system – QNX and OS 7, so we’ll be seeing a lot of different demos, breakthrough sessions, and more.  The catalog has been open for quite a bit, and I couldn’t help but notice that Android Player would be covered in the event.  The topics focused this year include:

• Java® Development for BlackBerry® 7
• WebKit and the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ Platform Development
• BlackBerry® PlayBook™ Tablet OS Development, including Native SDK, Adobe® AIR®,    
• Adobe® Flash® and Android Player
• BlackBerry® Platform Services and the BBM™ Social Platform
• Tips and tools for debugging and optimizing your apps
• User interface and user experience tools and best practices
• Developing quality enterprise applications
• Marketing and distributing your applications

Check out the session catalog >>

Today at BlackBerry World Conference in Orlando Florida, keynote speaker Jeff McDowell announced that registration is now open for DevCon. The event will be from October 18-20 in San Francisco. You can register now at an early bird price of 699$ USD and take advantage of the Hotel Special where you get 4 nights for the price of three

On a side note, RIM will also hold DevCon Europe.  We already saw them do it and Asia and it was a success so bringing it to Europe seems right on track.

Register for DevCon 2011 >>