As a followon enabling activity from the Blackberry Developer Day, RIM is delighted to offer access to complimentary hands on lab style training courses to enable your interested developer community wishing to develop applications on BlackBerry.  This is suitable for consumer or enterprise developers.

Dates

Option 1: April 12th & 13th

Option 2: April 14th & 15th

Venue

Research In Motion

Level 6, 100 Pacific Highway

North Sydney

Overview of Sessions

• Introduction to BlackBerry application development
• Introduction to Widget application development
• Introduction to Java® application development BlackBerry® device user interface
• Background Applications
• Connecting to the wireless network
• Personal information management (PIM)
• Storing data on the BlackBerry device Bluetooth® wireless technology
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• BlackBerry mail API Notifications and profile integration
• Integration with native BlackBerry device applications
• Multimedia Debugging, troubleshooting and testing
• BlackBerry device applications
• Deployment Application communication
• Introduction to push applications
• Security/Cryptography Super Apps
• Mobile Experience – design considerations for compelling user interface

RSVP

Please RSVP ASAP directly to Niki Kennedy at nkennedy@rim.com or 0428270069

:: 6.30pm for 7pm, Mon 4th May 2009
:: Level 3 @ The Blacket Hotel
:: Entry on King Street via the Blacket Hotel. (Here’s a map)

App-Tastic!

Apple recently announced 1 billion iPhone apps had been downloaded from their App Store. How can your app get discovered amongst the 25,000 already there !?

To answer this question, we’re very happy to welcome Keith Ahern of mogeneration who will show us  what it takes to get a viable presence on the App Store and get noticed. Keith will also talk about when to do a mobile web site, when to do an app and when to take a hybrid approach.

Keith Ahern (Founder and CEO, mogeneration)

Keith has over 13 years of innovative software and service development, five of which has been in mobile. Keith was previously Mobile Technology Manager for News Digital Media (online division of News Ltd), where he helped grow NDM’s mobile channel from simple SMS services to engaging mobile websites with millions of page views each month. Keith’s career began  with web pioneer Netscape in Silicon Valley working on the Navigator browser and later worked for Philips Research and Development Palo Alto where he was granted two US patents. Keith has a BInfTech & Telecom (Hons) from the University of Limerick, Ireland.

MoGeneration has the following web apps and native apps for iPhone:

• Lingopal - Chat, flirt and insult in 42 languages on your iPhone
• Xumii - One iPhone Social Networking app - all social networks: Facebook, MySpace, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Flickr etc.
• OzWeather - the best weather app for Australian iPhone users - #1 in the Australian App Store (co-dev with OzPDA)
• Moo Shake! - a fun educational iPhone game for kids - #2 Kids game in the Australian & US App Store
• The Australian Business Edition for iPhone - The Australian on iPhone
• TrueLocal - Find, Plan and Share Australian businesses while on the go.

As ever, promises to be a fun + entertaining night. Bring your mobiles and business cards, and RSVP now to secure your place. Mobile Monday Sydney is a free event.

DON’T FORGET - It’s at LEVEL 3 upstairs at the Blacket Hotel

> RSVP NOW!